سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 41
وَءَامِنُوا۟ بِمَآ أَنزَلْتُ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا مَعَكُمْ وَلَا تَكُونُوٓا۟ أَوَّلَ كَافِرٍۭ بِهِۦ ۖ وَلَا تَشْتَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِى ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا وَإِيَّـٰىَ فَٱتَّقُونِ ﴿41﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And believe in what I have sent down (this Qur’ân), confirming that which is with you, [the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)], and be not the first to disbelieve therein, and buy [get (تاخذ اجرا)] not with My Verses [the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] a small price (i.e. getting a small gain by selling My Verses), and fear Me and Me Alone. (Tafsîr At-Tabarî ).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَءَامِنُوا۟
waāminū
And believe
بِمَآ
bimā
in what
أَنزَلْتُ
anzaltu
I have sent down
مُصَدِّقًۭا
muṣaddiqan
confirming
لِّمَا
limā
that which
مَعَكُمْ
maʿakum
(is) with you
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تَكُونُوٓا۟
takūnū
be
أَوَّلَ
awwala
(the) first
كَافِرٍۭ
kāfirin
disbeliever
بِهِۦ ۖ
bihi
of it
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَشْتَرُوا۟
tashtarū
exchange
بِـَٔايَـٰتِى
biāyātī
My Signs (for)
ثَمَنًۭا
thamanan
a price
قَلِيلًۭا
qalīlan
small
وَإِيَّـٰىَ
wa-iyyāya
and Me Alone
فَٱتَّقُونِ
fa-ittaqūni
fear [Me]
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 The pronoun "بِہِ" refers either to the Quran or to Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Both opinions are Sahih because both are inherently connected and inseparable: whoever disbelieves in the Quran has disbelieved in Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and whoever disbelieves in the Quran has disbelieved in Muhammad ﷺ (Ibn Kathir). The meaning of "do not be the first to disbelieve" is, firstly, that you possess knowledge while others are deprived of it, therefore your responsibility is the greatest. Secondly, in Madinah, the Jews were the first to be invited to faith, otherwise, before the migration, many people had already accepted Islam, so they are being warned that among the Jews, do not be the first disbelievers. If you do so, the burden of the disbelief of all the Jews will fall upon you.
41. 2 "Do not sell for a small price": This does not mean that if you get a higher compensation, you may trade away the commands of Allah. Rather, it means that do not give preference to worldly interests over the commands of Allah. The commands of Allah are so valuable that all the wealth and possessions of the world are insignificant and meager in comparison to them. Although the primary addressees in the verse are the Children of Israel, this command is for all those to come until the Day of Judgment; whoever turns away merely for the sake of worldly gain will be included in this warning. (Fath al-Qadeer)
41. 2 "Do not sell for a small price": This does not mean that if you get a higher compensation, you may trade away the commands of Allah. Rather, it means that do not give preference to worldly interests over the commands of Allah. The commands of Allah are so valuable that all the wealth and possessions of the world are insignificant and meager in comparison to them. Although the primary addressees in the verse are the Children of Israel, this command is for all those to come until the Day of Judgment; whoever turns away merely for the sake of worldly gain will be included in this warning. (Fath al-Qadeer)
