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Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 65
فَلَا وَرَبِّكَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّىٰ يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَجِدُوا۟ فِىٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ حَرَجًا مِّمَّا قَضَيْتَ وَيُسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا ﴿65﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلَا
falā
But no
وَرَبِّكَ
warabbika
by your Lord
لَا
lā
not
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
will they believe
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
يُحَكِّمُوكَ
yuḥakkimūka
they make you judge
فِيمَا
fīmā
about what
شَجَرَ
shajara
arises
بَيْنَهُمْ
baynahum
between them
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
لَا
lā
not
يَجِدُوا۟
yajidū
they find
فِىٓ
fī
in
أَنفُسِهِمْ
anfusihim
themselves
حَرَجًۭا
ḥarajan
any discomfort
مِّمَّا
mimmā
about what
قَضَيْتَ
qaḍayta
you (have) decided
وَيُسَلِّمُوا۟
wayusallimū
and submit
تَسْلِيمًۭا
taslīman
(in full) submission
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.
65. 1. The reason for the revelation (Shan-e-Nuzul) of this verse is generally narrated as the incident of a Jew and a Muslim, who, despite the decision from the court of the Messenger, went to Hazrat Umar (RA) for a verdict, upon which Hazrat Umar (RA) beheaded that Muslim. But this incident is not Sahih in terms of chain of narration, as Ibn Kathir has also clarified. The authentic incident, which is the cause of the revelation of this verse, is that Hazrat Zubair (RA), who was the cousin of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and another man had a dispute over the water of an irrigation canal for their fields. The matter reached the Prophet ﷺ, and after assessing the situation, the decision given by him happened to be in favor of Hazrat Zubair (RA). Upon this, the other man said that you ﷺ have made this decision because he is your cousin. Upon this, this verse was revealed. The meaning of the verse is that not only is it against faith to disagree with any statement or decision of the Prophet ﷺ, but even to feel any discomfort in the heart is contrary to faith. This verse is a point of reflection for the deniers of hadith.
