Surah An-Nur (النور) • The Light

Quran 24:62

24:62

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

innamā l-mu'minūna alladhīna āmanū bil-lahi warasūlihi wa-idhā kānū maʿahu ʿalā amrin jāmiʿin lam yadhhabū ḥattā yastadhinūhu inna alladhīna yastadhinūnaka ulāika alladhīna yu'minūna bil-lahi warasūlihi fa-idhā is'tadhanūka libaʿḍi shanihim fadhan liman shi'ta min'hum wa-is'taghfir lahumu l-laha inna l-laha ghafūrun raḥīmun

The believers are only those who believe in Allāh 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 Muḥammad] - those are the ones who believe in Allāh and His Messenger. So when they ask your permission due to something of their affairs, then give permission to whom you will among them and ask forgiveness for them of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

— Saheeh International

The true believers are those who believe in God and His Mes-senger, who, when they are gathered with him on a communal matter, do not depart until they have asked his permission- those who ask your permission [Prophet] are the ones who truly believe in God and His Messenger. When they ask your permission to attend to their private affairs, allow whoever you see fit and ask God to forgive them. God is most forgiving and merciful.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

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.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَl-mu'minūnathe believers
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(are) those who
ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
وَرَسُولِهِۦwarasūlihiand His Messenger
وَإِذَاwa-idhāand when
كَانُوا۟kānūthey are
مَعَهُۥmaʿahuwith him
عَلَىٰٓʿalāfor
أَمْرٍۢamrina matter
جَامِعٍۢjāmiʿin(of) collective action
لَّمْlamnot
يَذْهَبُوا۟yadhhabūthey go
حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
يَسْتَـْٔذِنُوهُۚyastadhinūhuthey (have) asked his permission
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
يَسْتَـْٔذِنُونَكَyastadhinūnakaask your permission
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikathose
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna[those who]
يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnabelieve
بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
وَرَسُولِهِۦۚwarasūlihiand His Messenger
فَإِذَاfa-idhāSo when
ٱسْتَـْٔذَنُوكَis'tadhanūkathey ask your permission
لِبَعْضِlibaʿḍifor some
شَأْنِهِمْshanihimaffair of theirs
فَأْذَنfadhanthen give permission
لِّمَنlimanto whom
شِئْتَshi'tayou will
مِنْهُمْmin'humamong them
وَٱسْتَغْفِرْwa-is'taghfirand ask forgiveness
لَهُمُlahumufor them
ٱللَّهَۚl-laha(of) Allah
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
غَفُورٌۭghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌۭraḥīmunMost Merciful