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An-Nur 59

Ayah 59 of 64 · Medinan

وَإِذَا بَلَغَ ٱلۡأَطۡفَٰلُ مِنكُمُ ٱلۡحُلُمَ فَلۡيَسۡتَـٔۡذِنُواْ كَمَا ٱسۡتَـٔۡذَنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡ ءَايَٰتِهِۦۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٞ ٥٩

And when the children among you reach puberty, let them ask permission [at all times] as those before them have done. Thus does Allāh make clear to you His verses; and Allāh is Knowing and Wise.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhā
  2. بَلَغَreachbalagha
  3. ٱلۡأَطۡفَٰلُthe childrenl-aṭfālu
  4. مِنكُمُamong youminkumu
  5. ٱلۡحُلُمَthe pubertyl-ḥuluma
  6. فَلۡيَسۡتَـٔۡذِنُواْthen let them ask permissionfalyastadhinū
  7. كَمَاaskamā
  8. ٱسۡتَـٔۡذَنَasked permissionis'tadhana
  9. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  10. مِن(were) before themmin
  11. قَبۡلِهِمۡۚ(were) before themqablihim
  12. كَذَٰلِكَThuskadhālika
  13. يُبَيِّنُAllah makes clearyubayyinu
  14. ٱللَّهُAllah makes clearl-lahu
  15. لَكُمۡfor youlakum
  16. ءَايَٰتِهِۦۗHis Versesāyātihi
  17. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  18. عَلِيمٌ(is) All-Knowerʿalīmun
  19. حَكِيمٞAll-Wiseḥakīmun

Tafsir

When your children reach the age of puberty they should seek permission at all times before entering into your homes, as has been mentioned regarding the adults previously. Just as Allah makes clear the rulings of seeking permission for you, He also makes His verses clear. And Allah is ever-aware of the requirements of His servants; wise in whatever laws He passes for them.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran