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Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 70
فَلَمَّا رَءَآ أَيْدِيَهُمْ لَا تَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ نَكِرَهُمْ وَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً ۚ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِ لُوطٍ ﴿70﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But when he saw their hands went not towards it (the meal), he mistrusted them, and conceived a fear of them. They said: "Fear not, we have been sent against the people of Lût (Lot)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلَمَّا
falammā
But when
رَءَآ
raā
he saw
أَيْدِيَهُمْ
aydiyahum
their hands
لَا
lā
not
تَصِلُ
taṣilu
reaching
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to it
نَكِرَهُمْ
nakirahum
he felt unfamiliar of them
وَأَوْجَسَ
wa-awjasa
and felt apprehension
مِنْهُمْ
min'hum
from them
خِيفَةًۭ ۚ
khīfatan
[a fear]
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَخَفْ
takhaf
fear
إِنَّآ
innā
Indeed, we
أُرْسِلْنَآ
ur'sil'nā
[we] have been sent
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
قَوْمِ
qawmi
(the) people
لُوطٍۢ
lūṭin
(of) Lut
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.
70. 1. When Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) saw that their hands were not reaching towards the food, he felt fear. It is said that in his place, it was customary that if the guests did not partake of the hospitality, it was understood that the guests had not come with good intentions. From this, it is also understood that Allah’s prophets do not possess knowledge of the unseen. If Ibrahim (peace be upon him) had knowledge of the unseen, he would not have brought the roasted calf, nor would he have felt fear from them.
70. 2. The angels sensed this fear, either from the signs that appear on a person’s face in such situations, or Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) expressed it in his conversation, as is clarified at another place: “We feel afraid of you.” So the angels said, “Do not fear, we are not what you think, rather we have been sent by Allah and we are going towards the people of Lut (peace be upon him).”
70. 2. The angels sensed this fear, either from the signs that appear on a person’s face in such situations, or Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) expressed it in his conversation, as is clarified at another place: “We feel afraid of you.” So the angels said, “Do not fear, we are not what you think, rather we have been sent by Allah and we are going towards the people of Lut (peace be upon him).”
