Surah Al-Ahzab 3/4

▪️ Which of the following topics did we NOT discuss in today’s Ayaat?

• ➖ Nullifying absolute adoption, and the story of Zayd bin Harithah and Zaynab bint Jahsh

• ➖ Honoring the Prophet SAW and clarifying the importance of the Prophet SAW

• ➖ The Ayah about Hijab

• ➖ Explaining the ruling on divorce before consummation

• ➖ Clarifying which women the Prophet SAW is permitted to marry

▪️ In Ayah 43 of Surah Al-Ahzaab, what does يصلي mean?

{ هُوَ ٱلَّذِی یُصَلِّی عَلَیۡكُمۡ وَمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَتُهُۥ لِیُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِۚ وَكَانَ بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ رَحِیمࣰا }

• ➖ He has mercy on you and complements you

• ➖ Salah here means Du’aa

• ➖ Salah here means the reading of the Qur’aan

• ➖ Salah here means seeking forgiveness

▪️ In Ayah 38 of Surah Al-Ahzaab, who does الذين خلوا من قبل refer to?

{ مَّا كَانَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِیِّ مِنۡ حَرَجࣲ فِیمَا فَرَضَ ٱللَّهُ لَهُۥۖ سُنَّةَ ٱللَّهِ فِی ٱلَّذِینَ خَلَوۡا۟ مِن قَبۡلُۚ وَكَانَ أَمۡرُ ٱللَّهِ قَدَرࣰا مَّقۡدُورًا }

• ➖ The prophets who came before you

• ➖ The believers who came before you

• ➖ The nations that came before you

▪️ True or False: The ruling upon the woman who is divorced prior to consummation is that she has no ‘Idda (waiting period), she has half of the Mahr (dowry) that was agreed upon, and if there was no agreed dowry, then the man should gift her according to his financial abilities, and he cannot take her back as his wife except with a new contract and new dowry.

• ➖ True

• ➖ False

▪️ Choose ALL the correct answers (there may be more than one!):

• ➖ There are 4 groups of women whom Allah SWT made permissible for the Prophet SAW to marry

• ➖ The Prophet SAW married 5 of his Quraishi cousins (from his paternal uncles), and 1 cousin from Bani Zuhra (from his maternal uncle)

• ➖ The Prophet SAW did not accept marriage from any of the women who offered themselves to him

▪️ The speech that is addressed to the Prophet SAW…

• ➖ Is also directed to his nation, unless there is evidence that it was specifically for him

• ➖ Is an obligation just for him, brought to him by revelation

• ➖ Is always intended for the whole nation

▪️ In Ayah 51 of Surah Al-Ahzaab, what does ترجي mean?

{ تُرۡجِی مَن تَشَاۤءُ مِنۡهُنَّ وَتُـٔۡوِیۤ إِلَیۡكَ مَن تَشَاۤءُۖ وَمَنِ ٱبۡتَغَیۡتَ مِمَّنۡ عَزَلۡتَ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَیۡكَۚ ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ أَدۡنَىٰۤ أَن تَقَرَّ أَعۡیُنُهُنَّ وَلَا یَحۡزَنَّ وَیَرۡضَیۡنَ بِمَاۤ ءَاتَیۡتَهُنَّ كُلُّهُنَّۚ وَٱللَّهُ یَعۡلَمُ مَا فِی قُلُوبِكُمۡۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِیمًا حَلِیمࣰا }

• ➖ Bring them to you

• ➖ Avoid

• ➖ Defer/deny

▪️ How many times do وما كان and ما كان come in the first page of today’s lesson?

• ➖ The phrase وما كان comes 1 time and ما كان comes twice

• ➖ The phrase وما كان comes twice and ما كان comes 1 time