سُوْرَةُ لُقْمَانَ
Surah Luqman (31) — Ayah 6
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَشْتَرِى لَهْوَ ٱلْحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَيَتَّخِذَهَا هُزُوًا ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ ﴿6﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e. music, singing, etc.) to mislead (men) from the Path of Allâh without knowledge, and takes it (the Path of Allâh, or the Verses of the Qur’ân) by way of mockery. For such there will be a humiliating torment (in the Hell-fire).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمِنَ
wamina
And of
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
the mankind
مَن
man
(is he) who
يَشْتَرِى
yashtarī
purchases
لَهْوَ
lahwa
idle tales
ٱلْحَدِيثِ
l-ḥadīthi
idle tales
لِيُضِلَّ
liyuḍilla
to mislead
عَن
ʿan
from
سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) path
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
بِغَيْرِ
bighayri
without
عِلْمٍۢ
ʿil'min
knowledge
وَيَتَّخِذَهَا
wayattakhidhahā
and takes it
هُزُوًا ۚ
huzuwan
(in) ridicule
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
عَذَابٌۭ
ʿadhābun
(is) a punishment
مُّهِينٌۭ
muhīnun
humiliating
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.
6-1 After mentioning the people of happiness who are guided by the Book of Allah and benefit from listening to it, now the mention is of the people of wretchedness. They turn away from listening to the speech of Allah, but they eagerly listen to and take interest in music, melodies, songs, and the like. By "buying" is meant that they bring musical instruments into their homes with enthusiasm and then enjoy them. "Laghw al-hadith" refers to singing, playing music, its equipment and instruments, music and every such thing that distracts people from good and virtue. This includes stories, tales, novels, dramas, and sexual and sensational literature, magazines, and newspapers that promote indecency, all of them, as well as the latest inventions like radio, TV, VCR, video films, etc. In the era of Prophethood, some people even bought slave girls who sang and played music for this very purpose, so that they would keep people's hearts entertained with songs and thus keep them away from the Quran and Islam. In this sense, it also includes female singers who are nowadays called artists, film stars, cultural ambassadors, and who knows what other civilized, attractive, and charming names.
6-2 Certainly, through all these things, people are led astray from the path of Allah and also make religion a target of mockery.
6-2 Those who support and encourage them—rulers, institutions, newspaper owners, writers, and feature writers—will also be deserving of this punishment.
6-2 Certainly, through all these things, people are led astray from the path of Allah and also make religion a target of mockery.
6-2 Those who support and encourage them—rulers, institutions, newspaper owners, writers, and feature writers—will also be deserving of this punishment.
