Sura 24 An-Nur (The Light), ayah 60

  1. وَالْقَوَاعِدُ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ اللَّاتِي لَا يَرْجُونَ نِكَاحًا فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِنَّ جُنَاحٌ أَنْ يَضَعْنَ ثِيَابَهُنَّ غَيْرَ مُتَبَرِّجَاتٍ بِزِينَةٍ ۖ وَأَنْ يَسْتَعْفِفْنَ خَيْرٌ لَهُنَّ ۗ وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

    Translation by words

    وَٱلْقَوَٰعِدُ
    And postmenopausal
    مِنَ
    among
    ٱلنِّسَآءِ
    the women
    ٱلَّٰتِى
    who
    لَا
    (do) not
    يَرْجُونَ
    have desire
    نِكَاحًا
    (for) marriage,
    فَلَيْسَ
    then not is
    عَلَيْهِنَّ
    on them
    جُنَاحٌ
    any blame
    أَن
    that
    يَضَعْنَ
    they put aside
    ثِيَابَهُنَّ
    their (outer) garments,
    غَيْرَ
    not
    مُتَبَرِّجَٰتٍۭ
    displaying
    بِزِينَةٍ
    their adornment.
    وَأَن
    And that
    يَسْتَعْفِفْنَ
    they modestly refrain
    خَيْرٌ
    (is) better
    لَّهُنَّ
    for them.
    وَٱللَّهُ
    And Allah
    سَمِيعٌ
    (is) All-Hearer,
    عَلِيمٌ
    All-Knower.

    And women of post-menstrual age who have no desire for marriage - there is no blame upon them for putting aside their outer garments (but) not displaying adornment. But to modestly refrain (from that) is better for them. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.

    24:60

Translation: Saheeh International

Sura 24 An-Nur (The Light)