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Do they not know that Allah knows what they brothers’ sons or their sisters’ sons or their
keep secret and what they make public? (2:77) women or those they own as slaves or their male
Everything in the heavens and everything in the attendants who have no sexual desire or children
earth belongs to Allah. Whether you divulge who still have no awareness of women’s private
what is in yourselves or keep it hidden, Allah will parts. Nor should they stamp their feet so that
still call you to account for it. He forgives who- their hidden ornaments are known. Turn to Allah
ever He wills and He punishes whoever He wills. every one of you, believers, so that hopefully you
Allah has power over all things. (2:284) will have success. (24:31)
Say, ‘Whether you conceal what is in your (The hoopoe said,) ‘I found both her (Queen of
breasts or make it known, Allah knows it. He Sheba) and her people prostrating to the sun in-
knows what is in the heavens and what is on stead of Allah. Satan has made their actions seem
earth. Allah has power over all things.’ (3:29) good to them and debarred them from the Way
The Messenger is only responsible for transmis- so they are not guided and do not prostrate to
sion. Allah knows what you divulge and what Allah, Who brings out what is hidden in the
you hide. (5:99) heavens and the earth, and knows what you con-
See how they wrap themselves round trying to ceal and what you divulge.’ (27:24-25)
conceal their feelings from Him! No, indeed! Certainly your Lord knows what their hearts keep
When they wrap their garments round them- hidden and what they divulge. (27:74)
selves, He knows what they keep secret and Your Lord knows what their hearts conceal and
what they make public. He knows what their what they divulge. (28:69)
hearts contain. (11:5) When you said to him whom Allah has blessed
It makes no difference whether you keep secret and you yourself have greatly favoured, ‘Keep
what you say or voice it out loud, whether you your wife to yourself and have fear of Allah,’
hide in the night or go out in the day. (13:10) while concealing something in yourself which
(Ibrahim said,) ‘Our Lord! You know what we Allah wished to bring to light, you were fearing
keep hidden and what we divulge. Nothing is people when Allah has more right to your fear.
hidden from Allah either on the earth or in Then when Zayd divorced her We married her to
heaven.’ (14:38) you so that there should be no restriction for the
Allah knows what you keep secret and what you believers regarding the wives of their adopted
make public. (16:19) sons when they have divorced them. Allah’s
There is no doubt that Allah knows what they command is always carried out. (33:37)
keep secret and what they make public. He does So do not let their words distress you. We know
not love people puffed up with pride. (16:23) what they keep secret and what they divulge.
Though you speak out loud, He knows your se- (36:76)
crets and what is even more concealed. (20:7) He knows everything in the heavens and earth.
There is nothing wrong in your entering houses He knows what you keep secret and what you
where no one lives and where there is some serv- divulge. Allah knows what the heart contains.
ice for you. Allah knows what you divulge and (64:4)
what you conceal. (24:29) The Prophet confided a certain matter to one of his
Say to the believing women that they should wives, then when she divulged it Allah disclosed
lower their eyes and guard their chastity and not that to him, and he communicated part of it and
display their adornments–except for what nor- withheld part of it. When he told her of it, she said,
mally shows–and draw their head-coverings ‘Who told you of this?’ He said, ‘The All-Knowing
across their breasts. They should only display and All-Aware informed me of it.’ (66:3)
their adornments to their husbands or their fa- Whether you keep your words secret or say them
thers or their husbands’ fathers, or their sons or out loud He knows what the heart contains.
their husbands’ sons or their brothers or their (67:13)
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