Surah An-Nur Ayah 60

An-Nur · Ayah 60 · Juz 18 · Page 358

وَٱلۡقَوَٰعِدُ مِنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ ٱلَّٰتِي لَا يَرۡجُونَ نِكَاحٗا فَلَيۡسَ عَلَيۡهِنَّ جُنَاحٌ أَن يَضَعۡنَ ثِيَابَهُنَّ غَيۡرَ مُتَبَرِّجَٰتِۭ بِزِينَةٖۖ وَأَن يَسۡتَعۡفِفۡنَ خَيۡرٞ لَّهُنَّۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٞ ٦٠

Wal-qawāʿidu minan-nisāʾil-lātī lā yarjūna nikāḥan falaysa ʿalayhinna junāḥun ay yaḍaʿna thiyābahunna ghayra mutabarrijātim bizīnah, wa ay yastaʿfifna khayrul lahunn, wallāhu samīʿun ʿalīm.

And women of post-menstrual age who have no desire for marriage - there is no blame upon them for putting aside their outer garments [but] not displaying adornment. But to modestly refrain [from that] is better for them. And Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.

Translation: Sahih International

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  • وَٱلۡقَوَٰعِدُAnd postmenopausal
  • مِنَamong
  • ٱلنِّسَآءِthe women
  • ٱلَّٰتِيwho
  • لَا(do) not
  • يَرۡجُونَhave desire
  • نِكَاحٗا(for) marriage
  • فَلَيۡسَthen not is
  • عَلَيۡهِنَّon them
  • جُنَاحٌany blame
  • أَنthat
  • يَضَعۡنَthey put aside
  • ثِيَابَهُنَّtheir (outer) garments
  • غَيۡرَnot
  • مُتَبَرِّجَٰتِۭdisplaying
  • بِزِينَةٖۖtheir adornment
  • وَأَنAnd that
  • يَسۡتَعۡفِفۡنَthey modestly refrain
  • خَيۡرٞ(is) better
  • لَّهُنَّۗfor them
  • وَٱللَّهُAnd Allah
  • سَمِيعٌ(is) All-Hearer
  • عَلِيمٞAll-Knower

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An-Nurالنور

The Light · Medinan · 64 ayahs

Juz
18
Page
358
Hizb
36