سُوْرَةُ الْفَتْحِ
Surah Al-Fath (48) — Ayah 18
۞ لَّقَدْ رَضِىَ ٱللَّهُ عَنِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ يُبَايِعُونَكَ تَحْتَ ٱلشَّجَرَةِ فَعَلِمَ مَا فِى قُلُوبِهِمْ فَأَنزَلَ ٱلسَّكِينَةَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَثَـٰبَهُمْ فَتْحًا قَرِيبًا ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Indeed, Allâh was pleased with the believers when they gave the Bai‘ah (pledge) to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) under the tree: He knew what was in their hearts, and He sent down As-Sakînah (calmness and tranquillity) upon them, and He rewarded them with a near victory.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ لَّقَدْ
laqad
Certainly
رَضِىَ
raḍiya
Allah was pleased
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah was pleased
عَنِ
ʿani
with
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
the believers
إِذْ
idh
when
يُبَايِعُونَكَ
yubāyiʿūnaka
they pledged allegiance to you
تَحْتَ
taḥta
under
ٱلشَّجَرَةِ
l-shajarati
the tree
فَعَلِمَ
faʿalima
and He knew
مَا
mā
what
فِى
fī
(was) in
قُلُوبِهِمْ
qulūbihim
their hearts
فَأَنزَلَ
fa-anzala
so He sent down
ٱلسَّكِينَةَ
l-sakīnata
the tranquility
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
upon them
وَأَثَـٰبَهُمْ
wa-athābahum
and rewarded them
فَتْحًۭا
fatḥan
(with) a victory
قَرِيبًۭا
qarīban
near
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.
18. 1. This is the certificate of Allah’s pleasure and their being true, steadfast believers for those Companions of the Pledge (Bay‘at al-Ridwan) who, at Hudaybiyyah, pledged under a tree that they would fight the Quraysh of Makkah and would not flee.
18. 2. That is, Allah is also aware of the sincerity and purity of feelings in their hearts. This refutes those enemies of the Companions who say that their faith was only outward, and that inwardly they were hypocrites.
18. 3. That is, they were unarmed and had not gone with the intention of war, so they did not have the required number of weapons. Despite this, when the Prophet ﷺ took the pledge of jihad from them to avenge Hazrat Uthman ؓ, all of them, without the slightest hesitation, were ready to fight. That is, We removed the fear of death from their hearts and instead sent down patience and tranquility upon them, which gave them the courage to fight.
18. 4. This refers to the conquest of Khaybar, which was the stronghold of the Jews, and after returning from Hudaybiyyah, the Muslims conquered it.
18. 2. That is, Allah is also aware of the sincerity and purity of feelings in their hearts. This refutes those enemies of the Companions who say that their faith was only outward, and that inwardly they were hypocrites.
18. 3. That is, they were unarmed and had not gone with the intention of war, so they did not have the required number of weapons. Despite this, when the Prophet ﷺ took the pledge of jihad from them to avenge Hazrat Uthman ؓ, all of them, without the slightest hesitation, were ready to fight. That is, We removed the fear of death from their hearts and instead sent down patience and tranquility upon them, which gave them the courage to fight.
18. 4. This refers to the conquest of Khaybar, which was the stronghold of the Jews, and after returning from Hudaybiyyah, the Muslims conquered it.
