سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 28
يَـٰوَيْلَتَىٰ لَيْتَنِى لَمْ أَتَّخِذْ فُلَانًا خَلِيلًا ﴿28﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Ah! Woe to me! Would that I had never taken so-and-so as a Khalîl (an intimate friend)!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰوَيْلَتَىٰ
yāwaylatā
O woe to me
لَيْتَنِى
laytanī
I wish
لَمْ
lam
not
أَتَّخِذْ
attakhidh
I had taken
فُلَانًا
fulānan
that one
خَلِيلًۭا
khalīlan
(as) a friend
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.
28-1. From this it is understood that one should not maintain friendship and attachment with those who disobey Allah, because a person becomes good through good company and bad through bad company. The reason for most people's misguidance is the wrong choice of friends and adopting bad company. Therefore, in the hadith, the importance of the company of the righteous and avoidance of bad company has been clarified with an excellent example.
