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Surah An-Nur, Ayah 62 (24:62)

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إِنَّمَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَإِذَا كَانُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ عَلَىٰٓ …

Quran 24:62 is ayah 62 of Surah An-Nur (“The Light”), a Medinan surah of 64 ayahs. It is in Juz 18, on page 359 of the Madani Mushaf.

24:62
إِنَّمَاٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟بِٱللَّهِوَرَسُولِهِۦوَإِذَاكَانُوا۟مَعَهُۥعَلَىٰٓأَمْرٍجَامِعٍلَّمْيَذْهَبُوا۟حَتَّىٰيَسْتَْٔذِنُوهُ ۚإِنَّٱلَّذِينَيَسْتَْٔذِنُونَكَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَٱلَّذِينَيُؤْمِنُونَبِٱللَّهِوَرَسُولِهِۦ ۚفَإِذَاٱسْتَْٔذَنُوكَلِبَعْضِشَأْنِهِمْفَأْذَنلِّمَنشِئْتَمِنْهُمْوَٱسْتَغْفِرْلَهُمُٱللَّهَ ۚإِنَّٱللَّهَغَفُورٌرَّحِيمٌ٦٢
innamā l-mu'minūna alladhīna āmanū bil-lahi warasūlihi wa-idhā kānū maʿahu ʿalā amrin jāmiʿin lam yadhhabū ḥattā yastadhinūhu inna alladhīna yastadhinūnaka ulāika alladhīna yu'minūna bil-lahi warasūlihi fa-idhā is'tadhanūka libaʿḍi shanihim fadhan liman shi'ta min'hum wa-is'taghfir lahumu l-laha inna l-laha ghafūrun raḥīmun

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.(62)

Word by word

  1. إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
  2. ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَl-mu'minūnathe believers
  3. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(are) those who
  4. ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
  5. بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
  6. وَرَسُولِهِۦwarasūlihiand His Messenger
  7. وَإِذَاwa-idhāand when
  8. كَانُوا۟kānūthey are
  9. مَعَهُۥmaʿahuwith him
  10. عَلَىٰٓʿalāfor
  11. أَمْرٍamrina matter
  12. جَامِعٍjāmiʿin(of) collective action
  13. لَّمْlamnot
  14. يَذْهَبُوا۟yadhhabūthey go
  15. حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
  16. يَسْتَْٔذِنُوهُ ۚyastadhinūhuthey (have) asked his permission
  17. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  18. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  19. يَسْتَْٔذِنُونَكَyastadhinūnakaask your permission
  20. أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَulāikathose
  21. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna[those who]
  22. يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnabelieve
  23. بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
  24. وَرَسُولِهِۦ ۚwarasūlihiand His Messenger
  25. فَإِذَاfa-idhāSo when
  26. ٱسْتَْٔذَنُوكَis'tadhanūkathey ask your permission
  27. لِبَعْضِlibaʿḍifor some
  28. شَأْنِهِمْshanihimaffair of theirs
  29. فَأْذَنfadhanthen give permission
  30. لِّمَنlimanto whom
  31. شِئْتَshi'tayou will
  32. مِنْهُمْmin'humamong them
  33. وَٱسْتَغْفِرْwa-is'taghfirand ask forgiveness
  34. لَهُمُlahumufor them
  35. ٱللَّهَ ۚl-laha(of) Allah
  36. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  37. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  38. غَفُورٌghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgiving
  39. رَّحِيمٌraḥīmunMost Merciful

Tafsir (commentary) of 24:62

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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 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."

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