Surah An-Nur Ayah 62

An-Nur · Ayah 62 · Juz 18 · Page 359

إِنَّمَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَإِذَا كَانُواْ مَعَهُۥ عَلَىٰٓ أَمۡرٖ جَامِعٖ لَّمۡ يَذۡهَبُواْ حَتَّىٰ يَسۡتَـٔۡذِنُوهُۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَسۡتَـٔۡذِنُونَكَ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦۚ فَإِذَا ٱسۡتَـٔۡذَنُوكَ لِبَعۡضِ شَأۡنِهِمۡ فَأۡذَن لِّمَن شِئۡتَ مِنۡهُمۡ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرۡ لَهُمُ ٱللَّهَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ ٦٢

Innamal-muʾminūnal-ladhīna āmanū billāhi wa rasūlihī wa idhā kānū maʿahū ʿalā amrin jāmiʿil lam yadhhabū ḥattā yastaʾdhinūh, innal-ladhīna yastaʾdhinūnaka ulāʾikal-ladhīna yuʾminūna billāhi wa rasūlih, fa idhastaʾdhanūka libaʿḍi shaʾnihim faʾdhal liman shiʾta minhum wastaghfir lahumullāh, innallāha ghafūrur raḥīm.

The believers are only those who believe in Allāh and His Messenger and, when they are [meeting] with him for a matter of common interest, do not depart until they have asked his permission. Indeed, those who ask your permission, [O Muḥammad] - those are the ones who believe in Allāh and His Messenger. So when they ask your permission due to something of their affairs, then give permission to whom you will among them and ask forgiveness for them of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

Translation: Sahih International

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Tafsir

The believers are only those who believe in Allah and His Messenger; and when they are with him on some common matter, they go not away until they have asked his permission. Verily, those who ask your permission, those are they who (really) believe in Allah and His Messenger. So if they ask your permission for some affairs of theirs, give permission to whom you will of them, and ask Allah for their forgiveness. Truly, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (62)

Asking Permission to Leave When They Are Doing Something Together

This is another matter of etiquette to which Allah has guided His believing servants. Just as He commanded them to seek permission when entering, He also commanded them to seek permission when leaving, especially when they are doing something together with the Messenger ﷺ, such as the Friday, 'Id, or congregational prayers, or a meeting for the purpose of consultation and so on. Allah commanded them not to leave him in these situations until they had asked his permission. If they did this, then they were of the true believers. Then Allah commanded His Messenger ﷺ to give permission when someone asked for it, if he wanted to. He said:

فَأْذَن لِّمَن شِئْتَ مِنْهُمْ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمُ اللَّهَ

(give permission to whom you will of them, and ask Allah for their forgiveness.)Abu Dawud reported that Abu Hurayrah said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

إِذَا انْتَهَى أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الْمَجْلِسِ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ، فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَقُومَ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ، فَلَيْسَتِ الْأُولَى بِأَحَقَّ مِنَ الْآخِرَةِ

(When any of you joins a gathering, let him say Salam, and when he wants to leave, let him say Salam. The former is not more important than the latter.) This was also recorded by At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i; At-Tirmidhi said: "It is a Hasan Hadith."

Word by word39 words

  • إِنَّمَاOnly
  • ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَthe believers
  • ٱلَّذِينَ(are) those who
  • ءَامَنُواْbelieve
  • بِٱللَّهِin Allah
  • وَرَسُولِهِۦand His Messenger
  • وَإِذَاand when
  • كَانُواْthey are
  • مَعَهُۥwith him
  • عَلَىٰٓfor
  • أَمۡرٖa matter
  • جَامِعٖ(of) collective action
  • لَّمۡnot
  • يَذۡهَبُواْthey go
  • حَتَّىٰuntil
  • يَسۡتَـٔۡذِنُوهُۚthey (have) asked his permission
  • إِنَّIndeed
  • ٱلَّذِينَthose who
  • يَسۡتَـٔۡذِنُونَكَask your permission
  • أُوْلَٰٓئِكَthose
  • ٱلَّذِينَ[those who]
  • يُؤۡمِنُونَbelieve
  • بِٱللَّهِin Allah
  • وَرَسُولِهِۦۚand His Messenger
  • فَإِذَاSo when
  • ٱسۡتَـٔۡذَنُوكَthey ask your permission
  • لِبَعۡضِfor some
  • شَأۡنِهِمۡaffair of theirs
  • فَأۡذَنthen give permission
  • لِّمَنto whom
  • شِئۡتَyou will
  • مِنۡهُمۡamong them
  • وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرۡand ask forgiveness
  • لَهُمُfor them
  • ٱللَّهَۚ(of) Allah
  • إِنَّIndeed
  • ٱللَّهَAllah
  • غَفُورٞ(is) Oft-Forgiving
  • رَّحِيمٞMost Merciful

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An-Nurالنور

The Light · Medinan · 64 ayahs

Juz
18
Page
359
Hizb
36