Surat Al-A'raaf · The Heights
Qur'an 7:26
يَـٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ قَدْ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ لِبَاسًا يُوَٰرِى سَوْءَٰتِكُمْ وَرِيشًا ۖ وَلِبَاسُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ ءَايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ
“O children of Adam, We have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your private parts and as adornment. But the clothing of righteousness - that is best. That is from the signs of Allāh that perhaps they will remember.”
Al-A'raaf 7:26 · Saheeh International
Svenska · Bernström
SÖNER av Adam! Vi har gett er ting som ni kan skyla er nakenhet [och pryda er] med liksom [fågeln pryder sig med sina] fjädrar; men den bästa dräkten är en dräkt av gudsfruktan. Detta är ett budskap från Gud - kanske stämmer det dem till eftertanke.
Recited by Mishary Alafasy. Plays on through the surah.
Bestowing Raiment and Adornment on Mankind
Allah reminds His servants that He has given them Libas and Rish. Libas refers to the clothes that are used to cover the private parts, while Rish refers to the outer adornments used for purposes of beautification. Therefore, the first type is essential while the second type is complimentary. Ibn Jarir said that Rish includes furniture and outer clothes. `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam commented on the Ayah,
وَلِبَاسُ التَّقْوَى
(and the Libas (raiment) of Taqwa...) "When one fears Allah, Allah covers his errors. Hence the `Libas of Taqwa' (that the Ayah mentions)."
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged, English).
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