سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ
Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 77
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ وَٱسْجُدُوا۟ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ وَٱفْعَلُوا۟ ٱلْخَيْرَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ۩ ﴿77﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who have believed! Bow down, and prostrate yourselves, and worship your Lord and do good that you may be successful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you who believe
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
O you who believe
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
O you who believe
ٱرْكَعُوا۟
ir'kaʿū
Bow
وَٱسْجُدُوا۟
wa-us'judū
and prostrate
وَٱعْبُدُوا۟
wa-uʿ'budū
and worship
رَبَّكُمْ
rabbakum
your Lord
وَٱفْعَلُوا۟
wa-if'ʿalū
and do
ٱلْخَيْرَ
l-khayra
[the] good
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.
77. 1. That is, observe the prayer which has been prescribed in the Shariah. Further, the command for worship is also coming, in which prayer was also included, but due to its importance and superiority, a special command for it was given.
77. 2. That is, success (prosperity) lies in the worship and obedience of Allah, that is, in adopting righteous deeds, not in avoiding Allah’s worship and obedience and merely acquiring and amassing material means and resources, as most people think.
77. 2. That is, success (prosperity) lies in the worship and obedience of Allah, that is, in adopting righteous deeds, not in avoiding Allah’s worship and obedience and merely acquiring and amassing material means and resources, as most people think.
