Surah 24. An-Nur

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-20 [2], 21-26 [3], 27-34 [4], 35-40 [5], 41-50 [6], 51-57 [7], 58-61 [8], 62-64 [9]

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Quran Text of Verse 58-61یٰۤاَیُّهَاO you who believeالَّذِیْنَO you who believeاٰمَنُوْاO you who believeلِیَسْتَاْذِنْكُمُLet ask your permissionالَّذِیْنَthose whomمَلَكَتْpossessاَیْمَانُكُمْyour right handsوَ الَّذِیْنَand those whoلَمْ(have) notیَبْلُغُواreachedالْحُلُمَpubertyمِنْكُمْamong youثَلٰثَ(at) threeمَرّٰتٍ ؕtimesمِنْbeforeقَبْلِbeforeصَلٰوةِ(the) prayerالْفَجْرِ(of) dawnوَ حِیْنَand whenتَضَعُوْنَyou put asideثِیَابَكُمْyour garmentsمِّنَatالظَّهِیْرَةِnoonوَ مِنْۢand afterبَعْدِand afterصَلٰوةِ(the) prayerالْعِشَآءِ ؕ۫(of) nightثَلٰثُ(These) threeعَوْرٰتٍ(are) times of privacyلَّكُمْ ؕfor youلَیْسَNotعَلَیْكُمْon youوَ لَاand notعَلَیْهِمْon themجُنَاحٌۢany blameبَعْدَهُنَّ ؕafter thatطَوّٰفُوْنَ(as) moving aboutعَلَیْكُمْamong youبَعْضُكُمْsome of youعَلٰیamongبَعْضٍ ؕothersكَذٰلِكَThusیُبَیِّنُAllah makes clearاللّٰهُAllah makes clearلَكُمُfor youالْاٰیٰتِ ؕthe Versesوَ اللّٰهُand Allahعَلِیْمٌ(is) All-Knowerحَكِیْمٌ All-Wise 24. An-Nur Page 358وَ اِذَاAnd whenبَلَغَreachالْاَطْفَالُthe childrenمِنْكُمُamong youالْحُلُمَthe pubertyفَلْیَسْتَاْذِنُوْاthen let them ask permissionكَمَاasاسْتَاْذَنَasked permissionالَّذِیْنَthose whoمِنْ(were) before themقَبْلِهِمْ ؕ(were) before themكَذٰلِكَThusیُبَیِّنُAllah makes clearاللّٰهُAllah makes clearلَكُمْfor youاٰیٰتِهٖ ؕHis Versesوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahعَلِیْمٌ(is) All-Knowerحَكِیْمٌ All-Wise وَ الْقَوَاعِدُAnd postmenopausalمِنَamongالنِّسَآءِthe womenالّٰتِیْwhoلَا(do) notیَرْجُوْنَhave desireنِكَاحًا(for) marriageفَلَیْسَthen not isعَلَیْهِنَّon themجُنَاحٌany blameاَنْthatیَّضَعْنَthey put asideثِیَابَهُنَّtheir (outer) garmentsغَیْرَnotمُتَبَرِّجٰتٍۭdisplayingبِزِیْنَةٍ ؕtheir adornmentوَ اَنْAnd thatیَّسْتَعْفِفْنَthey modestly refrainخَیْرٌ(is) betterلَّهُنَّ ؕfor themوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahسَمِیْعٌ(is) All-Hearerعَلِیْمٌ All-Knower لَیْسَNot isعَلَیonالْاَعْمٰیthe blindحَرَجٌany blameوَّ لَاand notعَلَیonالْاَعْرَجِthe lameحَرَجٌany blameوَّ لَاand notعَلَیonالْمَرِیْضِthe sickحَرَجٌany blameوَّ لَاand notعَلٰۤیonاَنْفُسِكُمْyourselvesاَنْthatتَاْكُلُوْاyou eatمِنْۢfromبُیُوْتِكُمْyour housesاَوْorبُیُوْتِhousesاٰبَآىِٕكُمْ(of) your fathersاَوْorبُیُوْتِhousesاُمَّهٰتِكُمْ(of) your mothersاَوْorبُیُوْتِhousesاِخْوَانِكُمْ(of) your brothersاَوْorبُیُوْتِhousesاَخَوٰتِكُمْ(of) your sistersاَوْorبُیُوْتِhousesاَعْمَامِكُمْ(of) your paternal unclesاَوْorبُیُوْتِhousesعَمّٰتِكُمْ(of) your paternal auntsاَوْorبُیُوْتِhousesاَخْوَالِكُمْ(of) your maternal unclesاَوْorبُیُوْتِhousesخٰلٰتِكُمْ(of) your maternal auntsاَوْorمَاwhatمَلَكْتُمْyou possessمَّفَاتِحَهٗۤits keysاَوْorصَدِیْقِكُمْ ؕyour friendلَیْسَNot isعَلَیْكُمْon youجُنَاحٌany blameاَنْthatتَاْكُلُوْاyou eatجَمِیْعًاtogetherاَوْorاَشْتَاتًا ؕseparatelyفَاِذَاBut whenدَخَلْتُمْyou enterبُیُوْتًاhousesفَسَلِّمُوْاthen greetعَلٰۤی[on]اَنْفُسِكُمْyourselvesتَحِیَّةًa greetingمِّنْfromعِنْدِfromاللّٰهِAllahمُبٰرَكَةًblessedطَیِّبَةً ؕ(and) goodكَذٰلِكَThusیُبَیِّنُAllah makes clearاللّٰهُAllah makes clearلَكُمُfor youالْاٰیٰتِthe Versesلَعَلَّكُمْso that you mayتَعْقِلُوْنَ۠understand

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Translation of Verse 58-61

58. O believers! Let those ˹bondspeople˺ in your possession and those of you who are still under age ask for your permission ˹to come in˺ at three times: before dawn prayer, when you take off your ˹outer˺ clothes at noon, and after the late evening prayer. ˹These are˺ three times of privacy for you. Other than these times, there is no blame on you or them to move freely, attending to one another. This is how Allah makes the revelations clear to you, for Allah is All- Knowing, All-Wise.

59. And when your children reach the age of puberty, let them seek permission ˹to come in˺, as their seniors do. This is how Allah makes His revelations clear to you, for Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

60. As for elderly women past the age of marriage, there is no blame on them if they take off their ˹outer˺ garments, without revealing their adornments. But it is better for them if they avoid this ˹altogether˺. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

61. There is no restriction on the blind, or the disabled, or the sick. ⁷¹⁹ Nor on yourselves if you eat from your homes, ⁷²⁰ or the homes of your fathers, or your mothers, or your brothers, or your sisters, or your paternal uncles, or your paternal aunts, or your maternal uncles, or your maternal aunts, or from the homes in your trust, or ˹the homes of˺ your friends. There is no blame on you eating together or separately. However, when you enter houses, greet one another with a greeting ˹of peace˺ from Allah, blessed and good. ⁷²¹ This is how Allah makes His revelations clear to you, so perhaps you will understand.

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Commentary

719. There is no blame on any of the three if they do not march forth in Allah's cause. Moreover, some Muslims would give the keys of their homes to one of those who could not march forth (namely the blind, the disabled, or the sick) or their own relatives and ask them to enter their houses and eat at will but these people were shy to do that.

720. i.e., the home of your spouse or children.

721. If someone is in the house, greet them by saying, ' As-salâmu ' alaikum' (peace be upon you)." But if there is no one there, you greet yourselves by saying, ' Asalâmu ' alaina wa ' ala ' ibâd-illâhi aṣ-ṣâliḥîn' (peace be upon us and all righteous servants of Allah)."