Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah An-Nur -> The Etiquette of Women walking in the Street |
Allah's saying: ﴿ظˆظژظ„ط§ظژ ظٹظژط¶ظ’ط±ظگط¨ظ’ظ†ظژ ط¨ظگط£ظژط±ظ’ط¬ظڈظ„ظگظ‡ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ﴾ (And let them not stamp their feet...) During Jahiliyyah, when women walked in the street wearing anklets and no one could hear them, they would stamp their feet so that men could hear their anklets ringing. Allah forbade the believing women to do this. By the same token, if there is any other kind of adornment that is hidden, women are forbidden to make any movements that would reveal what is hidden, because Allah says: ﴿ظˆظژظ„ط§ظژ ظٹظژط¶ظ’ط±ظگط¨ظ’ظ†ظژ ط¨ظگط£ظژط±ظ’ط¬ظڈظ„ظگظ‡ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ﴾ (And let them not stamp their feet...) to the end of it. From that, women are also prohibited from wearing scent and perfume when they are going outside the home, lest men should smell their perfume. Abu `Isa At-Tirmidhi recorded that Abu Musa, may Allah be pleased with him, said that the Prophet said: آ«ظƒظڈظ„ظ‘ظڈ ط¹ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظچ ط²ظژط§ظ†ظگظٹظژط©ظŒطŒ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژط±ظ’ط£ظژط©ظڈ ط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ط§ط³ظ’طھظژط¹ظ’ط·ظژط±ظژطھظ’ ظپظژظ…ظژط±ظ‘ظژطھظ’ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژط¬ظ’ظ„ظگط³ظگ ظپظژظ‡ظگظٹظژ ظƒظژط°ظژط§ ظˆظژظƒظژط°ظژط§آ» (Every eye commits fornication and adultery, and when a woman puts on perfume and passes through a gathering, she is such and such) -- meaning an adulteress. He said, "And there is a similar report from Abu Hurayrah, and this is Hasan Sahih.'' It was also recorded by Abu Dawud and An-Nasa'i. By the same token, women are also forbidden to walk in the middle of the street, because of what this involves of wanton display. Abu Dawud recorded that Abu Usayd Al-Ansari said that he heard the Messenger of Allah , as he was coming out of the Masjid and men and women were mixing in the street, telling the women: آ«ط§ط³ظ’طھظژط£ظ’ط®ظگط±ظ’ظ†ظژ ظپظژط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ„ظژظٹظ’ط³ظژ ظ„ظژظƒظڈظ†ظ‘ظژ ط£ظژظ†ظ’ طھظژطظ’ظ‚ظڈظ‚ظ’ظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ط·ظ‘ظژط±ظگظٹظ‚ظژطŒ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظڈظ†ظ‘ظژ ط¨ظگطظژط§ظپظ‘ظژط§طھظگ ط§ظ„ط·ظ‘ظژط±ظگظٹظ‚ظگآ» (Keep back, for you have no right to walk in the middle of the street. You should keep to the sides of the road.) The women used to cling to the walls so much that their clothes would catch on the walls. ﴿ظˆظژطھظڈظˆط¨ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ط¬ظژظ…ظگظٹط¹ط§ظ‹ ط£ظژظٹظ‘ظڈظ‡ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ„ظژط¹ظژظ„ظ‘ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’ طھظڈظپظ’ظ„ظگطظڈظˆظ†ظژ﴾ (And all of you beg Allah to forgive you all, O believers, that you may be successful.) means, practice what you are commanded in these beautiful manners and praiseworthy characteristics, and give up the evil ways of the people of Jahiliyyah, for the greatest success is to be found in doing what Allah and His Messenger command and avoiding what He forbids. And Allah is the source of strength. ﴿ظˆظژط£ظژظ†ظ’ظƒظگطظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط§ظ„ط£ظژظٹظژظ€ظ…ظژظ‰ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژط§ظ„طµظ‘ظژظ€ظ„ظگطظگظٹظ†ظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ ط¹ظگط¨ظژط§ط¯ظگظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژط¥ظگظ…ط§ط¦ظگظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط¥ظگظ† ظٹظژظƒظڈظˆظ†ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظپظڈظ‚ظژط±ظژط¢ط،ظژ ظٹظڈط؛ظ’ظ†ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظگظ† ظپظژط¶ظ’ظ„ظگظ‡ظگ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظˆظژط§ط³ظگط¹ظŒ ط¹ظژظ„ظگظٹظ…ظŒ - ظˆظژظ„ظ’ظٹظژط³ظ’طھظژط¹ظ’ظپظگظپظگ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظ„ط§ظژ ظٹظژط¬ظگط¯ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ†ظگظƒظژط§طط§ظ‹ طظژطھظ‘ظژظ‰ ظٹظڈط؛ظ’ظ†ظگظٹظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظگظ† ظپظژط¶ظ’ظ„ظگظ‡ظگ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظٹظژط¨ظ’طھظژط؛ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظƒظگطھظژظ€ط¨ظژ ظ…ظگظ…ظ‘ظژط§ ظ…ظژظ„ظژظƒظژطھظ’ ط£ظژظٹظ’ظ…ظژظ€ظ†ظڈظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظژظƒظژظ€طھظگط¨ظڈظˆظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط¥ظگظ†ظ’ ط¹ظژظ„ظگظ…ظڈطھظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظگظٹظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ط®ظژظٹظ’ط±ط§ظ‹ ظˆظژط،ظژط§طھظڈظˆظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظ…ظ‘ظگظ† ظ…ظ‘ظژط§ظ„ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظ‰ ط،ظژط§طھظژظ€ظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژظ„ط§ظژ طھظڈظƒظ’ط±ظگظ‡ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظپظژطھظژظٹظژظ€طھظگظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¨ظگط؛ظژط¢ط،ظگ ط¥ظگظ†ظ’ ط£ظژط±ظژط¯ظ’ظ†ظژ طھظژطظژطµظ‘ظڈظ†ط§ظ‹ ظ„ظ‘ظگطھظژط¨ظ’طھظژط؛ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط¹ظژط±ظژط¶ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’طظژظٹظژظˆط©ظگ ط§ظ„ط¯ظ‘ظڈظ†ظ’ظٹظژط§ ظˆظژظ…ظژظ† ظٹظڈظƒظ’ط±ظگظ‡ظ‡ظڈظ†ظ‘ظژ ظپظگط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظ…ظگظ† ط¨ظژط¹ظ’ط¯ظگ ط¥ظگظƒظ’ط±ظژط§ظ‡ظگظ‡ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط؛ظژظپظڈظˆط±ظŒ ط±ظ‘ظژطظگظٹظ…ظŒ - ظˆظژظ„ظژظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ط£ظژظ†ظ’ط²ظژظ„ظ’ظ†ظژط¢ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط،ظژط§ظٹظژظ€طھظچ ظ…ظ‘ظڈط¨ظژظٹظ‘ظگظ†ظژظ€طھظچ ظˆظژظ…ظژط«ظژظ„ط§ظ‹ ظ…ظ‘ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط®ظژظ„ظژظˆظ’ط§ظ’ ظ…ظگظ† ظ‚ظژط¨ظ’ظ„ظگظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژظ…ظژظˆظ’ط¹ظگط¸ظژط©ظ‹ ظ„ظ‘ظگظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈطھظ‘ظژظ‚ظگظٹظ†ظژ ﴾ (32. And marry those among you who are single (Al-Ayama) and the pious of your servants and maidservants. If they be poor, Allah will enrich them out of His bounty. And Allah is All-Sufficent, All-Knowing.) /(33. And let those who find not the financial means for marriage keep themselves chaste, until Allah enriches them of His bounty. And such of your servants as seek a writing (of emancipation), give them such writing, if you find that there is good and honesty in them. And give them something (yourselves) out of the wealth of Allah which He has bestowed upon you. And force not your slave-girls to prostitution, if they desire chastity, in order that you may make a gain in the goods of this worldly life. But if anyone compels them, then after such compulsion, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.) (34. And indeed We have sent down for you Ayat that make things plain, and the example of those who passed away before you, and an admonition for those who have Taqwa.)
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