entering without permission, even if you are in a state of undress.
: 14815: Permission: 3: See, Tafsir al-Qurtubi: (7/4698).
2638: 14824: Before them: 1: Ibn Kathir said: This means when the children among you reach puberty—those who were only required to seek permission during the three private times—it becomes mandatory for them to seek permission at all times. This means with respect to those who are not their close kin, and in situations where a man is with his wife, even if it is not during the three specified times.
2639: 14832: The women: 1: Al-Qurtubi said in the interpretation of this verse: The al-qawa'id (elderly women): are those who have ceased to be active due to age and have ceased to bear children or menstruate. This is the opinion of the majority of scholars. Rabi'ah said: It is the one whom men find undesirable due to her old age. Abu Ubaydah said: Those who have ceased to bear children, but that is not accurate, because a woman may cease to bear children while still being a source of pleasure. This was stated by al-Mahdawi.
2640: 14838: Sufyan: 1: Tafsir Ibn Kathir: (3/304).
: 14839: The outer garment: 2: Tafsir 'Abd al-Razzaq: (2/53).
: 14840: The jilbab: 3: Tafsir Ibn Kathir: (3/304).
2641: 14843: Their jilbabs: 1: Tafsir Ibn Kathir: (3/304).
: 14846: Their garments: 2: Al-Qurtubi said: They were specifically exempted because the focus of men is turned away from them, as there is no inclination for men toward them. Therefore, what was not permitted for others was permitted for them, and the burden of covering that is difficult for them was removed.
2642: 14850: With adornment: 1: Regarding His saying, the Almighty: "Not displaying adornment," meaning: not showing or flaunting adornment in order to be looked at, for that is among the most hideous of things and furthest from the truth. At-tabarruj (displaying adornment) is uncovering and appearing to the eyes, and from it is [the word] "suruj mushayyadah" (lofty towers/fortified towers), and the towers of the sky, and the walls, meaning there is no partition preventing their visibility.
