سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 186
وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِى عَنِّى فَإِنِّى قَرِيبٌ ۖ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ ٱلدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ ۖ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لِى وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِى لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ ﴿186﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when My slaves ask you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) concerning Me, then (answer them), I am indeed near (to them by My Knowledge). I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me (without any mediator or intercessor). So let them obey Me and believe in Me, so that they may be led aright.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
سَأَلَكَ
sa-alaka
ask you
عِبَادِى
ʿibādī
My servants
عَنِّى
ʿannī
about Me
فَإِنِّى
fa-innī
then indeed I am
قَرِيبٌ ۖ
qarībun
near
أُجِيبُ
ujību
I respond
دَعْوَةَ
daʿwata
(to the) invocation
ٱلدَّاعِ
l-dāʿi
(of) the supplicant
إِذَا
idhā
when
دَعَانِ ۖ
daʿāni
he calls Me
فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟
falyastajībū
So let them respond
لِى
lī
to Me
وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا۟
walyu'minū
and let them believe
بِى
bī
in Me
لَعَلَّهُمْ
laʿallahum
so that they may
يَرْشُدُونَ
yarshudūna
(be) led aright
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.
186. 1. By mentioning the issue of supplication among the rulings and matters of Ramadan, it has been made clear that supplication holds great virtue in Ramadan, which should be given special attention. Especially, the time of breaking the fast has been described as a special time for the acceptance of supplication. However, for the acceptance of supplication, it is necessary to observe those etiquettes and conditions that have been mentioned in the Quran and Hadith. Similarly, in the Hadiths, emphasis has also been placed on avoiding unlawful food and maintaining humility and submissiveness.
