سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 148
۞ لَّا يُحِبُّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْجَهْرَ بِٱلسُّوٓءِ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْلِ إِلَّا مَن ظُلِمَ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ سَمِيعًا عَلِيمًا ﴿148﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Allâh does not like that the evil should be uttered in public except by him who has been wronged. And Allâh is Ever All-Hearer, All-Knower.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ لَّا
lā
(Does) not
يُحِبُّ
yuḥibbu
love
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
ٱلْجَهْرَ
l-jahra
the public mention
بِٱلسُّوٓءِ
bil-sūi
of [the] evil
مِنَ
mina
[of]
ٱلْقَوْلِ
l-qawli
[the] words
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَن
man
(by the one) who
ظُلِمَ ۚ
ẓulima
has been wronged
وَكَانَ
wakāna
And is
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
سَمِيعًا
samīʿan
All-Hearing
عَلِيمًا
ʿalīman
All-Knowing
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.
148. 1. The Shariah has emphasized that if you see evil in someone, do not publicize it, but rather advise them in private. Similarly, committing evil openly and publicly is also highly disliked. Firstly, committing evil is prohibited in itself, even if it is done in secret. Secondly, doing it openly is an additional crime. However, it is different if you mention the oppression of an oppressor in front of people. One expected benefit of this is that perhaps he will refrain from oppression and try to make amends. The second benefit is that people will remain cautious of him. It is mentioned in a hadith that a person came to the service of the Prophet ﷺ and said that his neighbor causes him harm. The Prophet ﷺ told him to take his belongings out and place them on the road. He did so. Whoever passed by would ask him, and he would explain the oppressive behavior of his neighbor. Upon hearing this, every passerby would curse and reproach the neighbor. Seeing this situation, the neighbor apologized, decided not to cause harm in the future, and requested him to bring his belongings back inside. (Sunan Abi Dawood, Kitab al-Adab)
