The Holy Quran 24:62 — Surah An-Nur

Arabic text

إِنَّمَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَإِذَا كَانُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرٍ جَامِعٍ لَّمْ يَذْهَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يَسْتَـْٔذِنُوهُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْتَـْٔذِنُونَكَ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ ۚ فَإِذَا ٱسْتَـْٔذَنُوكَ لِبَعْضِ شَأْنِهِمْ فَأْذَن لِّمَن شِئْتَ مِنْهُمْ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمُ ٱللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Translation

The Mu'mineen are those who believe in Allaah and His Rasool ﷺ and, when they are with him in a collective effort, they do not depart until they have sought leave from him. (O Rasulullaah ﷺ!) Verily those who seek leave from you (before leaving) are the ones who believe in Allaah and His Rasool ﷺ. So when they seek leave from you to tend to some affair of theirs, then permit those of them whom you please and seek Allaah's forgiveness for them. Verily Allaah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The command to grant permission to the noble Companions: in the earlier verses, isti'dhan (seeking permission) on arrival was mentioned. Here the need to seek permission on leaving is set out. That is, the true believers are those who come when the Messenger ﷺ calls, and when they take part in some collective matter — for example the Friday prayer, the two…

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