يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَرْفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَكُمْ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ النَّبِيِّ وَلَا تَجْهَرُوا لَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ كَجَهْرِ بَعْضِكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ أَنْ تَحْبَطَ أَعْمَالُكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَ ﴿۲﴾ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَغُضُّونَ أَصْوَاتَهُمْ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ امْتَحَنَ اللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ لِلتَّقْوَى لَهُمْ مَغْفِرَةٌ وَأَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ ﴿۳﴾ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُنَادُونَكَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْحُجُرَاتِ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ ﴿۴﴾

﴾2﴿ Yaa ayyuhal lazeena aamanoo laa tarfa'ooo aswaatakum fawqa sawtin Nabiyi wa laa tajharoo lahoo bilqawli kajahri ba'dikum liba 'din an tahbata a 'maalukum wa antum laa tash'uroon
﴾3﴿ Innal lazeena yaghud doona aswaatahum 'inda Rasoolil laahi ulaaa'ikal lazeenam tah anal laahu quloobahum littaqwaa; lahum maghfiratunw wa'ajrun 'azeem
﴾4﴿ Innal lazeena yunaadoo naka minw waraaa'il hujuraati aksaruhum laa ya'qiloon

﴾2﴿ O believers, do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), nor speak loudly to him as you speak loudly to one another, lest your deeds become worthless while you are unaware
﴾3﴿ Indeed, those who lower their voices in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) are the ones whose hearts Allah has tested for piety. For them is forgiveness and a great reward
﴾4﴿ Indeed, those who call you from behind the walls, most of them do not understand

[2] This is the second point of etiquette in this matter: showing respect and reverence for the Lawgiver and for his words. This refers to observing the Sunnah in both behavior and attributes. (وَلَا تَجْهَرُوا لَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ) – "Do not raise your voices above his voice." The difference between this phrase and the previous one is that the earlier instruction was to not raise your speech and voice above that of the Prophet (May Allah bless him and give him peace), while this one means not to even make your speech equal or comparable to his. (أَنْ تَحْبَطَ أَعْمَالُكُمْ) – "Lest your deeds become worthless." This means that being disrespectful to the Prophet (May Allah bless him and give him peace), even if out of carelessness, can become a habit, which leads to insulting him. And insulting him leads to disbelief, and disbelief causes one's deeds to be rendered void.
[3] This is a glad tiding for the people of faith: that they should adhere to the aforementioned etiquette. These four states and qualities are attributed to the noble Companions. (يَغُضُّونَ أَصْوَاتَهُمْ) – "They lower their voices." In the narrations of Bukhari, it is mentioned that after the revelation of this verse, Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) would speak in such a low voice in the presence of the Prophet (May Allah bless him and give him peace) that sometimes the Prophet (May Allah bless him and give him peace) could not hear him, and would ask him again: "What did you say?" A similar narration is mentioned regarding Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). (امْتَحَنَ اللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ) – "Allah has tested their hearts." This means Allah, the Exalted, has purified their hearts from vile thoughts and beliefs, and has expanded them for the acceptance of piety or the manifestation of piety.
[4] This is a warning for those who do not observe the aforementioned etiquette. (الْحُجُرَاتِ) – This refers to a piece of land surrounded by walls, but most commonly it is used for a house that contains rooms for residence and a courtyard enclosed by walls. Here, it means the walls of the houses. (أَكْثَرُهُمْ) – This is mentioned with a cause, as some people's voices were unintentionally loud. Al-Shirbini has said that “most” here actually means “all.”