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14 Section 7: Those Who Annoy Allah and His Surah Al-’Ahzab – Verse 53 يَآ أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا لاَ تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتَ النَّبِيّ‌ِ إِلآَّ أَن يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ اِلَي طَعَامٍ غَيْرَ نَاظِرِينَ إِنَاهُ وَلَكِنْ اِذَا دُعِيتُمْ فَادْخُلُوا فَاِذَا طَعِمْتُمْ فَانتَشِرُوا وَلاَ مُسْتَأْنِسِينَ لِحَدِيثٍ اِنَّ ذَلِكُمْ كَانَ يُؤْذِي النَّبِيَّ فَيَسْتَحْيِي مِنكُمْ وَاللَّهُ لاَ يَسْتَحْيِي مِنَ الْحَقّ‌ِ وَإِذَا سَأَلْتُـمُوهُنَّ مَتَاعاً فَسْأَلُوهُنَّ مِن وَرآءِ حِجَابٍ ذَلِكُمْ أَطْهَرُ لِقُلُوبِكُمْ وَقُلُوبِهِنَّ وَمَا كَانَ لَكُمْ أَن تُؤْذُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَلآ أَن تَنكِحُوا أَزْوَاجَهُ مِن بَعْدِهِ أَبَداً اِنَّ ذَلِكُمْ كَانَ عِندَ اللَّهِ عَظِيمًا 53.

“O you who believe! Do not enter the houses of the Prophet for a meat without waiting for the proper time, unless permission be granted you. But when you are invited, enter, and, when your meal is ended, then disperse; neither lingering for conversation; verily this annoys the Prophet, and he is ashamed before you, but Allah is not ashamed before the truth. And when you ask his wives for any object, ask them from behind a curtain. This is purer for your hearts and for their hearts.

And it is not for you to hurt Allah’s Messenger, neither to marry his wives after him, ever, verily this is grievous (sin) with Allah.” To take permission to enter into the people’s house is not allocated to the Prophet’s house.

As we recite in Surah An-Nur: “…Do not enter houses other than your own houses until you have asked permission…” [^1] This verse addresses the believers and clearly and expressively, in some short sentences, states some other Islamic ordinances, specially those relating to the rules of etiquette with the Prophet (S) and his household. At first, it says: “O you who believe!

Do not enter the houses of the Prophet for a meat without waiting for the proper time, unless permission be granted you…” The Arabic term /’inahu/ is derived from /’ani-ya’ni/ in the sense of ‘the time of something’, and here it means ‘readiness of food for eating’. Thus, the holy verse states one of the important rules of association that was rarely observed in that environment.

This statement outwardly is about the house of the holy Prophet (S), but surely this ordinance does not allocate to him alone. Never must we enter the house of anyone else without permission, (as Surah An-Nur, No. 24, verse 27 announces, too).

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