The reason for the naming of Surat al-Hujurat and the reason for its revelation
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Question:
He asks a second question. Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the reason Surat al-Hujurat was given this name, and what is the reason for the revelation of this surah?
Answer:
The reason for the revelation of this surah is that a group of Bedouins, who had recently embraced Islam, came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and did not observe proper etiquette with him. They stood at the doors of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) chambers and said, “O Muhammad, come out to us.” So Allah (Mighty and Majestic) censured them for that. He said:[Al-Hujurat 49:4-5] It would have been better for them if they had waited until you came out to them. Then Allah promised them forgiveness, for their intentions were good. He said, “Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.” These Bedouins had good Islam, and they subsequently observed the etiquettes of Islam.
He asks a second question. Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the reason Surat al-Hujurat was given this name, and what is the reason for the revelation of this surah?
Answer:
The reason for the revelation of this surah is that a group of Bedouins, who had recently embraced Islam, came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and did not observe proper etiquette with him. They stood at the doors of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) chambers and said, “O Muhammad, come out to us.” So Allah (Mighty and Majestic) censured them for that. He said:
(4) Indeed, those who call you, [O Muhammad], from behind the chambers - most of them do not use reason. (5) And if they had been patient until
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُنَادُونَكَ مِن وَرَاءِ الْحُجُرَاتِ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ صَبَرُوا حَتَّىٰ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/122 — archive.org (1:55)
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