Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Nur 24:61

Eating from One’s Relatives’ Houses What is referred to here is the fact that they used to feel too embarrassed to eat with the blind, because they could not see the food or where the best morsels were, so others might take the best pieces before they could. They felt too embarrassed to eat with […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Nur 24:62

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 […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Nur 24:63

The Etiquette of addressing the Prophet Ad-Dahhak said, reporting from Ibn `Abbas: “They used to say, `O Muhammad,’ or `O Abu Al-Qasim,’ but Allah forbade them to do that, as a sign of respect towards His Prophet , and told them to say, `O Prophet of Allah,’ `O Messenger of Allah.”‘ This was also the […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Nur 24:64

Allah knows your Condition Allah tells us that He is the Sovereign of the heavens and the earth, and He knows the seen and the unseen. He knows what His servants do in secret and in the open. So He says: قَدْ يَعْلَمُ مَآ أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ (Indeed, He knows your condition) He knows and it […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Nur 24:60

The Times when Servants and Young Children should seek Permission to enter These Ayat include a discussion of how people who are closely related should seek permission to enter upon one another. What was mentioned earlier in the Surah had to do with how unrelated people should seek permission to enter upon one another. Allah […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Nur 24:57

The Command to pray, give the Zakah and obey the Messenger ﷺ; the inability of the Disbelievers to escape, and the ultimate Destiny Allah commands His believing servants to establish prayer, which means worshipping Allah Alone with no partner or associate; to pay the Zakah, which is an act of kindness towards His poor and […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Nur 24:58

The Times when Servants and Young Children should seek Permission to enter These Ayat include a discussion of how people who are closely related should seek permission to enter upon one another. What was mentioned earlier in the Surah had to do with how unrelated people should seek permission to enter upon one another. Allah […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Nur 24:59

The Times when Servants and Young Children should seek Permission to enter These Ayat include a discussion of how people who are closely related should seek permission to enter upon one another. What was mentioned earlier in the Surah had to do with how unrelated people should seek permission to enter upon one another. Allah […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Nur 24:51

The Treachery of the Hypocrites and the Attitude of the Believers Allah tells us about the characteristics of the hypocrites who show one thing while hiding another, and who say with their tongues, آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَبِالرَّسُولِ وَأَطَعْنَا ثُمَّ يَتَوَلَّى فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُمْ مِّن بَعْدِ ذلِكَ (“We have believed in Allah and in the Messenger, and we […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Nur 24:52

The Treachery of the Hypocrites and the Attitude of the Believers Allah tells us about the characteristics of the hypocrites who show one thing while hiding another, and who say with their tongues, آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَبِالرَّسُولِ وَأَطَعْنَا ثُمَّ يَتَوَلَّى فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُمْ مِّن بَعْدِ ذلِكَ (“We have believed in Allah and in the Messenger, and we […]