سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 200
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱصْبِرُوا۟ وَصَابِرُوا۟ وَرَابِطُوا۟ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ﴿200﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Endure and be more patient (than your enemy), and guard your territory by stationing army units permanently at the places from where the enemy can attack you, and fear Allâh, so that you may be successful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe[d]
ٱصْبِرُوا۟
iṣ'birū
Be steadfast
وَصَابِرُوا۟
waṣābirū
and [be] patient
وَرَابِطُوا۟
warābiṭū
and [be] constant
وَٱتَّقُوا۟
wa-ittaqū
and fear
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
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.
20. 1. Be patient, that is, keep your soul strong and steadfast in adopting obedience and in abandoning desires and pleasures. To stand firm against the enemy in the intensity of battle is the most severe form of patience, which is why it has been mentioned separately. To be stationed at the battlefront, always alert and ready for jihad, is ribat. This too is a task of great determination and enthusiasm, which is why its virtue has been mentioned in the hadith: (رباط یوم فی سبیل اللہ خیر من الدنیا وما علیھا) (Sahih Bukhari, Chapter: The Virtue of Ribat for a Day in the Path of Allah). To camp for one day in the path of Allah (i.e., to be stationed at the front) is better than the world and whatever is in it. In addition, in the hadith, performing complete ablution in unpleasant (i.e., difficult) circumstances, walking to the mosques from a greater distance, and waiting for the next prayer after one prayer have also been called ribat. (Sahih Muslim, Book of Purification)
