سُوْرَةُ النُّوْرِ
Surah An-Noor (24) — Ayah 51
إِنَّمَا كَانَ قَوْلَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذَا دُعُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ أَن يَقُولُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۚ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ ﴿51﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The only saying of the faithful believers, when they are called to Allâh (His Words, the Qur’ân) and His Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم), to judge between them, is that they say: "We hear and we obey." And such are the successful (who will live forever in Paradise).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
كَانَ
kāna
is
قَوْلَ
qawla
(the) statement
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
(of) the believers
إِذَا
idhā
when
دُعُوٓا۟
duʿū
they are called
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
وَرَسُولِهِۦ
warasūlihi
and His Messenger
لِيَحْكُمَ
liyaḥkuma
to judge
بَيْنَهُمْ
baynahum
between them
أَن
an
(is) that
يَقُولُوا۟
yaqūlū
they say
سَمِعْنَا
samiʿ'nā
We hear
وَأَطَعْنَا ۚ
wa-aṭaʿnā
and we obey
وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
wa-ulāika
And those
هُمُ
humu
[they]
ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ
l-muf'liḥūna
(are) the 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.
51-1 This is a description of the character and actions of the believers in contrast to the disbelievers and hypocrites.
