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Surah Muhammad (47) — Ayah 33
۞ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ وَلَا تُبْطِلُوٓا۟ أَعْمَـٰلَكُمْ ﴿33﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Obey Allâh, and obey the Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) and render not vain your deeds.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you who believe
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
O you who believe
ءَامَنُوٓا۟
āmanū
O you who believe
أَطِيعُوا۟
aṭīʿū
Obey
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
وَأَطِيعُوا۟
wa-aṭīʿū
and obey
ٱلرَّسُولَ
l-rasūla
the Messenger
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تُبْطِلُوٓا۟
tub'ṭilū
make vain
أَعْمَـٰلَكُمْ
aʿmālakum
your deeds
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.
33. 1. That is, do not destroy your deeds by adopting apostasy and hypocrisy like the hypocrites and apostates. This is, in effect, a command to remain steadfast upon Islam. Some have also considered the committing of major sins and immoralities as a cause for the nullification of deeds. That is why, among the qualities of the believers, one quality mentioned is that they avoid major sins and immoralities (an-Najm). In this regard, there is an emphasis here on avoiding major sins and immoralities. From this verse, it is also understood that no matter how good a deed may appear, if it is outside the bounds of obedience to Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, then it is wasted and nullified.
