[Noble, dutiful], who do not disobey Allah.
Muhammad said: The singular of 'safara' (scribes) is 'safir', like 'katib' (writer) and 'kataba' (writers). It is said that books are called 'sifr' and the writer is called 'safir' because its meaning is to manifest and clarify a thing. From this comes the saying: 'safarat al-mar'ah' (the woman unveiled), when she removes the niqab from her face. 'Barara' is the plural of 'barr' (dutiful).
﴿كرام بررة﴾ لَا يَعْصُونَ اللَّهَ.
قَالَ محمدٌ: وَاحِدُ السَّفَرة: سافِرٌ مِثْلُ كَاتِبٍ وكَتَبَة، وَيُقَالُ: إِنَّمَا قِيلَ لِلْكِتَابِ: سِفْرٌ وَلِلْكَاتِبِ: سافِرٌ؛ لِأَنَّ مَعْنَاهُ: أَنْ يُبَيِّن الشَّيْءَ وَيُوَضِّحَهُ، وَمِنْهُ سَفَرَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ إِذَا كَشَفَتِ النِّقَاب عَنْ وَجْهِهَا، وَبَرَرَةٌ جَمْعُ بَارٍّ.
