And when Allah, glorified and exalted is He, concluded the matter regarding the innocence of Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, in this manner which He adorned her with from honor what He adorned her, and beautified her with the splendor of virtues what He beautified her, it was as if the people of slander had opened with their slander this door of evil suspicions as enmity from Iblis towards the people of this religion after they had been in that and in many of their noble traits - while they were content with the disease of polytheism - upon the original nature. Allah, the Exalted, commanded in response to what he stirred with his whispers from the disease by refraining from the places of accusations and engaging in what would eliminate corruption. He said: "O you who have believed," meaning they should commit themselves to this religion, "do not enter" meaning any one of you, and perhaps he addressed the group because they were in the suspicion that they could drive away the devil by adorning themselves with the presence of one another with the garment of piety. So whoever among them betrayed, his brothers would prevent him, and his devil would not be able to reach him. Thus, the prohibition for one is more appropriate. "Houses other than your own" meaning those which are your dwelling, "until you seek permission" meaning you request permission so that those in it may recognize you and you may recognize them. For if it were said to him: Who? And he said: I, the seeking of recognition would not occur due to the lack of knowledge of him. Rather, the one who is upon him to say: I am so-and-so - he should name himself with what he is known by so that he may be recognized and permitted to enter or be repelled from it. "And greet the people of it" meaning those who are its inhabitants, even if it is with a borrowed greeting from you, so that you say: Peace be upon you! May I enter? Or you knock on the door if he may not hear the request for permission to be allowed to you. "That is" the high command which I have commanded you with, "better for you" than what you used to do of entering without permission and of the greeting of ignorance, because if you entered without permission, you might see what would displease you. And if you sought permission, you would not enter upon what you dislike. This is in this world, and as for the Hereafter, it is greater. And Abu Musa, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated: "If he greets three times and no one responds to him, let him return." And this is if he thinks that the owner of the house has heard. And when every person does not cease from conditions he dislikes to be exposed or cut off from him, he said: "So that you may remember" meaning to be in a state of one who is hoped to remember by returning to himself upon hearing this prohibition, so that he may know that what displeases him from others also displeases others from him. So he does what he loves to do with him out of fear of confrontation, because the recompense is of the same kind as the action, and all that is obligatory upon him outside his house is recommended for him in his house, such as lowering the voice with remembrance and similar actions as indicated by the hadith of the prohibition of knocking so that he does not see from his family what he dislikes.