سُوْرَةُ فَاطِرٍ
Surah Faatir (35) — Ayah 8
أَفَمَن زُيِّنَ لَهُۥ سُوٓءُ عَمَلِهِۦ فَرَءَاهُ حَسَنًا ۖ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ۖ فَلَا تَذْهَبْ نَفْسُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسَرَٰتٍ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Is he, then, to whom the evil of his deeds is made fair-seeming, so that he considers it as good (equal to one who is rightly guided)? Verily, Allâh sends astray whom He wills, and guides whom He wills. So destroy not yourself (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) in sorrow for them. Truly, Allâh is the All-Knower of what they do!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَفَمَن
afaman
Then is (he) who
زُيِّنَ
zuyyina
is made fair-seeming
لَهُۥ
lahu
to him
سُوٓءُ
sūu
(the) evil
عَمَلِهِۦ
ʿamalihi
(of) his deed
فَرَءَاهُ
faraāhu
so that he sees it
حَسَنًۭا ۖ
ḥasanan
(as) good
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
For indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يُضِلُّ
yuḍillu
lets go astray
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُ
yashāu
He wills
وَيَهْدِى
wayahdī
and guides
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُ ۖ
yashāu
He wills
فَلَا
falā
So (let) not
تَذْهَبْ
tadhhab
go out
نَفْسُكَ
nafsuka
your soul
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
for them
حَسَرَٰتٍ ۚ
ḥasarātin
(in) regrets
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
عَلِيمٌۢ
ʿalīmun
(is) All-Knower
بِمَا
bimā
of what
يَصْنَعُونَ
yaṣnaʿūna
they do
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.
8. 1 Just as the disbelievers and evildoers are, they commit disbelief, shirk, wickedness, and immorality, yet they think they are doing good. So, is there any means of rescue with you for such a person whom Allah has led astray? Or is he equal to the one whom Allah has blessed with guidance? The answer is in the negative—no, certainly not.
8. 2 Allah, according to His justice and His established way, leads astray the one who, through his continuous actions, makes himself deserving of it, and He grants guidance out of His grace and mercy to the one who seeks it.
8. 3 Because every act of Allah is based on wisdom and complete knowledge, do not grieve so much over someone’s misguidance that you put your own life at risk.
8. 4 That is, no word or deed of theirs is hidden from Him. The meaning is that Allah’s dealing with them is like that of the All-Knowing, All-Aware, and Wise—not like ordinary kings who use their authority haphazardly, sometimes getting angry even at a greeting, and sometimes bestowing robes of honor even for abuse.
8. 2 Allah, according to His justice and His established way, leads astray the one who, through his continuous actions, makes himself deserving of it, and He grants guidance out of His grace and mercy to the one who seeks it.
8. 3 Because every act of Allah is based on wisdom and complete knowledge, do not grieve so much over someone’s misguidance that you put your own life at risk.
8. 4 That is, no word or deed of theirs is hidden from Him. The meaning is that Allah’s dealing with them is like that of the All-Knowing, All-Aware, and Wise—not like ordinary kings who use their authority haphazardly, sometimes getting angry even at a greeting, and sometimes bestowing robes of honor even for abuse.
