سُوْرَةُ مُحَمَّدٍ
Surah Muhammad (47) — Ayah 22
فَهَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ أَن تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَتُقَطِّعُوٓا۟ أَرْحَامَكُمْ ﴿22﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Would you then, if you were given the authority, do mischief in the land, and sever your ties of kinship?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَهَلْ
fahal
Then would
عَسَيْتُمْ
ʿasaytum
you perhaps
إِن
in
if
تَوَلَّيْتُمْ
tawallaytum
you are given authority
أَن
an
that
تُفْسِدُوا۟
tuf'sidū
you cause corruption
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
وَتُقَطِّعُوٓا۟
watuqaṭṭiʿū
and cut off
أَرْحَامَكُمْ
arḥāmakum
your ties of kinship
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.
22. 1. By killing each other, that is, by misusing authority and power. Imam Ibn Kathir has translated "tawallaytum" as "you turn away from jihad and avoid it," meaning you return to the era of ignorance and engage in mutual bloodshed and severing of family ties. In this, there is a general prohibition of corruption on earth and a specific prohibition of severing family ties, and there is an emphasis on reforming the earth and maintaining family ties. This means that you should treat relatives well through words, actions, and spending wealth. There is also great emphasis and virtue of this mentioned in the ahadith.
