About the Surah
Surah Title : الحجرات
English Title : Al-Hujrat
Order in Al-Mushaf : 49
Number of Verses : 18
Type : madinah
Page Number in Al-Mushaf : From Page 515 To Page 517
Al-Hujrat
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَرۡفَعُوٓاْ أَصۡوَٰتَكُمۡ فَوۡقَ صَوۡتِ ٱلنَّبِيِّ وَلَا تَجۡهَرُواْ لَهُۥ بِٱلۡقَوۡلِ كَجَهۡرِ بَعۡضِكُمۡ لِبَعۡضٍ أَن تَحۡبَطَ أَعۡمَٰلُكُمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ لَا تَشۡعُرُونَ
2O you who believe! Don’t raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) and don’t address him loudly as you do to one another lest your deeds become null and void while you are unaware. [Hence, raising your voices shall be considered rudeness to the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) ].
2The reason for descending the verse
This verse was revealed about Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shimas who was hard of hearing and loud. When he spoke with a person, he always raised his voice. He might have annoyed the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) with his loud voice when he spoke to him. And so Allah revealed this verse. Anas ibn Malik said, “When this verse (O ye who believe! Lift not up your voices above the voice of the Prophet) was revealed, Thabit ibn Qays said, ‘I am the one who used to raise his voice above the voice of the Prophet(s.a.w) I am therefore of the inhabitant of hellfire’. This was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and he said, ‘He is rather the people of the Garden.’” (Narrated by Muslim)(Al-Wahidi,Reasons of Revelation)
