سُوْرَةُ الْحُجُراتِ
Surah Al-Hujuraat (49) — Ayah 5
وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ صَبَرُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ تَخْرُجَ إِلَيْهِمْ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if they had patience till you could come out to them, it would have been better for them. And Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
أَنَّهُمْ
annahum
they
صَبَرُوا۟
ṣabarū
had been patient
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
تَخْرُجَ
takhruja
you came out
إِلَيْهِمْ
ilayhim
to them
لَكَانَ
lakāna
certainly it would be
خَيْرًۭا
khayran
better
لَّهُمْ ۚ
lahum
for them
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
غَفُورٌۭ
ghafūrun
(is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌۭ
raḥīmun
Most Merciful
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.
5. 1 That is, if they had waited for your ﷺ coming out and had not hurried in calling you ﷺ, it would have been better in both religious and worldly terms. 5. 2 Therefore, they were not held accountable, but for the future, the emphasis on respect and reverence was stated.
