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Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 113
وَلَا تَرْكَنُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ فَتَمَسَّكُمُ ٱلنَّارُ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِنْ أَوْلِيَآءَ ثُمَّ لَا تُنصَرُونَ ﴿113﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And incline not toward those who do wrong, lest the Fire should touch you, and you have no protectors other than Allâh, nor you would then be helped.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَرْكَنُوٓا۟
tarkanū
incline
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ظَلَمُوا۟
ẓalamū
do wrong
فَتَمَسَّكُمُ
fatamassakumu
lest touches you
ٱلنَّارُ
l-nāru
the Fire
وَمَا
wamā
and not
لَكُم
lakum
(is) for you
مِّن
min
besides Allah
دُونِ
dūni
besides Allah
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
besides Allah
مِنْ
min
any
أَوْلِيَآءَ
awliyāa
protectors
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
لَا
lā
not
تُنصَرُونَ
tunṣarūna
you will be helped
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.
113. 1. This means that do not seek help from the oppressors by showing leniency towards them. By doing so, they will get the impression that you also approve of their other actions. In this way, this will become a great crime of yours, which can make you, along with them, deserving of the fire of Hell. From this, the prohibition of having connections and relations with oppressive rulers is also derived, unless public interest or religious benefits demand it. In such a case, it will be permissible to have relations with them while harboring hatred in the heart. As is evident from some ahadith.
