سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 86
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱشْتَرَوُا۟ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۖ فَلَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ ﴿86﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Those are they who have bought the life of this world at the price of the Hereafter. Their torment shall not be lightened nor shall they be helped.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(are) the ones who
ٱشْتَرَوُا۟
ish'tarawū
bought
ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ
l-ḥayata
the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۖ
bil-ākhirati
for the Hereafter
فَلَا
falā
so not
يُخَفَّفُ
yukhaffafu
will be lightened
عَنْهُمُ
ʿanhumu
for them
ٱلْعَذَابُ
l-ʿadhābu
the punishment
وَلَا
walā
and not
هُمْ
hum
they
يُنصَرُونَ
yunṣarūna
will be helped
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.
86. 1. This is the punishment being stated for accepting some command of the Shariah and ignoring others. Its punishment in this world is disgrace and humiliation instead of honor and elevation (which is the result of acting upon the complete Shariah), and in the Hereafter, instead of eternal blessings, there is severe punishment. From this, it is understood that the obedience accepted by Allah is that which is complete; accepting or acting upon some matters has no significance in the sight of Allah. This verse is also inviting us Muslims to reflect whether the reason for the disgrace and humiliation of Muslims is the same conduct that has been mentioned in these verses regarding the Jews.
