And when the inhabitants may be absent, and since a person, due to being a private matter, does not like to expose all of his affairs to others, he said: "So if you do not find therein" meaning in the houses where there are no inhabitants of yours, "anyone" who may prevent you, then Allah prevents you from it, prioritizing the prevention of evils. "So do not enter them" meaning never, "until permission is granted to you" from one who gives permission with a legal permission from the inhabitant or others. This is because entering is a transaction in the property or right of another, and it is not permissible without his permission. And when it was as if it was said: "So if you are permitted in something for which you sought permission, then enter," he added to it his saying: "And if it is said to you" from someone if you sought permission in a house and it was empty or there was someone in it: "Return, then return" meaning do not be averse to being confronted with what you dislike from a clear prohibition. For indeed, the truth is more deserving to be followed, and people have private matters and affairs that they do not like others to know about.

And when there is a prohibition, there is a deficiency that causes discomfort and unease in the chest, and Allah, glorified and exalted is He, has promised what will remedy that. So He said in a way of resuming: "It is" meaning the specified return "purer" meaning it is cleaner and more beneficial "for you" because it contains purity from the discomfort of standing at the door of another, and growth in what befalls the owner of the house from modesty when complying with his command to return, along with what is in that with Allah.

And when the estimation is: So Allah will reward you for complying with His command, and since a person may do in empty houses and other hidden matters what contradicts what He, glorified and exalted is He, has taught him, the image of which is a benefit while it is a corruption, he added to that estimation his saying: "And Allah" meaning the Most High King. And when the intended meaning is to emphasize knowledge, he placed the preposition first so that it becomes as if you asked someone about the knowledge of something and he said to you: "What I know is other than it," and he said: "By what you do" meaning even if its matter is confusing to the most astute of creation, "He is Knowing" nothing of it is hidden from Him, even if it is subtle. So beware of ambiguous matters. And when you stand for seeking permission, do not stand directly in front of the door, but rather to its right or left, because seeking permission is made for the sake of sight. And avoid looking at the openings through which someone from the household may look to know who is at the door: Is he someone to be welcomed and permitted, or not, so he is turned away? And similar to this from its forms is not hidden from a discerning person of the Shari'ah, whose thoughts soar in the vastness of what he has pointed to, like his saying, blessings and peace be upon him: "When a man speaks and turns away, it is a trust." Narrated by Ahmad, Abu Dawood, and Tirmidhi from Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him.