سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 91
سَتَجِدُونَ ءَاخَرِينَ يُرِيدُونَ أَن يَأْمَنُوكُمْ وَيَأْمَنُوا۟ قَوْمَهُمْ كُلَّ مَا رُدُّوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلْفِتْنَةِ أُرْكِسُوا۟ فِيهَا ۚ فَإِن لَّمْ يَعْتَزِلُوكُمْ وَيُلْقُوٓا۟ إِلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَمَ وَيَكُفُّوٓا۟ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فَخُذُوهُمْ وَٱقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ ۚ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكُمْ جَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَـٰنًا مُّبِينًا ﴿91﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
You will find others that wish to have security from you and security from their people. Every time they are sent back to temptation, they yield thereto. If they withdraw not from you, nor offer you peace, nor restrain their hands, take (hold of) them and kill them wherever you find them. In their case, We have provided you with a clear warrant against them.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
سَتَجِدُونَ
satajidūna
You will find
ءَاخَرِينَ
ākharīna
others
يُرِيدُونَ
yurīdūna
wishing
أَن
an
that
يَأْمَنُوكُمْ
yamanūkum
they be secure from you
وَيَأْمَنُوا۟
wayamanū
and they be secure from
قَوْمَهُمْ
qawmahum
their people
كُلَّ
kulla
Everytime
مَا
mā
that
رُدُّوٓا۟
ruddū
they are returned
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱلْفِتْنَةِ
l-fit'nati
the temptation
أُرْكِسُوا۟
ur'kisū
they are plunged
فِيهَا ۚ
fīhā
into it
فَإِن
fa-in
So if
لَّمْ
lam
not
يَعْتَزِلُوكُمْ
yaʿtazilūkum
they withdraw from you
وَيُلْقُوٓا۟
wayul'qū
and offer
إِلَيْكُمُ
ilaykumu
to you
ٱلسَّلَمَ
l-salama
[the] peace
وَيَكُفُّوٓا۟
wayakuffū
and they restrain
أَيْدِيَهُمْ
aydiyahum
their hands
فَخُذُوهُمْ
fakhudhūhum
then seize them
وَٱقْتُلُوهُمْ
wa-uq'tulūhum
and kill them
حَيْثُ
ḥaythu
wherever
ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ ۚ
thaqif'tumūhum
you find them
وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكُمْ
wa-ulāikum
And those
جَعَلْنَا
jaʿalnā
We made
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
against them
سُلْطَـٰنًۭا
sul'ṭānan
an authority
مُّبِينًۭا
mubīnan
clear
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.
91. 1 This is a mention of a third group, which was of the hypocrites. When they came to the Muslims, they expressed Islam so that they would remain safe from the Muslims; when they went to their own people, they practiced polytheism and idol worship so that their people would consider them to be of the same religion, and thus they would gain benefits from both sides.
91. 2 By الفِتْنۃ is meant polytheism, and they are returned to this polytheism. Or by الفتنۃُ is meant fighting, that when they are called or returned to fight against the Muslims, they become willing to do so.
91. 3 This is because there is indeed hypocrisy in their hearts and enmity and stubbornness against you in their chests; that is why they again fell into fitnah with the slightest effort (polytheism) or became ready to fight against you.
91. 2 By الفِتْنۃ is meant polytheism, and they are returned to this polytheism. Or by الفتنۃُ is meant fighting, that when they are called or returned to fight against the Muslims, they become willing to do so.
91. 3 This is because there is indeed hypocrisy in their hearts and enmity and stubbornness against you in their chests; that is why they again fell into fitnah with the slightest effort (polytheism) or became ready to fight against you.
