Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"But if you turn away [from accepting my doctrine of Islâmic Monotheism, i.e. to worship none but Allâh], then no reward have I asked of you; my reward is only from Allâh, and I have been commanded to be of the Muslims (i.e. those who submit to Allâh’s Will)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَإِنfa-inBut if
تَوَلَّيْتُمْtawallaytumyou turn away
فَمَاfamāthen not
سَأَلْتُكُمsa-altukumI have asked you
مِّنْminany
أَجْرٍ ۖajrinreward
إِنْinNot
أَجْرِىَajriya(is) my reward
إِلَّاillābut
عَلَىʿalāon
ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahiAllah
وَأُمِرْتُwa-umir'tuand I have been commanded
أَنْanthat
أَكُونَakūnaI be
مِنَminaof
ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَl-mus'limīnathe Muslims
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.
72. 1 That due to which you could accuse that the purpose of his claim to prophethood is to accumulate wealth and riches.
72. 2 From this statement of Hazrat Nuh (علیہ السلام), it is also understood that the religion of all the prophets was Islam, even though the laws were different and the paths were numerous. As is clear from the verse لکل جعلنا منکم شرعۃ و منہاجا. But the religion of all was Islam. See Surah An-Naml 91 (وَمَنْجَاۗءَبالسَّيِّئَةِفَكُبَّتْوُجُوْهُهُمْفِيالنَّارِ ۭ هَلْتُجْزَوْنَاِلَّامَاكُنْتُمْتَعْمَلُوْنَ), Surah Al-Baqarah 131, 132 (اِذْقَالَلَهٗرَبُّهٗٓاَسْلِمْ ۙ قَالَاَسْلَمْتُلِرَبِّالْعٰلَمِيْنَ 131 وَوَصّٰىبِهَآاِبْرٰھٖمُبَنِيْهِوَيَعْقُوْبُۭيٰبَنِىَّاِنَّاللّٰهَاصْطَفٰىلَكُمُالدِّيْنَفَلَاتَمُوْتُنَّاِلَّاوَاَنْتُمْمُّسْلِمُوْنَ 132), Surah Yunus 84 (وَقَالَمُوْسٰىيٰقَوْمِاِنْكُنْتُمْاٰمَنْتُمْباللّٰهِفَعَلَيْهِتَوَكَّلُوْٓااِنْكُنْتُمْمُّسْلِمِيْنَ 84), Surah Al-A'raf 126 (وَمَاتَنْقِمُمِنَّآاِلَّآاَنْاٰمَنَّابِاٰيٰتِرَبِّنَالَمَّاجَاۗءَتْنَاۭرَبَّنَآاَفْرِغْعَلَيْنَاصَبْرًاوَّتَوَفَّنَامُسْلِمِيْنَ 126), Surah An-Naml 44 (قِيْلَلَهَاادْخُلِيالصَّرْحَ ۚ فَلَمَّارَاَتْهُحَسِبَتْهُلُجَّةًوَّكَشَفَتْعَنْسَاقَيْهَا ۭ قَالَاِنَّهٗصَرْحٌمُّمَرَّدٌمِّنْقَوَارِيْرَ ڛ قَالَتْرَبِّاِنِّىْظَلَمْتُنَفْسِيْوَاَسْلَمْتُمَعَسُلَيْمٰنَلِلّٰهِرَبِّالْعٰلَمِيْنَ 44), Surah Al-Ma'idah 11, 44 (يٰٓاَيُّھَاالَّذِيْنَاٰمَنُوااذْكُرُوْانِعْمَتَاللّٰهِعَلَيْكُمْاِذْهَمَّقَوْمٌاَنْيَّبْسُطُوْٓااِلَيْكُمْاَيْدِيَهُمْفَكَفَّاَيْدِيَهُمْعَنْكُمْ ۚ وَاتَّقُوااللّٰهَ ۭ وَعَلَياللّٰهِفَلْيَتَوَكَّلِالْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ 11ۧ)(اِنَّآاَنْزَلْنَاالتَّوْرٰىةَفِيْهَاهُدًىوَّنُوْرٌ ۚ يَحْكُمُبِهَاالنَّبِيُّوْنَالَّذِيْنَاَسْلَمُوْالِلَّذِيْنَهَادُوْاوَالرَّبّٰنِيُّوْنَوَالْاَحْبَارُبِمَااسْتُحْفِظُوْامِنْكِتٰبِاللّٰهِوَكَانُوْاعَلَيْهِشُهَدَاۗءَ ۚ فَلَاتَخْشَوُاالنَّاسَوَاخْشَوْنِوَلَاتَشْتَرُوْابِاٰيٰتِيْثَـمَنًاقَلِيْلًاۭوَمَنْلَّمْيَحْكُمْبِمَآاَنْزَلَاللّٰهُفَاُولٰۗىِٕكَهُمُالْكٰفِرُوْنَ 44), Surah Al-An'am 162, 163 (قُلْاِنَّصَلَاتِيْوَنُسُكِيْوَمَحْيَايَوَمَمَاتِيْلِلّٰهِرَبِّالْعٰلَمِيْنَ 162ۙ لَاشَرِيْكَلَهٗ ۚ وَبِذٰلِكَاُمِرْتُوَاَنَااَوَّلُالْمُسْلِمِيْنَ 163).