سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 72
وَإِذْ قَتَلْتُمْ نَفْسًا فَٱدَّٰرَْٰٔتُمْ فِيهَا ۖ وَٱللَّهُ مُخْرِجٌ مَّا كُنتُمْ تَكْتُمُونَ ﴿72﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when you killed a man and fell into dispute among yourselves as to the crime. But Allâh brought forth that which you were hiding.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
قَتَلْتُمْ
qataltum
you killed
نَفْسًۭا
nafsan
a man
فَٱدَّٰرَْٰٔتُمْ
fa-iddāratum
then you disputed
فِيهَا ۖ
fīhā
concerning it
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
but Allah
مُخْرِجٌۭ
mukh'rijun
(is) the One Who brought forth
مَّا
mā
what
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you were
تَكْتُمُونَ
taktumūna
concealing
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.
72. 1. This is the same incident of murder on the basis of which the Children of Israel were commanded to slaughter a cow, and in this way Allah revealed the secret of this murder, even though the murder was committed in the darkness of night, hidden from the people. The meaning is that whether you do good or evil in secret, it is within Allah’s knowledge, and Allah has the power to make it manifest to people. Therefore, whether in solitude or in public, at all times and in all places, do only good deeds so that if they are ever revealed and come to people’s knowledge, there is no shame, but rather an increase in respect and dignity. And no matter how secretly evil is done, there is always the possibility of it being exposed, which leads to a person’s disgrace, humiliation, and ignominy.
