Surah Ahzab ayat 53 Tafsir Quran 33:53

﴿يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتَ النَّبِيِّ إِلَّا أَن يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ إِلَىٰ طَعَامٍ غَيْرَ نَاظِرِينَ إِنَاهُ وَلَٰكِنْ إِذَا دُعِيتُمْ فَادْخُلُوا فَإِذَا طَعِمْتُمْ فَانتَشِرُوا وَلَا مُسْتَأْنِسِينَ لِحَدِيثٍ ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكُمْ كَانَ يُؤْذِي النَّبِيَّ فَيَسْتَحْيِي مِنكُمْ ۖ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَسْتَحْيِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ ۚ وَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَاعًا فَاسْأَلُوهُنَّ مِن وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ أَطْهَرُ لِقُلُوبِكُمْ وَقُلُوبِهِنَّ ۚ وَمَا كَانَ لَكُمْ أَن تُؤْذُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَلَا أَن تَنكِحُوا أَزْوَاجَهُ مِن بَعْدِهِ أَبَدًا ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكُمْ كَانَ عِندَ اللَّهِ عَظِيمًا﴾
[ الأحزاب: 53]

33:53 O you who have believed, do not enter the houses of the Prophet except when you are permitted for a meal, without awaiting its readiness. But when you are invited, then enter; and when you have eaten, disperse without seeking to remain for conversation. Indeed, that [behavior] was troubling the Prophet, and he is shy of [dismissing] you. But Allah is not shy of the truth. And when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition. That is purer for your hearts and their hearts. And it is not [conceivable or lawful] for you to harm the Messenger of Allah or to marry his wives after him, ever. Indeed, that would be in the sight of Allah an enormity.

O you who believe do not enter the Prophet’s houses unless permission is granted you to enter by invitation to share a meal and so you enter without waiting for the right moment for when it is ready ināhu a verbal noun from anā ya’nī. But when you are invited enter and when you have had your meal disperse without lingering for any leisurely conversation amongst yourselves. Indeed that lingering is upsetting for the Prophet and he is too shy of you to make you leave but God is not shy of the truth that you should leave — in other words He would never refrain from declaring it a variant reading for yastahyī has yastahī. And when you ask anything of his womenfolk in other words the wives of the Prophet s ask them from behind a screen a curtain. That is purer for your hearts and their hearts than entertaining sinful thoughts. And you should never cause the Messenger of God hurt in any way; nor ever marry his wives after him. Assuredly that in God’s sight would be very grave as a sin.

O you who have conformed to Allahs system of faith and worship: Do not enter the Prophets houses unless you are permitted to do so for a meal, in which case you do not sit waiting for the food until it be ready. But if you are invited then you enter not too early but at the time expected and when you have dined then be excused and do realize that dispersion then is a necessary circumstance to be fulfilled. And do not linger to engage in a sociable discourse, for such behaviour has always caused inconvenience to the Prophet who is ashamed to ask you to leave, but Allah is not ashamed of declaring the truth. And if you wish to ask them for anything you want you must ask them from behind a screen. This has more influence on your hearts and their hearts to possess virtue in life and conduct. By no means should you cause annoyance or inconvenience to the Messenger of Allah nor is it appropriate ever to marry his widows following his death. This is an enormity in Allahs sight and a deviation from moral righteousness

The Etiquette of entering the Houses of the Prophet and the Command of Hijab This is the Ayah of Hijab, which includes several legislative rulings and points of etiquette.
This is one of the cases where the revelation confirmed the opinion of `Umar bin Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, as it was reported in the Two Sahihs that he said: "My view coincided with that of my Lord in three things.
I said, `O Messenger of Allah, why do you not take Maqam Ibrahim as a place of prayer' Then Allah revealed: وَاتَّخِذُواْ مِن مَّقَامِ إِبْرَهِيمَ مُصَلًّى ( And take you (people ) the Maqam ( place ) of Ibrahim as a place of prayer) ( 2:125 ) And I said, `O Messenger of Allah, both righteous and immoral people enter upon your wives, so why do you not screen them' Then Allah revealed the Ayah of Hijab.
And I said to the wives of the Prophet when they conspired against him out of jealousy, عَسَى رَبُّهُ إِن طَلَّقَكُنَّ أَن يُبْدِلَهُ أَزْوَجاً خَيْراً مِّنكُنَّ ( It may be if he divorced you (all ) that his Lord will give him instead of you, wives better than you) ( 66:5 ), and this is what Allah revealed." In a report recorded by Muslim, the prisoners of Badr are mentioned, and this is a fourth matter ( in which the view of `Umar coincided with that of his Lord ).
Al-Bukhari recorded that Anas bin Malik said: "`Umar bin Al-Khattab said: `O Messenger of Allah, both righteous and immoral people enter upon you, so why not instruct the Mothers of the believers to observe Hijab' Then Allah revealed the Ayah of Hijab." Al-Bukhari recorded that Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ married Zaynab bint Jahsh, he invited the people to eat, then they sat talking.
When he wanted to get up, they did not get up.
When he saw that, he got up anyway, and some of them got up, but three people remained sitting.
The Prophet wanted to go in, but these people were sitting, then they got up and went away.
I came and told the Prophet that they had left, then he came and entered.
I wanted to follow him, but he put the screen between me and him.
Then Allah revealed, يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لاَ تَدْخُلُواْ بُيُوتَ النَّبِىِّ إِلاَّ أَن يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ إِلَى طَعَامٍ غَيْرَ نَـظِرِينَ إِنَـهُ وَلَـكِنْ إِذَا دُعِيتُمْ فَادْخُلُواْ فَإِذَا طَعِمْتُمْ فَانْتَشِرُواْ ( O you who believe! Enter not the Prophet's houses, unless permission is given to you for a meal, (and then ) not ( so early as ) to wait for its preparation.
But when you are invited, enter, and when you have taken your meal, disperse...)" Al-Bukhari also recorded this elsewhere.
It was also recorded by Muslim and An-Nasa'i.
Then Al-Bukhari recorded that Anas bin Malik said: "The Prophet married Zaynab bint Jahsh with ( a wedding feast of ) meat and bread.
I sent someone to invite people to the feast, and some people came and ate, then left.
Then another group came and ate, and left.
I invited people until there was no one left to invite.
I said, `O Messenger of Allah, I cannot find anyone else to invite.' He said,
«ارْفَعُوا طَعَامَكُم»
( Take away the food. ) There were three people left who were talking in the house.
The Prophet went out until he came to the apartment of `A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, and he said,
«السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُه»
( May peace be upon you, members of the household, and the mercy and blessings of Allah. ) She said, `And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
How did you find your ( new ) wife, O Messenger of Allah May Allah bless you.' He went round to the apartments of all his wives, and spoke with them as he had spoken with `A'ishah, and they spoke as `A'ishah had spoken.
Then the Prophet came back, and those three people were still talking in the house.
The Prophet was extremely shy, so he went out and headed towards `A'ishah's apartment.
I do not know whether I told him or someone else told him when the people had left, so he came back, and when he was standing with one foot over the threshold and the other foot outside, he placed the curtain between me and him, and the Ayah of Hijab was revealed." This was recorded only by Al-Bukhari among the authors of the Six Books, apart from An-Nasa'i, in Al-Yaum wal-Laylah. لاَ تَدْخُلُواْ بُيُوتَ النَّبِىِّ ( Enter not the Prophet's houses, ) the believers were prohibited from entering the houses of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ without permission, as they used to do during the Jahiliyyah and at the beginning of Islam, until Allah showed His jealousy over this Ummah and commanded them to seek permission.
This is a sign of His honoring this Ummah.
Hence the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«إِيَّاكُمْ وَالدُّخُولَ عَلَى النِّسَاء»
( Beware of entering upon women... ) Then Allah makes an exception, when He says: إِلاَّ أَن يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ إِلَى طَعَامٍ غَيْرَ نَـظِرِينَ إِنَـهُ ( unless permission is given to you for a meal, (and then ) not ( so early as ) to wait for its preparation.) Mujahid, Qatadah and others said: "This means, without waiting for the food to be prepared." In other words, do not watch the food as it is being cooked to see if it is nearly ready, then come and enter the house, because this is one of the things that Allah dislikes and condemns.
This indicates that it is forbidden to watch out for food being prepared, which is what the Arabs called Tatfil ( being an uninvited guest ).
Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi wrote a book condemning those who watch out for food being prepared, and mentioned more things about this topic than we can quote here.
Then Allah says: وَلَـكِنْ إِذَا دُعِيتُمْ فَادْخُلُواْ فَإِذَا طَعِمْتُمْ فَانْتَشِرُواْ ( But when you are invited, enter, and when you have taken your meal, disperse ) In Sahih Muslim it is recorded that Ibn `Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«إِذَا دَعَا أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ فَلْيُجِبْ عُرْسًا كَانَ أَوْ غَيْرَه»
( When anyone of you invites his bother, let him respond, whether it is for a wedding or for any other reason. )" Allah says: وَلاَ مُسْتَأْنِسِينَ لِحَدِيثٍ ( without sitting for a talk. ) meaning, as those three people did who stayed behind and chatted, and forgot themselves to such an extent that this caused inconvenience for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as Allah says: إِنَّ ذَلِكُمْ كَانَ يُؤْذِى النَّبِىِّ فَيَسْتَحْيِى مِنكُمْ ( Verily, such (behavior ) annoys the Prophet, and he is shy of ( asking ) you ( to go );) It was said that what was meant was, your entering his houses without permission causes him inconvenience and annoyance, but he did not like to forbid them to do so because he felt too shy,' until Allah revealed that this was forbidden.
Allah says: وَاللَّهُ لاَ يَسْتَحْىِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ ( but Allah is not shy of (telling you ) the truth.) meaning, `this is why He is forbidding and prohibiting you from doing that.' Then Allah says: وَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَـعاً فَاسْـَلُوهُنَّ مِن وَرَآءِ حِجَابٍ ( And when you ask (his wives ) for anything you want, ask them from behind a screen,) meaning, `just as it is forbidden for you to enter upon them, it is forbidden for you to look at them at all.
If anyone of you has any need to take anything from them, he should not look at them, but he should ask for whatever he needs from behind a screen.' Prohibition of annoying the Messenger ﷺ and the Statement that His Wives are Unlawful for the Muslims وَمَا كَانَ لَكُمْ أَن تؤْذُواْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَلاَ أَن تَنكِحُواْ أَزْوَاجَهُ مِن بَعْدِهِ أَبَداً إِنَّ ذَلِكُمْ كَانَ عِندَ اللَّهِ عَظِيماً ( And it is not (right ) for you that you should annoy Allah's Messenger, nor that you should ever marry his wives after him ( his death ).
Verily, with Allah that shall be an enormity.) Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Ibn `Abbas said concerning the Ayah; وَمَا كَانَ لَكُمْ أَن تؤْذُواْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ( And it is not (right ) for you that you should annoy Allah's Messenger,) "This was revealed concerning a man who wanted to marry one of the wives of the Prophet after he died.
A man said to Sufyan, `Was it `A'ishah' He said, `That is what they said."' This was also stated by Muqatil bin Hayyan and `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam.
He also reported with his chain of narration from As-Suddi that the one who wanted to do this was Talhah bin `Ubaydullah, may Allah be pleased with him, until this Ayah was revealed forbidding that.
Hence the scholars were unanimous in stating that it was forbidden for anyone to marry any of the women who were married to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at the time when he died, because they are his wives in this world and in the Hereafter, and they are the Mothers of the believers, as stated previously.
Allah regarded that as a very serious matter, and issued the sternest of warnings against it, as He said: إِنَّ ذَلِكُمْ كَانَ عِندَ اللَّهِ عَظِيماً ( Verily, with Allah that shall be an enormity. ) Then He said: إِن تُبْدُواْ شَيْئاً أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيماً ( Whether you reveal anything or conceal it, verily, Allah is Ever All-Knower of everything. ) meaning, `whatever you conceal in your innermost thoughts, it is not hidden from Him at all.' يَعْلَمُ خَآئِنَةَ الاٌّعْيُنِ وَمَا تُخْفِى الصُّدُورُ ( Allah knows the fraud of the eyes, and all that the breasts conceal. ) ( 40:19 ).

(33:53) Believers, enter not the houses of the Prophet without his permission, *95nor wait for a meal to be prepared; instead enter when you are invited to eat, *96 and when you have had the meal, disperse. Do not linger in idle talk. *97 That is hurtful to the Prophet but he does not express it out of shyness; but Allah is not ashamed of speaking out the Truth. And if you were to ask the wives of the Prophet for something, ask from behind a curtain. That is more apt for the cleanness of your hearts and theirs. *98 It is not lawful for you to cause hurt to Allah's Messenger, *99 nor to ever marry his wives after him. *100 Surely that would be an enormous sin in Allah's sight.

O you who have believed, do not meaning

*95) This is an introduction to the general Command that was given in Surah An-Nur: 27 about a year later.
In the ancient times the Arabs would enter one another's house unceremoniously.
If a person had to see another person he did not drink it was necessary to call at the door or take permission for entry, but would enter the house and ask the womenfolk and children whether the master was at home or not, This custom of ignorance was the cause of many evils and would often give rise to some serious evils.
Therefore, in the beginning a rule was made in respect of the houses of the Holy Prophet that no person, whether a close friend or a distant relative, could enter them without permission.
Then in Surah An-Nur a general command was given to enforce this rule for the houses of aII the Muslims.

*96) This is the second command in this connection.
An uncivilized practice prevalent among the Arabs was that the visitors would call on a friend or acquaintance right at the time of the meals, or would come and prolong their stay till the meals time approached.
This would often cause the master of the house great embarrassment.
He could neither be so discourteous as to tell the visitors to leave because it was his meals time, nor could feed so many unexpected guests together.
For it is not always possible for a person to arrange meals inunediately for as many visitors as happened to call on him at a time.
Allah disapproved of this practice and commanded that the visitors should go for meals to a house only when invited.
This Command did not in particular apply to the Holy Prophet's house only but the rules were in the beginning enforced in that model household so that they become general rules of etiquette in the houses of the other Muslims as well.

*97) This was to reform yet another foolish practice.
The guests at a feast, after they had finished eating, would sit down to endless gossip and discussions much to the inconvenience of the people of the house.
They would often embarrass the Holy Prophet also by this practice, but he would forbear and forget.
At last on the day of the marriage feast of Hadrat Zainab the embarrassment thus caused crossed all limits.
According to the Holy Prophet's special attendant, Hadrat Anas bin Malik, the feast was held at night.
Most of the people left after taking food but a couple or two of them got engaged jn gossip.
Disconcerted the Holy Prophet rose and went round to his wives.
When he returned he found the gentlemen still sitting.
He turned back and sat in Hadrat 'A'ishah's apartment.
When a good deal of the night had passed he came to know that the gentlemen had left.
Then he returned and went to the apartment of Hadrat Zainab.
After this it became inevitable that Allah Himself should warn.
the people of these evil practices.
According to Hadrat Anas these verses were sent down on this occasion.
( Muslim, Nasa'i Ibn Jarir ).

*98) This is the verse which is called " the verse of the veil ".
Bukhari has related on the authority of Hadrat Anas that before the coming down of this verse, Hadrat 'Umar had made a suggestion several times to the Holy Prophet to the effect: " O Messenger of Allah, alI sorts of the people, good and bad, come to visit you.
Would that you commanded your wives to observe hijab.
According to another tradition, once Hadrat 'Umar said to the holy wives, "If what I say concerning you is accepted, my eyes should never see you.
" But since the Holy Prophet was not independent in making law, he awaited Divine Revelation.
At last, this Command came down that except for the mahram males ( as being stated in v.
SS below ) no other man should enter the Holy Prophet's houses, and whoever had to ask some thing from the ladies, should ask for it from behind a curtain.
After this Command curtains were hung at the doors of the apartments of the wives, and since the Holy Prophet's house was a model for the Muslims to follow, they too hung curtains at their doors.
The last sentence of the verse itself points out that whoever desire that the hearts of the men and women should remain pure, should adopt this way.

Now whosoever has been blessed with understanding by Allah can himself see that the Book which forbids the men and women to talk to each other face to face and commands them to speak from behind a curtain because `this is a better way for the purity of your as well as their hearts, " could not possibly permit that the men and women should freely meet in mixed gatherings, educational and democratic institutions and offices, because it did not affect the purity of the hearts in any way.
For him who does not want to follow the Qur'an, the best way would be that he should disregard its Commands and should frankly say that he has no desire to follow it.
But this would be the height of meanness that he should violate the clear Commandments of the Qur'an and then stubbornly say that he is following the 'spirit" of Islam which he has extracted.
After all, what is that spirit of Islam which these people extract from sources outside the Qur'an and the sunnah?
*99) The allusion is to the false allegations that were being made in those days against the Holy Prophet, and some weak-minded Muslims also were joining the disbelievers and the hypocrites in doing this.

*100) This is the explanation of what has been said in verse 6: "...the Prophet's wives are mothers of the believers."
 

The Etiquette of entering the Houses of the Prophet and the Command of Hijab This is the Ayah of Hijab, which includes several legislative rulings and points of etiquette.
This is one of the cases where the revelation confirmed the opinion of `Umar bin Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, as it was reported in the Two Sahihs that he said: "My view coincided with that of my Lord in three things.
I said, `O Messenger of Allah, why do you not take Maqam Ibrahim as a place of prayer' Then Allah revealed: وَاتَّخِذُواْ مِن مَّقَامِ إِبْرَهِيمَ مُصَلًّى ( And take you (people ) the Maqam ( place ) of Ibrahim as a place of prayer) ( 2:125 ) And I said, `O Messenger of Allah, both righteous and immoral people enter upon your wives, so why do you not screen them' Then Allah revealed the Ayah of Hijab.
And I said to the wives of the Prophet when they conspired against him out of jealousy, عَسَى رَبُّهُ إِن طَلَّقَكُنَّ أَن يُبْدِلَهُ أَزْوَجاً خَيْراً مِّنكُنَّ ( It may be if he divorced you (all ) that his Lord will give him instead of you, wives better than you) ( 66:5 ), and this is what Allah revealed." In a report recorded by Muslim, the prisoners of Badr are mentioned, and this is a fourth matter ( in which the view of `Umar coincided with that of his Lord ).
Al-Bukhari recorded that Anas bin Malik said: "`Umar bin Al-Khattab said: `O Messenger of Allah, both righteous and immoral people enter upon you, so why not instruct the Mothers of the believers to observe Hijab' Then Allah revealed the Ayah of Hijab." Al-Bukhari recorded that Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ married Zaynab bint Jahsh, he invited the people to eat, then they sat talking.
When he wanted to get up, they did not get up.
When he saw that, he got up anyway, and some of them got up, but three people remained sitting.
The Prophet wanted to go in, but these people were sitting, then they got up and went away.
I came and told the Prophet that they had left, then he came and entered.
I wanted to follow him, but he put the screen between me and him.
Then Allah revealed, يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لاَ تَدْخُلُواْ بُيُوتَ النَّبِىِّ إِلاَّ أَن يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ إِلَى طَعَامٍ غَيْرَ نَـظِرِينَ إِنَـهُ وَلَـكِنْ إِذَا دُعِيتُمْ فَادْخُلُواْ فَإِذَا طَعِمْتُمْ فَانْتَشِرُواْ ( O you who believe! Enter not the Prophet's houses, unless permission is given to you for a meal, (and then ) not ( so early as ) to wait for its preparation.
But when you are invited, enter, and when you have taken your meal, disperse...)" Al-Bukhari also recorded this elsewhere.
It was also recorded by Muslim and An-Nasa'i.
Then Al-Bukhari recorded that Anas bin Malik said: "The Prophet married Zaynab bint Jahsh with ( a wedding feast of ) meat and bread.
I sent someone to invite people to the feast, and some people came and ate, then left.
Then another group came and ate, and left.
I invited people until there was no one left to invite.
I said, `O Messenger of Allah, I cannot find anyone else to invite.' He said, «ارْفَعُوا طَعَامَكُم» ( Take away the food. ) There were three people left who were talking in the house.
The Prophet went out until he came to the apartment of `A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, and he said, «السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُه» ( May peace be upon you, members of the household, and the mercy and blessings of Allah. ) She said, `And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
How did you find your ( new ) wife, O Messenger of Allah May Allah bless you.' He went round to the apartments of all his wives, and spoke with them as he had spoken with `A'ishah, and they spoke as `A'ishah had spoken.
Then the Prophet came back, and those three people were still talking in the house.
The Prophet was extremely shy, so he went out and headed towards `A'ishah's apartment.
I do not know whether I told him or someone else told him when the people had left, so he came back, and when he was standing with one foot over the threshold and the other foot outside, he placed the curtain between me and him, and the Ayah of Hijab was revealed." This was recorded only by Al-Bukhari among the authors of the Six Books, apart from An-Nasa'i, in Al-Yaum wal-Laylah. لاَ تَدْخُلُواْ بُيُوتَ النَّبِىِّ ( Enter not the Prophet's houses, ) the believers were prohibited from entering the houses of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ without permission, as they used to do during the Jahiliyyah and at the beginning of Islam, until Allah showed His jealousy over this Ummah and commanded them to seek permission.
This is a sign of His honoring this Ummah.
Hence the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: «إِيَّاكُمْ وَالدُّخُولَ عَلَى النِّسَاء» ( Beware of entering upon women... ) Then Allah makes an exception, when He says: إِلاَّ أَن يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ إِلَى طَعَامٍ غَيْرَ نَـظِرِينَ إِنَـهُ ( unless permission is given to you for a meal, (and then ) not ( so early as ) to wait for its preparation.) Mujahid, Qatadah and others said: "This means, without waiting for the food to be prepared." In other words, do not watch the food as it is being cooked to see if it is nearly ready, then come and enter the house, because this is one of the things that Allah dislikes and condemns.
This indicates that it is forbidden to watch out for food being prepared, which is what the Arabs called Tatfil ( being an uninvited guest ).
Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi wrote a book condemning those who watch out for food being prepared, and mentioned more things about this topic than we can quote here.
Then Allah says: وَلَـكِنْ إِذَا دُعِيتُمْ فَادْخُلُواْ فَإِذَا طَعِمْتُمْ فَانْتَشِرُواْ ( But when you are invited, enter, and when you have taken your meal, disperse ) In Sahih Muslim it is recorded that Ibn `Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: «إِذَا دَعَا أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ فَلْيُجِبْ عُرْسًا كَانَ أَوْ غَيْرَه» ( When anyone of you invites his bother, let him respond, whether it is for a wedding or for any other reason. )" Allah says: وَلاَ مُسْتَأْنِسِينَ لِحَدِيثٍ ( without sitting for a talk. ) meaning, as those three people did who stayed behind and chatted, and forgot themselves to such an extent that this caused inconvenience for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as Allah says: إِنَّ ذَلِكُمْ كَانَ يُؤْذِى النَّبِىِّ فَيَسْتَحْيِى مِنكُمْ ( Verily, such (behavior ) annoys the Prophet, and he is shy of ( asking ) you ( to go );) It was said that what was meant was, your entering his houses without permission causes him inconvenience and annoyance, but he did not like to forbid them to do so because he felt too shy,' until Allah revealed that this was forbidden.
Allah says: وَاللَّهُ لاَ يَسْتَحْىِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ ( but Allah is not shy of (telling you ) the truth.) meaning, `this is why He is forbidding and prohibiting you from doing that.' Then Allah says: وَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَـعاً فَاسْـَلُوهُنَّ مِن وَرَآءِ حِجَابٍ ( And when you ask (his wives ) for anything you want, ask them from behind a screen,) meaning, `just as it is forbidden for you to enter upon them, it is forbidden for you to look at them at all.
If anyone of you has any need to take anything from them, he should not look at them, but he should ask for whatever he needs from behind a screen.' Prohibition of annoying the Messenger ﷺ and the Statement that His Wives are Unlawful for the Muslims وَمَا كَانَ لَكُمْ أَن تؤْذُواْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَلاَ أَن تَنكِحُواْ أَزْوَاجَهُ مِن بَعْدِهِ أَبَداً إِنَّ ذَلِكُمْ كَانَ عِندَ اللَّهِ عَظِيماً ( And it is not (right ) for you that you should annoy Allah's Messenger, nor that you should ever marry his wives after him ( his death ).
Verily, with Allah that shall be an enormity.) Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Ibn `Abbas said concerning the Ayah; وَمَا كَانَ لَكُمْ أَن تؤْذُواْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ( And it is not (right ) for you that you should annoy Allah's Messenger,) "This was revealed concerning a man who wanted to marry one of the wives of the Prophet after he died.
A man said to Sufyan, `Was it `A'ishah' He said, `That is what they said."' This was also stated by Muqatil bin Hayyan and `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam.
He also reported with his chain of narration from As-Suddi that the one who wanted to do this was Talhah bin `Ubaydullah, may Allah be pleased with him, until this Ayah was revealed forbidding that.
Hence the scholars were unanimous in stating that it was forbidden for anyone to marry any of the women who were married to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at the time when he died, because they are his wives in this world and in the Hereafter, and they are the Mothers of the believers, as stated previously.
Allah regarded that as a very serious matter, and issued the sternest of warnings against it, as He said: إِنَّ ذَلِكُمْ كَانَ عِندَ اللَّهِ عَظِيماً ( Verily, with Allah that shall be an enormity. ) Then He said: إِن تُبْدُواْ شَيْئاً أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيماً ( Whether you reveal anything or conceal it, verily, Allah is Ever All-Knower of everything. ) meaning, `whatever you conceal in your innermost thoughts, it is not hidden from Him at all.' يَعْلَمُ خَآئِنَةَ الاٌّعْيُنِ وَمَا تُخْفِى الصُّدُورُ ( Allah knows the fraud of the eyes, and all that the breasts conceal. ) ( 40:19 ).

( O ye who believe! Enter not the dwellings of the Prophet for a meal ) this verse was revealed concerning a group of believers who used to enter the rooms of the Prophet ( pbuh ) in the morning and evening and wait for the food to be served. They used to eat and speak with the wives of the Prophet ( pbuh ). The Prophet ( pbuh ) did not like this but felt shy of these believers and could not tell them to stop coming to his rooms without permission, or ask them to leave once they were inside. But Allah forbade them from this, saying: O believers, do not enter the rooms of the Prophet ( pbuh ) without permission from the Prophet to come and eat ( without waiting for the proper time ) for the food to be ready, ( unless permission be granted you ) to come in. ( But if ye are invited, enter, and, when, your meal is ended ) when you have finished eating, ( then disperse ) then leave. ( Linger not for conversation ) with the wives of the Prophet ( pbuh ). ( Lo! That ) coming in, sitting down and having conversation with the wives of the Prophet ( pbuh ) ( would cause annoyance to the Prophet ) Allah bless him and give him peace, ( and he would be shy of (asking ) you ( to go )) or not to come in the first place; ( but Allah is not shy of the Truth ) Allah is not shy to command you to leave and not go in his rooms without his permission. ( And when ye ask of them (the wives of the Prophet ) anything) and when you speak with them, ( ask it of them ) speak with them ( from behind a curtain. That is purer for your hearts and for their hearts ) i.e. from doubts. ( And it is not for you to cause annoyance to the Messenger of Allah ) by entering his rooms without his permission and conversing with his wives, ( nor that ye should ever marry his wives after him ) after his death. This verse was revealed about Talhah Ibn ’Ubaydullah who had in mind to marry ’A’ishah after the death of the Prophet ( pbuh ). ( Lo! That ) your open declaration and intention to marry the Prophet’s wives after his death ( in Allah’s sight would be an enormity ) it is an enormous sin which merits severe punishment.

O you who believe! Enter not the Prophet's houses, except when leave is given to you for a meal, (and then) not (so early as) to wait for its preparation. But when you are invited, enter, and when you have taken your meal, disperse, without sitting for a talk. Verily, such (behaviour) annoys the Prophet, and he is shy of (asking) you (to go), but Allah is not shy of (telling you) the truth. And when you ask (his wives) for anything you want, ask them from behind a screen, that is purer for your hearts and for their hearts. And it is not (right) for you that you should annoy Allah's Messenger, nor that you should ever marry his wives after him (his death). Verily! With Allah that shall be an enormity.

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