سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 115
وَمَن يُشَاقِقِ ٱلرَّسُولَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَيَتَّبِعْ غَيْرَ سَبِيلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ نُوَلِّهِۦ مَا تَوَلَّىٰ وَنُصْلِهِۦ جَهَنَّمَ ۖ وَسَآءَتْ مَصِيرًا ﴿115﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) after the right path has been shown clearly to him, and follows other than the believers’ way, We shall keep him in the path he has chosen, and burn him in Hell - what an evil destination!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يُشَاقِقِ
yushāqiqi
opposes
ٱلرَّسُولَ
l-rasūla
the Messenger
مِنۢ
min
from
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
مَا
mā
what
تَبَيَّنَ
tabayyana
(has) become clear
لَهُ
lahu
to him
ٱلْهُدَىٰ
l-hudā
(of) the guidance
وَيَتَّبِعْ
wayattabiʿ
and he follows
غَيْرَ
ghayra
other than
سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) way
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
(of) the believers
نُوَلِّهِۦ
nuwallihi
We will turn him
مَا
mā
(to) what
تَوَلَّىٰ
tawallā
he (has) turned
وَنُصْلِهِۦ
wanuṣ'lihi
and We will burn him
جَهَنَّمَ ۖ
jahannama
(in) Hell
وَسَآءَتْ
wasāat
and evil it is
مَصِيرًا
maṣīran
(as) a destination
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.
115. 1. After guidance has become clear, opposing the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and leaving the path of the believers to follow another path is an exit from the religion of Islam, for which here the warning of Hell has been stated. By "believers" is meant the Companions, who were the first followers of Islam and the perfect example of its teachings, and at the time of the revelation of these verses, there was no other group of believers present who could be meant. Therefore, opposing the Companions and following other than the path of the believers are, in reality, the same thing. Thus, deviating from the path and methodology of the Companions is also disbelief and misguidance. Some scholars have taken "the path of the believers" to mean the consensus of the Ummah, i.e., deviation from the consensus of the Ummah is also disbelief. The consensus of the Ummah means the agreement of all the scholars and jurists of the Ummah on an issue, or the agreement of the Companions on an issue—both are forms of the consensus of the Ummah, and denial of either or both is disbelief. However, the agreement of the Companions is found in many issues, i.e., this form of consensus is found. But after the Companions, claims of consensus of the entire Ummah on many issues have been made, but in reality, such issues of consensus are very few in which there is actual agreement of all the scholars and jurists of the Ummah. However, whatever such issues there are, their denial is also disbelief just like the denial of the consensus of the Companions, because in a Sahih hadith it is stated: "Allah will not gather my Ummah upon misguidance, and Allah's hand is upon the group." (Sahih Tirmidhi)
