سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 189
۞ يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْأَهِلَّةِ ۖ قُلْ هِىَ مَوَٰقِيتُ لِلنَّاسِ وَٱلْحَجِّ ۗ وَلَيْسَ ٱلْبِرُّ بِأَن تَأْتُوا۟ ٱلْبُيُوتَ مِن ظُهُورِهَا وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱلْبِرَّ مَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰ ۗ وَأْتُوا۟ ٱلْبُيُوتَ مِنْ أَبْوَٰبِهَا ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ﴿189﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They ask you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) about the new moons. Say: These are signs to mark fixed periods of time for mankind and for the pilgrimage. It is not Al-Birr (piety, righteousness) that you enter the houses from the back but Al-Birr (is the quality of the one) who fears Allâh. So enter houses through their proper doors, and fear Allâh that you may be successful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ
yasalūnaka
They ask you
عَنِ
ʿani
about
ٱلْأَهِلَّةِ ۖ
l-ahilati
the new moons
قُلْ
qul
Say
هِىَ
hiya
They
مَوَٰقِيتُ
mawāqītu
(are) indicators of periods
لِلنَّاسِ
lilnnāsi
for the people
وَٱلْحَجِّ ۗ
wal-ḥaji
and (for) the Hajj
وَلَيْسَ
walaysa
And it is not
ٱلْبِرُّ
l-biru
[the] righteousness
بِأَن
bi-an
that
تَأْتُوا۟
tatū
you come
ٱلْبُيُوتَ
l-buyūta
(to) the houses
مِن
min
from
ظُهُورِهَا
ẓuhūrihā
their backs
وَلَـٰكِنَّ
walākinna
[and] but
ٱلْبِرَّ
l-bira
[the] righteous
مَنِ
mani
(is one) who
ٱتَّقَىٰ ۗ
ittaqā
fears (Allah)
وَأْتُوا۟
watū
And come
ٱلْبُيُوتَ
l-buyūta
(to) the houses
مِنْ
min
from
أَبْوَٰبِهَا ۚ
abwābihā
their doors
وَٱتَّقُوا۟
wa-ittaqū
And fear
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
لَعَلَّكُمْ
laʿallakum
so that you may
تُفْلِحُونَ
tuf'liḥūna
(be) successful
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.
189. 1. In the era of ignorance, when the Ansar would enter into the state of Ihram for Hajj or Umrah and then needed to come home for some particular necessity, instead of coming through the door, they would climb over the wall from behind to enter, considering this to be a virtue. Allah Almighty said that this is not a virtue.
