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70 COMMONLY DISREGARDED QURANIC RULINGS

OBTAINING PERMISSION BEFORE
ENTERING THE HOUSES OF OTHERS

Allah has ordained measures that will ensure material and
spiritual well-being. He also communicates through the
Qur’an the means to prevent disturbing situations. For exam-
ple, whatever one’s intentions may be, entering another per-
son’s dwelling without permission is prohibited:

You believers! Do not enter houses other than your
own until you have asked permission and greeted
their inhabitants. That is better for you, so that
hopefully you will pay heed. (Surat an-Nur; 27)
Even when wrongdoing is out of the question, behaving
otherwise causes doubt and may be perceived as a threat to
the security and privacy of the household.

SHOWING GRATITUDE TO ALLAH

Being thankful to Allah means not only expressing inner
gratitude to Him for all sorts of favors granted, but to put
those favors to use in a way that Allah approves.
Besides conveying gratitude by words and heart, it is
important to express it by deeds. Using a particular blessing
for the cause of Allah (for the purpose of earning His good
pleasure) would fulfill this obligation. A person fails to give
due thanks to Allah unless he uses his possessions, wealth,
status, intelligence or health for the cause of Allah.
In fact, gratitude to Allah is an act of worship to which
Allah repeatedly draws attention in the Qur’an, and believers