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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 168
ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ لِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ وَقَعَدُوا۟ لَوْ أَطَاعُونَا مَا قُتِلُوا۟ ۗ قُلْ فَٱدْرَءُوا۟ عَنْ أَنفُسِكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتَ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿168﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(They are) the ones who said about their killed brethren while they themselves sat (at home): "If only they had listened to us, they would not have been killed." Say: "Avert death from your ownselves, if you speak the truth."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
Those who
قَالُوا۟
qālū
said
لِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ
li-ikh'wānihim
about their brothers
وَقَعَدُوا۟
waqaʿadū
while they sat
لَوْ
law
If
أَطَاعُونَا
aṭāʿūnā
they (had) obeyed us
مَا
mā
not
قُتِلُوا۟ ۗ
qutilū
they would have been killed
قُلْ
qul
Say
فَٱدْرَءُوا۟
fa-id'raū
Then avert
عَنْ
ʿan
from
أَنفُسِكُمُ
anfusikumu
yourselves
ٱلْمَوْتَ
l-mawta
[the] death
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you are
صَـٰدِقِينَ
ṣādiqīna
truthful
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.
168. 1. This is the statement of the hypocrites: "If they had obeyed us, they would not have been killed." Allah Almighty said: "If you are truthful, then avert death from yourselves." The meaning is that no one can escape destiny. Death, wherever, however, and in whichever place it is destined to come, will certainly come. Therefore, avoiding and fleeing from jihad and fighting in the way of Allah cannot save anyone from the grip of death.
