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Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 139
ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّخِذُونَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۚ أَيَبْتَغُونَ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْعِزَّةَ فَإِنَّ ٱلْعِزَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا ﴿139﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Those who take disbelievers for Auliyâ’ (protectors or helpers or friends) instead of believers, do they seek honour, power and glory with them? Verily, then to Allâh belongs all honour, power and glory.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
Those who
يَتَّخِذُونَ
yattakhidhūna
take
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
l-kāfirīna
the disbelievers
أَوْلِيَآءَ
awliyāa
(as) allies
مِن
min
(from)
دُونِ
dūni
instead of
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۚ
l-mu'minīna
the believers
أَيَبْتَغُونَ
ayabtaghūna
Do they seek
عِندَهُمُ
ʿindahumu
with them
ٱلْعِزَّةَ
l-ʿizata
the honor
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
But indeed
ٱلْعِزَّةَ
l-ʿizata
the honor
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
(is) for Allah
جَمِيعًۭا
jamīʿan
all
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.
139. 1. Just as it has been mentioned at the beginning of Surah Al-Baqarah, the hypocrites used to go to the disbelievers and say to them that in reality, we are with you; we only mock the Muslims.
139. 2. That is, honor is not attained through alliance and love with the disbelievers, because it is in Allah's control, and He grants honor only to His followers. In another place, it is further stated: whoever seeks honor should understand that all honor belongs to Allah, and to His Messenger ﷺ, and to the believers, but the hypocrites do not know. That is, they seek to attain honor through hypocrisy and friendship with the disbelievers, whereas this method leads to humiliation and disgrace, not honor.
139. 2. That is, honor is not attained through alliance and love with the disbelievers, because it is in Allah's control, and He grants honor only to His followers. In another place, it is further stated: whoever seeks honor should understand that all honor belongs to Allah, and to His Messenger ﷺ, and to the believers, but the hypocrites do not know. That is, they seek to attain honor through hypocrisy and friendship with the disbelievers, whereas this method leads to humiliation and disgrace, not honor.
