سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 72
وَإِنَّ مِنكُمْ لَمَن لَّيُبَطِّئَنَّ فَإِنْ أَصَـٰبَتْكُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالَ قَدْ أَنْعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىَّ إِذْ لَمْ أَكُن مَّعَهُمْ شَهِيدًا ﴿72﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
There is certainly among you he who would linger behind (from fighting in Allâh’s Cause). If a misfortune befalls you, he says, "Indeed Allâh has favoured me in that I was not present among them."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
And indeed
مِنكُمْ
minkum
among you
لَمَن
laman
(is he) who
لَّيُبَطِّئَنَّ
layubaṭṭi-anna
lags behind
فَإِنْ
fa-in
then if
أَصَـٰبَتْكُم
aṣābatkum
befalls you
مُّصِيبَةٌۭ
muṣībatun
a disaster
قَالَ
qāla
he said
قَدْ
qad
Verily
أَنْعَمَ
anʿama
(has) favored
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
عَلَىَّ
ʿalayya
[on] me
إِذْ
idh
[when]
لَمْ
lam
(that) not
أَكُن
akun
I was
مَّعَهُمْ
maʿahum
with them
شَهِيدًۭا
shahīdan
present
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.
72. 1. This is the mention of the hypocrites. The meaning of "hesitation" is that they would avoid going for jihad and would stay behind.
