سُوْرَةُ النُّوْرِ
Surah An-Noor (24) — Ayah 62
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 ﴿62﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The true believers are only those, who believe in (the Oneness of) Allâh and His Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): 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 Allâh and His Messenger. So if they ask your permission for some affairs of theirs, give permission to whom you will of them, and ask Allâh for their forgiveness. Truly, Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ
l-mu'minūna
the believers
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(are) those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَرَسُولِهِۦ
warasūlihi
and His Messenger
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
and when
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they are
مَعَهُۥ
maʿahu
with him
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
for
أَمْرٍۢ
amrin
a matter
جَامِعٍۢ
jāmiʿin
(of) collective action
لَّمْ
lam
not
يَذْهَبُوا۟
yadhhabū
they go
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
يَسْتَـْٔذِنُوهُ ۚ
yastadhinūhu
they (have) asked his permission
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
يَسْتَـْٔذِنُونَكَ
yastadhinūnaka
ask your permission
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
those
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
[those who]
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
believe
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَرَسُولِهِۦ ۚ
warasūlihi
and His Messenger
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
So when
ٱسْتَـْٔذَنُوكَ
is'tadhanūka
they ask your permission
لِبَعْضِ
libaʿḍi
for some
شَأْنِهِمْ
shanihim
affair of theirs
فَأْذَن
fadhan
then give permission
لِّمَن
liman
to whom
شِئْتَ
shi'ta
you will
مِنْهُمْ
min'hum
among them
وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ
wa-is'taghfir
and ask forgiveness
لَهُمُ
lahumu
for them
ٱللَّهَ ۚ
l-laha
(of) Allah
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
غَفُورٌۭ
ghafūrun
(is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌۭ
raḥīmun
Most Merciful
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
62-1. That is, in the gatherings of Jumu'ah and Eid, or in meetings called for consultation on internal and external matters, the believers do attend; similarly, if they are unable to participate, they seek permission. In other words, this means that the hypocrites avoid attending such gatherings and refrain from seeking permission from you ﷺ.
