An-Nur 24:27
The Light · Medinan · Juz 18 · Page 352
Do Not Enter Without Greeting
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَدۡخُلُواْ بُيُوتًا غَيۡرَ بُيُوتِكُمۡ حَتَّىٰ تَسۡتَأۡنِسُواْ وَتُسَلِّمُواْ عَلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهَاۚ ذَٰلِكُمۡ خَيۡرࣱ لَّكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَذَكَّرُونَ ٢٧
O ye who believe! Enter not houses other than your own without first announcing your presence and invoking peace upon the folk thereof. That is better for you, that ye may be heedful.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Do not enter houses other than your own until you ascertain welcome and greet their inhabitants.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, entering another’s property without permission is an aggression akin to seizure, and legally forbidden.
Reflect
Knock, ask permission and greet.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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