سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 36
۞ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا۟ بِهِۦ شَيْـًٔا ۖ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَـٰنًا وَبِذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِ وَٱلْجَارِ ذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْجَارِ ٱلْجُنُبِ وَٱلصَّاحِبِ بِٱلْجَنۢبِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ مَن كَانَ مُخْتَالًا فَخُورًا ﴿36﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Worship Allâh and join none with Him (in worship); and do good to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, Al-Masâkîn (the poor), the neighbour who is near of kin, the neighbour who is a stranger, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (you meet), and those (slaves) whom your right hands possess. Verily, Allâh does not like such as are proud and boastful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟
wa-uʿ'budū
And worship
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تُشْرِكُوا۟
tush'rikū
associate
بِهِۦ
bihi
with Him
شَيْـًۭٔا ۖ
shayan
anything
وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ
wabil-wālidayni
and to the parents
إِحْسَـٰنًۭا
iḥ'sānan
(do) good
وَبِذِى
wabidhī
and with
ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ
l-qur'bā
the relatives
وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ
wal-yatāmā
and the orphans
وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِ
wal-masākīni
and the needy
وَٱلْجَارِ
wal-jāri
and the neighbor
ذِى
dhī
(who is)
ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ
l-qur'bā
near
وَٱلْجَارِ
wal-jāri
and the neighbor
ٱلْجُنُبِ
l-junubi
(who is) farther away
وَٱلصَّاحِبِ
wal-ṣāḥibi
and the companion
بِٱلْجَنۢبِ
bil-janbi
by your side
وَٱبْنِ
wa-ib'ni
and the
ٱلسَّبِيلِ
l-sabīli
traveler
وَمَا
wamā
and what
مَلَكَتْ
malakat
possess[ed]
أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ ۗ
aymānukum
your right hands
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
لَا
lā
(does) not
يُحِبُّ
yuḥibbu
love
مَن
man
(the one) who
كَانَ
kāna
is
مُخْتَالًۭا
mukh'tālan
[a] proud
فَخُورًا
fakhūran
(and) [a] boastful
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.
36. 1 al-jaar, al-janb, is used in contrast to a relative neighbor. It means such a neighbor with whom there is no kinship. The point is that good conduct should be shown to the neighbor as a neighbor, whether he is a relative or not, just as this has been greatly emphasized in the hadith as well.
36. 2 By this is meant a travel companion, work partner, wife, and the person who seeks someone's company in hope of benefit. In fact, this definition can also include those people who get the opportunity to sit with you for acquiring knowledge, learning a craft (learning any work), or for any business matter (Fath al-Qadeer).
36. 3 This includes employees and servants of homes, shops, factories, and mills as well. Great emphasis has been placed in hadith on good conduct with slaves.
36. 4 Pride, arrogance, and conceit are greatly disliked by Allah Almighty. In fact, in a hadith it is stated: "That person will not enter Paradise who has even a mustard seed's weight of arrogance in his heart." (Sahih Muslim, Book of Faith, Chapter: The Prohibition of Arrogance and Its Explanation, Hadith No. 91) The special condemnation of arrogance here is to indicate that only a person whose heart is free from arrogance can truly act upon Allah's worship and the good conduct that has been emphasized towards various people. An arrogant and conceited person can neither truly fulfill the right of worship nor properly show good conduct to relatives and strangers.
36. 2 By this is meant a travel companion, work partner, wife, and the person who seeks someone's company in hope of benefit. In fact, this definition can also include those people who get the opportunity to sit with you for acquiring knowledge, learning a craft (learning any work), or for any business matter (Fath al-Qadeer).
36. 3 This includes employees and servants of homes, shops, factories, and mills as well. Great emphasis has been placed in hadith on good conduct with slaves.
36. 4 Pride, arrogance, and conceit are greatly disliked by Allah Almighty. In fact, in a hadith it is stated: "That person will not enter Paradise who has even a mustard seed's weight of arrogance in his heart." (Sahih Muslim, Book of Faith, Chapter: The Prohibition of Arrogance and Its Explanation, Hadith No. 91) The special condemnation of arrogance here is to indicate that only a person whose heart is free from arrogance can truly act upon Allah's worship and the good conduct that has been emphasized towards various people. An arrogant and conceited person can neither truly fulfill the right of worship nor properly show good conduct to relatives and strangers.
