سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 74
۞ فَلْيُقَـٰتِلْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَشْرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۚ وَمَن يُقَـٰتِلْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَيُقْتَلْ أَوْ يَغْلِبْ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا ﴿74﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Let those (believers) who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter fight in the Cause of Allâh, and whoso fights in the Cause of Allâh, and is killed or gets victory, We shall bestow on him a great reward.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ فَلْيُقَـٰتِلْ
falyuqātil
So let fight
فِى
fī
in
سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
يَشْرُونَ
yashrūna
sell
ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ
l-ḥayata
the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۚ
bil-ākhirati
for the Hereafter
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يُقَـٰتِلْ
yuqātil
fights
فِى
fī
in
سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
فَيُقْتَلْ
fayuq'tal
then he is killed
أَوْ
aw
or
يَغْلِبْ
yaghlib
achieves victory
فَسَوْفَ
fasawfa
then soon
نُؤْتِيهِ
nu'tīhi
We will grant him
أَجْرًا
ajran
a reward
عَظِيمًۭا
ʿaẓīman
a great
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.
74. 1. شَرَیٰ یشٰریٰ, means both to sell and to buy. In the text, the first translation has been chosen; in this regard, the subject of (فلیقاتل) is (الَّذِيْنَ يَشْرُوْنَ الْحَيٰوةَ الدُّنْيَا) 4:74. If its meaning is taken as "to buy," then in that case الذین will become the object, and the subject of فلیقاتل will be المومن النافر (the believer who sets out in the path of jihad), which is omitted. Believers should fight those who have sold the Hereafter and bought the world. That is, those who have sold their religion for a small amount of worldly wealth. The reference is to the hypocrites and disbelievers (Ibn Kathir has explained this meaning).
