سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 41
وَٱلَّذِينَ هَاجَرُوا۟ فِى ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُوا۟ لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُمْ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً ۖ وَلَأَجْرُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿41﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And as for those who emigrated for the Cause of Allâh, after they had been wronged, We will certainly give them goodly residence in this world, but indeed the reward of the Hereafter will be greater; if they but knew!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
هَاجَرُوا۟
hājarū
emigrated
فِى
fī
in (the way)
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
مِنۢ
min
after
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
مَا
mā
[what]
ظُلِمُوا۟
ẓulimū
they were wronged
لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُمْ
lanubawwi-annahum
surely We will give them position
فِى
fī
in
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
the world
حَسَنَةًۭ ۖ
ḥasanatan
good
وَلَأَجْرُ
wala-ajru
but surely the reward
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
l-ākhirati
(of) the Hereafter
أَكْبَرُ ۚ
akbaru
(is) greater
لَوْ
law
if
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
know
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.
41. 1 Hijrah means leaving one's homeland, relatives, and friends for the sake of Allah's religion and for Allah's pleasure, and moving to such a place where it is easy to practice Allah's religion. In this verse, the virtue of these emigrants is mentioned. This verse is general and includes all emigrants, and it is also possible that it was revealed about those emigrants who, being distressed by the persecution of their people, migrated to Abyssinia. Their number, including women, was one hundred or more, among whom were Hazrat Uthman Ghani and his wife, the daughter of the Messenger ﷺ, Hazrat Ruqayyah.
41. 2 By this is meant pure sustenance, and some have taken it to mean Madinah, which became the center of the Muslims. Imam Ibn Kathir says that there is no contradiction between the two opinions, because those who left their businesses and homes and migrated, Allah granted them a better substitute in this world. He gave them pure sustenance and granted them authority and power over the entire Arab region.
41. 3 When Hazrat Umar fixed stipends for the Muhajirin and Ansar, he said while giving the stipend to each emigrant: ھَذَا مَا وَ عَدَکَ اللّٰہُ فِی الدُّنْیَا 'This is what Allah promised you in this world.' وما ادخر لک فی الآخرۃ افضل. 'And what is stored for you in the Hereafter is far better than this.'
41. 2 By this is meant pure sustenance, and some have taken it to mean Madinah, which became the center of the Muslims. Imam Ibn Kathir says that there is no contradiction between the two opinions, because those who left their businesses and homes and migrated, Allah granted them a better substitute in this world. He gave them pure sustenance and granted them authority and power over the entire Arab region.
41. 3 When Hazrat Umar fixed stipends for the Muhajirin and Ansar, he said while giving the stipend to each emigrant: ھَذَا مَا وَ عَدَکَ اللّٰہُ فِی الدُّنْیَا 'This is what Allah promised you in this world.' وما ادخر لک فی الآخرۃ افضل. 'And what is stored for you in the Hereafter is far better than this.'
