The reason for the naming of Surat al-Tahrim and the reason for the prohibition of Maryam
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Question:
Shaykh Salih, may Allah reward you. This questioner says: In the beginning of Surat al-Tahrim, the following was revealed from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:[At-Tahrim 66:1] So what did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibit for himself?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Surat al-Tahrim is called Surat al-Tahrim because Allah reproached His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in it for what he prohibited for himself, namely his concubine Maryam the Coptic woman, because his two wives, Hafsa and Zaynab, said to him: "You visit Maryam the Coptic woman."
And we smell from you the scent of the Maghafir, meaning honey, because you visit her. This was out of their jealousy of Maryam the Coptic woman. So the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) became angry and prohibited Maryam the Coptic woman for himself because of that; he prohibited her for himself. Then Allah reproached him:[At-Tahrim 66:1] And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. Then He legislated the expiation for an oath: [At-Tahrim 66:2] which is the expiation. So He commanded His Prophet to make expiation for his oath and not to prohibit Maryam the Coptic woman, because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, had made her lawful for him. It is not permissible for a Muslim to prohibit what Allah has made lawful for him. But if he does so and prohibits what Allah has made lawful for him, he must make the expiation for an oath, and that thing which he prohibited becomes lawful for him. Yes.
Shaykh Salih, may Allah reward you. This questioner says: In the beginning of Surat al-Tahrim, the following was revealed from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:
O Prophet, why do you prohibit [yourself from] what Allah has made lawful for you, seeking the approval of your wives
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَكَ تَبْتَغِي مَرْضَاتَ أَزْوَاجِكَAnswer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Surat al-Tahrim is called Surat al-Tahrim because Allah reproached His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in it for what he prohibited for himself, namely his concubine Maryam the Coptic woman, because his two wives, Hafsa and Zaynab, said to him: "You visit Maryam the Coptic woman."
And we smell from you the scent of the Maghafir, meaning honey, because you visit her. This was out of their jealousy of Maryam the Coptic woman. So the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) became angry and prohibited Maryam the Coptic woman for himself because of that; he prohibited her for himself. Then Allah reproached him:
O Prophet, why do you prohibit [yourself from] what Allah has made lawful for you, seeking the approval of your wives
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَكَ تَبْتَغِي مَرْضَاتَ أَزْوَاجِكَAllah has already ordained for you [Muslims] the dissolution of your oaths
قَدْ فَرَضَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ تَحِلَّةَ أَيْمَانِكُمْ
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7576 — youtube.com (1:06)
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