Surah An-Nur 24:62 — translation and meaning

النور · Verse 62 / 64 · Page 359

ۚ ۚ ۚ إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَإِذَا كَانُوا مَعَهُ عَلَى أَمْرٍ جَامِعٍ لَّمْ يَذْهَبُوا حَتَّى يَسْتَأْذِنُوهُ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَكَ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فَإِذَا اسْتَأْذَنُوكَ لِبَعْضِ شَأْنِهِمْ فَأْذَن لِّمَن شِئْتَ مِنْهُمْ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمُ اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

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إِنَّمَا
innama
Only
الْمُؤْمِنُونَ
al-mu'minuna
the believers
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
(are) those who
آمَنُوا
amanu
believe
بِاللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَرَسُولِهِ
warasulihi
and His Messenger
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
and when
كَانُوا
kanu
they are
مَعَهُ
ma'ahu
with him
عَلَى
ala
for
أَمْرٍ
amrin
a matter
جَامِعٍ
jami'in
(of) collective action
لَّمْ
lam
not
يَذْهَبُوا
yadhhabu
they go
حَتَّى
hatta
until
يَسْتَأْذِنُوهُ
yastadhinuhu
they (have) asked his permission
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
يَسْتَأْذِنُونَكَ
yastadhinunaka
ask your permission
أُولَئِكَ
ulaika
those
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
[those who]
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minuna
believe
بِاللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَرَسُولِهِ
warasulihi
and His Messenger
فَإِذَا
fa-idha
So when
اسْتَأْذَنُوكَ
is'tadhanuka
they ask your permission
لِبَعْضِ
liba'di
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
وَاسْتَغْفِرْ
wa-is'taghfir
and ask forgiveness
لَهُمُ
lahumu
for them
اللَّهَ
al-laha
(of) Allah
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
غَفُورٌ
ghafurun
(is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌ
rahimun
Most Merciful

Transliteration

Innamal mu'minoonal lazeena aamanoo billaahi wa Rasoolihee wa izaa kaanoo ma'ahoo 'alaaa amrin jaami'il lam yazhaboo hataa yastaazinooh; innal lazeena yastaa zinookana ulaaa'ikal lazeena yu'minoona billaahi wa Rasoolih; fa izas taazanooka liba'di shaanihim faazal liman shi'ta minhum wastaghfir lahumul laah; innal laaha Gahfoor Raheem

Translation

The believers are only those who believe in Allah and His Messenger and, when they are [meeting] with him for a matter of common interest, do not depart until they have asked his permission. Indeed, those who ask your permission, [O Muhammad] - those are the ones who believe in Allah and His Messenger. So when they ask your permission for something of their affairs, then give permission to whom you will among them and ask forgiveness for them of Allah. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

The believers who are true in their faith are those who believe in Allah and His Messenger, and when they are summoned to convene by the Prophet peace be upon him for a matter in relation to the affairs of the Muslims, they do not leave until they seek his permission to do so. O Messenger! Indeed, those who seek your permission before leaving, they are the ones who truly believe in Allah and His Messenger; so if they seek your permission to leave due to some important matter that concerns them, grant permission to whomsoever you wish from them and ask Allah to forgive their sins. Indeed, Allah Forgiving of the sins of whoever repents from His servants, and is merciful to them.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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