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Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 62
أَلَآ إِنَّ أَوْلِيَآءَ ٱللَّهِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ ﴿62﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
No doubt! Verily, the Auliyâ’ of Allâh [i.e. those who believe in the Oneness of Allâh and fear Allâh much (abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which he has forbidden), and love Allâh much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)], no fear shall come upon them nor shall they grieve.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَلَآ
alā
No doubt
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
أَوْلِيَآءَ
awliyāa
(the) friends
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
لَا
lā
(there will be) no
خَوْفٌ
khawfun
fear
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
upon then
وَلَا
walā
and not
هُمْ
hum
they
يَحْزَنُونَ
yaḥzanūna
will grieve
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
62. 1. After mentioning the disobedient, Allah Almighty is now mentioning His obedient servants, and they are the friends of Allah (Awliya Allah). Awliya is the plural of Wali, which in the language means "close." In this sense, Awliya Allah means those true and sincere believers who, by obeying Allah and avoiding sins, have attained closeness to Allah. That is why, in the next verse, Allah Himself has described their qualities in these words: those who believed and adopted Taqwa. And Iman (faith) and Taqwa (piety) are the foundation and most important means of attaining closeness to Allah. According to this definition, every pious believer is a friend (Wali) of Allah. People consider the manifestation of miracles necessary for sainthood (Wilayah). Then, for their self-made saints, they spread both true and false miracles. This notion is completely wrong. The manifestation of miracles has no inseparable connection with sainthood, nor is it a condition for it. It is a separate matter that if a miracle appears from someone, it is by Allah's will; the will of that pious person is not involved in it. But whether or not a miracle appears from a pious believer and follower of the Sunnah, there is no doubt in his sainthood. Fear is related to the future, and grief (huzn) to the past. The meaning is that since they have spent their lives with the fear of Allah, the terrors of the Day of Judgment will not frighten them as much as they will others. Rather, due to their faith and piety, they will be hopeful of Allah's special mercy and grace and will have good expectations from Him. Similarly, whatever they may have left behind in the world, or if they could not attain the pleasures of the world, they will have no grief or sorrow over it. Another meaning is that if they do not get the desired things in the world, they do not show grief or sorrow over it, because they know that all this is Allah's decree and destiny. This does not create any bitterness in their hearts; rather, their hearts remain happy and content with Allah's decree.
