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shown mercy. 57 Do not think to guard themselves. God is all
that those who deny the truth can hearing, all knowing.
frustrate Our plan on earth; their 61 There is no harm if the blind,
abode shall be Hell; and it is the lame, the sick or you
indeed an evil resort. yourselves eat in your own
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Believers, let [even] those houses, or in the houses of your
whom you rightfully possess, fathers, or mothers, or brothers,
and those who are under age ask or sisters, or paternal uncles, or
your leave on three occasions paternal aunts, or maternal
when they come in to see you: uncles, or maternal aunts, or in
before the morning prayer, when those that you are in charge of or
you have taken off your garments in the house of a friend. There is
in the heat of noon, and after the no objection to your eating
evening prayer. These are the together or separately. But when
three occasions for your privacy. you enter houses, salute one
At other times, there is nothing another with a greeting of peace,
blameworthy if you or they go a greeting from your Lord full of
around visiting one another. Thus blessings and purity. Thus does
God makes clear to you His God expound to you His
revelations: God is all knowing commandments, so that you may
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and wise. When your children understand.
have reached the age of puberty, 62 They only are true believers
let them still ask permission as their who believe in God and His
elders do. Thus God expounds to Messenger. When they are with
you His revelations: God is all him on some matter of common
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knowing and wise. There is no concern, they should not depart
blame on elderly women who until they have asked him for
are past the age of marriage, if permission to do so. Those who
they take off their outer clothing, ask you for such permission are
without revealing their adornments. the ones who truly believe in
But it would be better for them God and His Messenger. When