سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ

Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 31

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۞ يَـٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ خُذُوا۟ زِينَتَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ وَكُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ وَلَا تُسْرِفُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ ﴿31﴾
O Children of Adam! Take your adornment (by wearing your clean clothes), while praying and going round (the Tawâf of) the Ka‘bah, and eat and drink but waste not by extravagance, certainly He (Allâh) likes not Al-Musrifûn (those who waste by extravagance).
۞ يَـٰبَنِىٓ yābanī O Children
ءَادَمَ ādama (of) Adam
خُذُوا۟ khudhū Take
زِينَتَكُمْ zīnatakum your adornment
عِندَ ʿinda at
كُلِّ kulli every
مَسْجِدٍۢ masjidin masjid
وَكُلُوا۟ wakulū and eat
وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ wa-ish'rabū and drink
وَلَا walā but (do) not
تُسْرِفُوٓا۟ ۚ tus'rifū be extravagant
إِنَّهُۥ innahu Indeed, He
لَا (does) not
يُحِبُّ yuḥibbu love
ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ l-mus'rifīna the extravagant ones

Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

(Ayah 31) ➊ {خُذُوْا زِيْنَتَكُمْ …… : } By adornment is meant clothing, that is, it is obligatory to cover the parts that must be concealed during tawaf and prayer; for men, from the navel to the knees (and in prayer, in addition, something should be on the shoulder), and for women, the entire body except the face and hands. Thin clothing through which the body and hair are visible is not valid, meaning it is as if it does not exist. (Muwaddih) However, on Friday in particular, it is commanded to bathe, apply perfume, and wear one's best clothes. Friday is the weekly Eid for Muslims. Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha are annual Eids, so this should be observed there even more so.

➋ Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that a woman used to perform tawaf of the House of Allah naked and would say, "Who will give me a cloth for tawaf?" She would put it over her private part and say:
{اَلْيَوْمَ يَبْدُوْ بَعْضُهٗ أَوْ كُلُّهٗ}
{وَمَا بَدَا مِنْهُ فَلَا اُحِلُّهٗ}
"Today, some part or all of it will become exposed, and whatever becomes exposed, I do not make it lawful for anyone to look at." [ مسلم، التفسیر، باب فی قولہ تعالٰی : « خذوا زينتكم عند كل مسجد» : ۳۰۲۸ ] Many men also used to perform tawaf naked. Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), during that Hajj (i.e., in the 9th year of Hijrah), in which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him as leader before the Farewell Hajj, sent me with a few men on the Day of Sacrifice to announce among the people that after this year, no polytheist will perform Hajj and no one will perform tawaf naked. [ بخاری، الحج، باب لا یطوف بالبیت عریان…… : ۱۶۲۲ ]

{وَ كُلُوْا وَ اشْرَبُوْا وَ لَا تُسْرِفُوْا:} When in the above verse the command of justice (equity) was given, then along with other things, the command of "equity" was also given in clothing and eating and drinking, so extravagance in these was also prohibited. (Kabir) Extravagance is when a person declares the lawful to be unlawful, as the polytheists used to do, or as some Sufis do, or exceeds the lawful and eats the unlawful or spends on unlawful things, even a little of which is extravagance. Extravagance, that is, exceeding the limits, is disliked in anything, especially carelessness in eating and drinking is often the root of diseases and harmful in both this world and the Hereafter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Eat, drink, wear, and give charity without extravagance and without arrogance." [ بخاری، اللباس، باب قول اﷲ تعالٰی : { قل من حرم زينة اﷲ التي……} قبل ح : ۵۷۸۳، تعلیقًا ] Jabir bin Salim (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates a long hadith that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "And raise your lower garment up to the shin, if you do not accept, then to the ankles, and beware of letting the lower garment hang down, for this is from arrogance, and Allah does not like arrogance." [ أبو داوٗد، اللباس، باب ما جاء فی إسبال الأزار : ۴۰۸۴۔ ترمذی : ۱۷۸۳ و صححہ الألبانی ] The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever drags his garment out of arrogance, Allah will not look at him." [ بخاری، اللباس، باب قول اﷲ تعالٰی : { قل من حرم زينة اﷲ التي…… :} ۵۷۸۳، عن ابن عمر رضی اللہ عنہما ] It is clear that not only the lower garment, but any clothing deliberately hung below the ankles is arrogance and unlawful; if it happens unintentionally or by mistake, that is a different matter.

Miqdam bin Ma'dikarib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The son of Adam has not filled any vessel worse than his stomach. It is sufficient for the son of Adam to eat a few morsels to keep his back straight; if he must eat more, then a third for food, a third for drink, and a third for breath." [ أحمد : 132/4، ح : ۱۷۱۹۱۔ ترمذی : ۲۳۸۰، صحیح ] Yes, occasionally or if one is very hungry, one may eat more, as is proven from some occasions in the hadiths.