The Holy Quran 24:58 — Surah An-Nur

Arabic text

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لِيَسْتَـْٔذِنكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَبْلُغُوا۟ ٱلْحُلُمَ مِنكُمْ ثَلَـٰثَ مَرَّٰتٍ ۚ مِّن قَبْلِ صَلَوٰةِ ٱلْفَجْرِ وَحِينَ تَضَعُونَ ثِيَابَكُم مِّنَ ٱلظَّهِيرَةِ وَمِنۢ بَعْدِ صَلَوٰةِ ٱلْعِشَآءِ ۚ ثَلَـٰثُ عَوْرَٰتٍ لَّكُمْ ۚ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَا عَلَيْهِمْ جُنَاحٌۢ بَعْدَهُنَّ ۚ طَوَّٰفُونَ عَلَيْكُم بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمُ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

Translation

O you who have Imaan, your slaves and your children who have not yet come of age must seek permission (to enter your room) on three occasions; (these occasions are) before the Fajr salaah; when you remove your (extra) clothes (to sleep) in the afternoons; and after the Isha salaah (when you retire to bed for the night). These are three times of seclusion (privacy) for you. After (besides) these (times), there is no sin on yourselves or on them (for not asking permission because) They often come and go from your presence, one from the other (because people need to meet their slaves and children so often it would be impractical for them to ask permission all the time). In this manner does Allaah explain the Aayaat to you. Allaah is All Knowing, The Wise.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The question of seeking permission: that is, slave-women and slaves. Four ruku's (sections) earlier the question of isti'dhan (seeking permission) was mentioned. This is its completion; in between, other subjects came in for particular reasons of connection.

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