The Light
24. An-Nūr
النور
Page #358
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وَالْقَوَاعِدُ
مِنَ
النِّسَاءِ
اللَّاتِي
لَا
يَرْجُونَ
نِكَاحًا
فَلَيْسَ
عَلَيْهِنَّ
جُنَاحٌ
أَن
يَضَعْنَ
ثِيَابَهُنَّ
غَيْرَ
مُتَبَرِّجَاتٍ
بِزِينَةٍ
وَأَن
يَسْتَعْفِفْنَ
خَيْرٌ
لَّهُنَّ
وَاللَّهُ
سَمِيعٌ
عَلِيمٌ
wa-l-qawāʿidu mina n-nisāʾi llātī lā yarjūna nikāḥan fa-laysa ʿalayhinna junāḥun ʾan yaḍaʿna thiyābahunna ghayra mutabarrijātin bi-zīnatin wa-ʾan yastaʿfifna khayrun lahunna wa-llāhu samīʿun ʿalīmun
Such elderly women as are past the prospect of marriage,- there is no blame on them if they lay aside their (outer) garments, provided they make not a wanton display of their beauty: but it is best for them to be modest: and Allah is One Who sees and knows all things.
— Abdullah Yusufali
As for women advanced in years who do not expect to marry, there will be no sin upon them if they put off their cloaks, without displaying their adornment. But it is better for them to be modest, and Allah is all-hearing, all-knowing.
