يَٰٓأَيُّهَا

ٱلنَّبِيُّ

ٱتَّقِ

ٱللَّهَ

وَلَا

تُطِعِ

ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ

وَٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَۚ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

كَانَ

عَلِيمًا

حَكِيمٗا

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O Prophet! ˹Always˺ be mindful of Allah, and do not yield to the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

Follow what is revealed to you from your Lord. Surely Allah is All-Aware of what you ˹all˺ do.

And put your trust in Allah, for Allah is sufficient as a Trustee of Affairs.

Allah does not place two hearts in any person’s chest. Nor does He regard your wives as ˹unlawful for you like˺ your real mothers, ˹even˺ if you say they are.¹ Nor does He regard your adopted children as your real children.² These are only your baseless assertions. But Allah declares the truth, and He ˹alone˺ guides to the ˹Right˺ Way.

Let your adopted children keep their family names. That is more just in the sight of Allah. But if you do not know their fathers, then they are ˹simply˺ your fellow believers and close associates. There is no blame on you for what you do by mistake, but ˹only˺ for what you do intentionally. And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

The Prophet has a stronger affinity to the believers than they do themselves. And his wives are their mothers. As ordained by Allah, blood relatives are more entitled ˹to inheritance˺ than ˹other˺ believers and immigrants, unless you ˹want to˺ show kindness to your ˹close˺ associates ˹through bequest˺.¹ This is decreed in the Record.²