An-Nur 24:29
The Light · Medinan · Juz 18 · Page 353
Uninhabited Houses
لَّيۡسَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَدۡخُلُواْ بُيُوتًا غَيۡرَ مَسۡكُونَةࣲ فِيهَا مَتَٰعࣱ لَّكُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَعۡلَمُ مَا تُبۡدُونَ وَمَا تَكۡتُمُونَ ٢٩
(It is) no sin for you to enter uninhabited houses wherein is comfort for you. Allah knoweth what ye proclaim and what ye hide.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
There is no blame on you for entering uninhabited houses in which there is benefit for you.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, Abu Bakr asked: “We stay at inns when trading; must we ask permission?” and this verse came down.
Reflect
Know where the rules give ease too.
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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