سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 144
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا۟ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۚ أَتُرِيدُونَ أَن تَجْعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ سُلْطَـٰنًا مُّبِينًا ﴿144﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Take not for Auliyâ’ (protectors or helpers or friends) disbelievers instead of believers. Do you wish to offer Allâh a manifest proof against yourselves?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe[d]
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَتَّخِذُوا۟
tattakhidhū
take
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
l-kāfirīna
the disbelievers
أَوْلِيَآءَ
awliyāa
(as) allies
مِن
min
from
دُونِ
dūni
instead of
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۚ
l-mu'minīna
the believers
أَتُرِيدُونَ
aturīdūna
Do you wish
أَن
an
that
تَجْعَلُوا۟
tajʿalū
you make
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
for Allah
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
against you
سُلْطَـٰنًۭا
sul'ṭānan
an evidence
مُّبِينًا
mubīnan
clear
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.
144. 1. That is, Allah has forbidden you from befriending the disbelievers. Now if you do befriend them, it means that you are providing Allah with the justification to punish you as well (i.e., due to disobedience to Allah and violation of His command).
