Surah al-Mujadilah (She That Disputeth, The Pleading Woman, She Who Pleaded) - A. S. Mohamed Translation

58:1  God has heard the words of the woman who has been arguing with you about her husband and complaining to God. God hears your discussions. Indeed, God is Hearer, Seer.

58:2  Those among you who estrange their wives by equating them with their mothers; they are not their mothers. Their mothers are none other than the ones who gave birth to them. Indeed, they are uttering an evil utterance and a falsehood. And indeed, God is Pardoner, Forgiver.

58:3  Those who estrange their wives by equating them with their mothers, then go back and repeat that which they had said, they shall free a slave before the two of them may touch one another. That is what you are advised with, and God is All-Aware of what you do.

58:4  The one who does not find the means is to fast two consecutive months before the two of them may touch one another. And the one who is not able to do so is to feed sixty needy people. That is so that you would believe in God and His messenger. Those are God's limits, and the disbelievers shall have a painful punishment.

58:5  Those who oppose God and His messenger will be suppressed just like those before them were suppressed. We have indeed brought down clear signs. The disbelievers shall have a humiliating punishment

58:6  on the Day when God resurrects them all then informs them of what they had done. God has kept count of it while they have forgotten it; God is Witness over all things.

58:7  Do you not see that God knows what is in the heavens and what is in the earth? No three people can confer secretly without Him being their fourth, nor five without Him being their sixth, nor less than that or more without Him being with them wherever they may be. Then He will inform them on the Day of Resurrection of what they had done. Indeed, God is Knowledgeable of all things.

58:8  Have you not seen those who were told to desist from conferring secretly, then they returned to what they had been told to desist from doing? They confer to commit sin, transgression and disobedience to the messenger. When they come to you, they greet you with a greeting that God never greeted you with. They say within themselves, "Why then does God not punish us for what we say?" Hell is indeed sufficient for them wherein they will roast. What a miserable destination!

58:9  O you who believe, if you confer secretly, do not confer to commit sin, transgression and disobedience to the messenger. Rather, confer in piety and reverence. And reverence God; the One to whom you will be gathered.

58:10  Conferring secretly is instigated by the devil so that he may cause grief to those who believe. However, he cannot harm them in any way without God's permission. In God, the believers should trust.

58:11  O you who believe, when you are told to make room in the assemblies, do make room. God will then make room for you. And if you are told to get up and go, then get up and go. God raises in rank those among you who believe and those who are given the knowledge. God is All-Aware of what you do.

58:12  O you who believe, if you consult the messenger in private, offer a charity before your private consultation. This is better for you and purer, but if you cannot find the means, then indeed, God is Forgiver, Merciful.

58:13  Are you reluctant to offer a charity before your private conferring? If you have not done so and God has redeemed you, then observe the Salat, give the Zakat, and obey God and His messenger. God is All-Aware of what you do.

58:14  Have you not seen those who allied themselves with a people whom God is angry with? They are neither of you nor of them. They swear to what they know are lies.

58:15  God has prepared a severe punishment for them. Miserable indeed is what they used to do.

58:16  They used their oaths as a cover, and so they repelled from the path of God. And so they shall have a humiliating punishment.

58:17  Neither their wealth nor their children will avail them in any way against God. They are the companions of the Fire. Therein, they shall permanently remain.

58:18  On the Day that God resurrects them all, they will swear to Him just as they swear to you, thinking that they have something to stand on. Without a doubt, it is they who are the liars.

58:19  The devil has secured a firm grip on them, so he made them forget the remembrance of God. Those are the party of the devil. Without a doubt, it is the devil's party who are the losers.

58:20  Indeed, those who oppose God and His messenger, they will be among the most humiliated.

58:21  God has written, "I will certainly prevail, I and My messengers." Indeed, God is Powerful, Dignified.

58:22  You will not find a people who believe in God and the Last Day showing affection to those who oppose God and His messenger, even if they were their parents, their children, their siblings or their relatives. For those, He inscribed faith in their hearts and supported them with a Ruh from Him, and will admit them into Gardens beneath which rivers flow. Therein, they shall permanently remain. God is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him. Those are the party of God. Without a doubt, it is God's party who are the successful ones.