سُوْرَةُ لُقْمَانَ
Surah Luqman (31) — Ayah 16
يَـٰبُنَىَّ إِنَّهَآ إِن تَكُ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ فَتَكُن فِى صَخْرَةٍ أَوْ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ أَوْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَأْتِ بِهَا ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَطِيفٌ خَبِيرٌ ﴿16﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"O my son! If it be (anything) equal to the weight of a grain of mustard seed, and though it be in a rock, or in the heavens or in the earth, Allâh will bring it forth. Verily, Allâh is Subtle (in bringing out that grain), Well-Aware (of its place).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰبُنَىَّ
yābunayya
O my son
إِنَّهَآ
innahā
Indeed it
إِن
in
if
تَكُ
taku
it be
مِثْقَالَ
mith'qāla
(the) weight
حَبَّةٍۢ
ḥabbatin
(of) a grain
مِّنْ
min
of
خَرْدَلٍۢ
khardalin
a mustard seed
فَتَكُن
fatakun
and it be
فِى
fī
in
صَخْرَةٍ
ṣakhratin
a rock
أَوْ
aw
or
فِى
fī
in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
أَوْ
aw
or
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
يَأْتِ
yati
Allah will bring it forth
بِهَا
bihā
Allah will bring it forth
ٱللَّهُ ۚ
l-lahu
Allah will bring it forth
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
لَطِيفٌ
laṭīfun
(is) All-Subtle
خَبِيرٌۭ
khabīrun
All-Aware
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.
16-1 If its reference is to خطیئۃ, then the meaning is a sin and an act of disobedience to Allah. And if its reference is to خصلۃ, then the meaning will be a trait of goodness or badness. The meaning is that no matter how secretly a person does a good or bad deed, it cannot remain hidden from Allah; on the Day of Resurrection, Allah will bring it forth, meaning He will give its recompense: a good reward for a good deed, a bad reward for a bad deed. The example of a mustard seed is given because it is so small that its weight is not felt, nor can it tip the scales in weighing. Similarly, a rock (in a wilderness, mountain, far from habitation) is the most hidden place. This subject is also mentioned in a hadith. It is stated: "If any one of you performs a deed inside a stone without any hole, which has neither a door nor a window, Allah will make it manifest to the people, no matter what kind of deed it is." (Musnad Ahmad, -328) Because He is Subtle and All-Perceiving. His knowledge encompasses even the most hidden things, and He is Aware even of the movements and stillness of an ant walking in the darkness of the night.
