There is no blame upon the blind, nor is there any blame upon the crippled, nor is there any blame upon the ill, nor is there any blame upon yourselves, if you eat at your homes, or the homes of your fathers, or the homes of your mothers, or the homes of your brothers, or the homes of your sisters, or the homes of your uncles, or the homes of your aunts, or the homes of your mothers' brothers, or the homes of your mothers' sisters, or those to which you possess their keys, or that of your friends. You commit nothing wrong by eating together or as individuals. When you enter any home, you shall greet each other a greeting from God that is blessed and good. God thus explains the revelations for you that you may reason.
Translation endnotes
[24:61] The Quran finds no problem in eating together but religious scholars who follow other sources besides the Quran, discourage intermingling of men and women. The Quran does not discriminate against handicapped people. The only criterion that makes a person above another person in the sight of God is righteousness (49:13). Compare this to the instruction inserted into the Old Testament at Leviticus 21:16-24, which deems handicapped or disfigured people spiritually inferior to healthy ones. Also, see 48:17. 0024:063 This is a commonly mistranslated and abused verse. Muhammed was an elected leader of a multi-religious and multi-racial city-state, and the city was under constant military attack by neighboring polytheists. The verse is asking believers to take serious the invitation of the messenger to a public gathering for a consultation limited to the community of believers. However, those who idolize Muhammed take the verse out of its context and interpret it to mean we should mention Muhammed's name with ostentatious titles. See 33:56; 2:48.