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Surah An-Noor (24) — Ayah 59
وَإِذَا بَلَغَ ٱلْأَطْفَـٰلُ مِنكُمُ ٱلْحُلُمَ فَلْيَسْتَـْٔذِنُوا۟ كَمَا ٱسْتَـْٔذَنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ ﴿59﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when the children among you come to puberty, then let them (also) ask for permission, as those senior to them (in age). Thus Allâh makes clear His Ayât (Commandments and legal obligations) for you. And Allâh is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
بَلَغَ
balagha
reach
ٱلْأَطْفَـٰلُ
l-aṭfālu
the children
مِنكُمُ
minkumu
among you
ٱلْحُلُمَ
l-ḥuluma
the puberty
فَلْيَسْتَـْٔذِنُوا۟
falyastadhinū
then let them ask permission
كَمَا
kamā
as
ٱسْتَـْٔذَنَ
is'tadhana
asked permission
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
مِن
min
(were) before them
قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ
qablihim
(were) before them
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
يُبَيِّنُ
yubayyinu
Allah makes clear
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah makes clear
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ ۗ
āyātihi
His Verses
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
عَلِيمٌ
ʿalīmun
(is) All-Knower
حَكِيمٌۭ
ḥakīmun
All-Wise
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59. And when the children among you reach puberty [89], let them also ask permission as those before them asked permission. Thus Allah makes clear His commandments for you, and Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
[89]
Puberty and Its Factors:
In this stage, sexual awareness and gender inclinations begin to awaken, and according to Shariah, its limit is that the child begins to experience nocturnal emission. It is difficult to determine the age of puberty in years; it is possible that a boy becomes mature at the age of eleven, and it is also possible that he does not reach maturity until the age of eighteen. There are several factors for this age of puberty; for example, in countries where the climate is hot and humid, children mature earlier, and where the climate is cold, they mature later. Similarly, children from prosperous households mature earlier, and children from impoverished households mature later. Likewise, in environments where men and women mix freely and there is indecency, children mature earlier, and children from pure environments mature later. In addition, a child's maturity also depends to some extent on his stature and health; children with weak constitutions mature relatively late. Therefore, the estimation of puberty should not be based on a child's age, but rather on his other conditions. And when their maturity becomes known, then the same restrictions regarding entering homes will apply to them as to adults, meaning that at any time, their entry into homes without permission will be prohibited.
[89]
Puberty and Its Factors:
In this stage, sexual awareness and gender inclinations begin to awaken, and according to Shariah, its limit is that the child begins to experience nocturnal emission. It is difficult to determine the age of puberty in years; it is possible that a boy becomes mature at the age of eleven, and it is also possible that he does not reach maturity until the age of eighteen. There are several factors for this age of puberty; for example, in countries where the climate is hot and humid, children mature earlier, and where the climate is cold, they mature later. Similarly, children from prosperous households mature earlier, and children from impoverished households mature later. Likewise, in environments where men and women mix freely and there is indecency, children mature earlier, and children from pure environments mature later. In addition, a child's maturity also depends to some extent on his stature and health; children with weak constitutions mature relatively late. Therefore, the estimation of puberty should not be based on a child's age, but rather on his other conditions. And when their maturity becomes known, then the same restrictions regarding entering homes will apply to them as to adults, meaning that at any time, their entry into homes without permission will be prohibited.
