سُوْرَةُ الْحِجْرِ
Surah Al-Hijr (15) — Ayah 82
وَكَانُوا۟ يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا ءَامِنِينَ ﴿82﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they used to hew out dwellings from the mountains (feeling themselves) secure.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكَانُوا۟
wakānū
And they used (to)
يَنْحِتُونَ
yanḥitūna
carve
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلْجِبَالِ
l-jibāli
the mountains
بُيُوتًا
buyūtan
houses
ءَامِنِينَ
āminīna
secure
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.
82. 1. That is, they used to carve out mountains without any fear. In 9 Hijri, when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by this settlement while going to Tabuk, he ﷺ wrapped a cloth over his head and hastened his mount, and instructed the companions to pass through this settlement weeping and fearing Allah's punishment (Ibn Kathir). This narration is also found in Sahih Bukhari and Muslim.
