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Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 80
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ وَيْلَكُمْ ثَوَابُ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لِّمَنْ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَـٰلِحًا وَلَا يُلَقَّىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلصَّـٰبِرُونَ ﴿80﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But those who had been given (religious) knowledge said: "Woe to you! The Reward of Allâh (in the Hereafter) is better for those who believe and do righteous good deeds, and this none shall attain except those who are As-Sâbirûn (the patient in following the truth)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَ
waqāla
But said
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
أُوتُوا۟
ūtū
were given
ٱلْعِلْمَ
l-ʿil'ma
the knowledge
وَيْلَكُمْ
waylakum
Woe to you
ثَوَابُ
thawābu
(The) reward
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
خَيْرٌۭ
khayrun
(is) better
لِّمَنْ
liman
for (he) who
ءَامَنَ
āmana
believes
وَعَمِلَ
waʿamila
and does
صَـٰلِحًۭا
ṣāliḥan
righteous (deeds)
وَلَا
walā
And not
يُلَقَّىٰهَآ
yulaqqāhā
it is granted
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱلصَّـٰبِرُونَ
l-ṣābirūna
(to) the patient ones
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.
80-1. That is, those who possessed knowledge of the religion and were aware of the true reality of the world and its manifestations, they said: What is this? It is nothing. The reward and recompense that Allah has kept for the people of faith and those who perform righteous deeds is far better than this. As it is mentioned in the Hadith Qudsi, Allah says: "I have prepared for My righteous servants such things that no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human heart has ever imagined." (al-Bukhari, Kitab al-Tawheed)
80-2. That is, in "yulaqqāhā", the pronoun "hā" refers to the word, and this is the statement of Allah. And if it is considered as a continuation of the statement of the people of knowledge, then the pronoun "hā" will refer to Paradise, meaning that only those who are patient will be deserving of Paradise—those who abstain from worldly pleasures and desire the life of the Hereafter.
80-2. That is, in "yulaqqāhā", the pronoun "hā" refers to the word, and this is the statement of Allah. And if it is considered as a continuation of the statement of the people of knowledge, then the pronoun "hā" will refer to Paradise, meaning that only those who are patient will be deserving of Paradise—those who abstain from worldly pleasures and desire the life of the Hereafter.
