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{ قُلْ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّواْ مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُواْ فُرُوجَهُمْ ذٰلِكَ أَزْكَىٰ لَهُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ }

Say to the believing men to lower their gaze…That is, avert your gaze from that which God, Exalted is He, has forbidden you. This means to avoid any look that lacks a sense of honour. It is related from ʿUbāda b. Ṣāmit that the Prophet said, ‘If you can safeguard six things, I will guarantee for you entry into Paradise: be truthful when you speak; fulfil whatever you promise; carry out what has been entrusted to you [to do]; keep your chastity; lower your gaze; and refrain from doing harm to anyone.’ It is reported that Ibn ʿUmar y was asked, ‘Did the Messenger of God ever look around during the prayer?’ He answered, ‘Not even outside the prayer [did he look around].’His words:

Tafsīr al-Tustarī, trans. Annabel Keeler and Ali Keeler
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