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Al-A'raf (The Heights)

Verse 26of 206

يَٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ قَدْ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ لِبَاسًۭا يُوَٰرِى سَوْءَٰتِكُمْ وَرِيشًۭا ۖ وَلِبَاسُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌۭ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ﴿٢٦

Translation (Sahih International)

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 Allah that perhaps they will remember.

Word-by-word meaning

يَـٰبَنِىٓyābanīO Children
ءَادَمَādama(of) Adam
قَدْqadVerily
أَنزَلْنَاanzalnāWe have sent down
عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumto you
لِبَاسًۭاlibāsanclothing
يُوَٰرِىyuwārīit covers
سَوْءَٰتِكُمْsawātikumyour shame
وَرِيشًۭا ۖwarīshanand (as) an adornment
وَلِبَاسُwalibāsuBut the clothing
ٱلتَّقْوَىٰl-taqwā(of) [the] righteousness
ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
خَيْرٌۭ ۚkhayrun(is) best
ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
مِنْmin(is) from
ءَايَـٰتِāyāti(the) Signs
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
لَعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahumso that they may
يَذَّكَّرُونَyadhakkarūnaremember

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Bestowing Raiment and Adornment on MankindAllah 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.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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