The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 353
CH. 24 AN-NŪR فَإِن لَّمْ تَجِدُوا فِيهَا أَحَدًا فَلَا تَدْخُلُوهَا PT. 18 one 29. And if you find no therein, do not enter them until حَتَّى يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ وَإِنْ قِيلَ لَكُمُ you are given permission. And ارْجِعُوا فَارْجِعُوا هُوَ اَزْكَى لَكُمْ وَاللهُ if it be said to you, Go back بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ عَلِيمٌ then go back; that is purer for you. And Allah knows well what you do. 2611 لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ اَنْ تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتًا It is no sin on your part to. 30 enter uninhabited houses برَمَسْكُونَةٍ فِيْهَا مَتَاعٌ لَكُمْ وَاللهُ wherein are your goods. And غيره يَعْلَمُ مَا تُبْدُونَ وَمَا تَكْتُمُونَ ) قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ "Allah knows what you reveal and what you conceal. 2612 31. Say to the believing men that they restrain their eyes and جَهُمْ ذَلِكَ أَزْكَى لَهُمْ guard their private parts. That is وَيَحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَهُمْ إِنَّ اللهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ purer for them. Surely, Allah is well aware of what they do. 2613 2611. Commentary: "2:34; 21:111; 87:8. This verse shows that it is prohibited to enter even uninhabited houses without requisite permission having been obtained from the concerned person or persons. 2612. Commentary: The words "Allah knows what you reveal and what you conceal" signify that disregard of the above injunctions will lead to evils which you may know or the evils of which the consequences are beyond your ken and knowledge. 2613. Important Words: (restrain) is derived from They say goes, abi. e. he restrained or lowered his eye or eyes; he blinked; he contracted his eye or eyes so as to wrinkle the lids; he contracted his eyelids and he looked; he contracted his eye or eyes and looked towards the ground, not opening his eye or eyes. means, he lowered his voice (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: As stated above the Quran is not content with merely taking a superficial view of things but goes to their very root. According to it every certain root. In the case of a good good or bad quality springs from a quality the Quran enjoins that the root should be mastered and fully kept under control and in the case of an evil it aims at its complete eradication and extermination and thus bolts and 2267