سُوْرَةُ الْحُجُراتِ
Surah Al-Hujuraat (49) — Ayah 6
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِن جَآءَكُمْ فَاسِقٌۢ بِنَبَإٍ فَتَبَيَّنُوٓا۟ أَن تُصِيبُوا۟ قَوْمًۢا بِجَهَـٰلَةٍ فَتُصْبِحُوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَا فَعَلْتُمْ نَـٰدِمِينَ ﴿6﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! If a Fâsiq (liar - evil person) comes to you with any news, verify it, lest you should harm people in ignorance, and afterwards you become regretful for what you have done.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you who believe
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
O you who believe
ءَامَنُوٓا۟
āmanū
O you who believe
إِن
in
If
جَآءَكُمْ
jāakum
comes to you
فَاسِقٌۢ
fāsiqun
a wicked person
بِنَبَإٍۢ
binaba-in
with information
فَتَبَيَّنُوٓا۟
fatabayyanū
investigate
أَن
an
lest
تُصِيبُوا۟
tuṣībū
you harm
قَوْمًۢا
qawman
a people
بِجَهَـٰلَةٍۢ
bijahālatin
in ignorance
فَتُصْبِحُوا۟
fatuṣ'biḥū
then you become
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
مَا
mā
what
فَعَلْتُمْ
faʿaltum
you have done
نَـٰدِمِينَ
nādimīna
regretful
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.
6.2 According to most commentators, this verse was revealed regarding Hazrat Walid bin Uqbah (RA), whom the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had sent to collect the charity from Banu al-Mustaliq, but he came back and reported that they had refused to give zakat, upon which the Prophet ﷺ intended to take military action against them. However, it was later discovered that this was incorrect and Walid (RA) had not even gone there. But in terms of both the chain of narration and the actual event, this narration is not Sahih, so it is not correct to attribute it to a companion of the Messenger ﷺ. However, regardless of the discussion about the reason for revelation, a very important principle has been stated here, which is of great significance on both individual and collective levels. Every individual and every government should first investigate so that no action is taken against anyone due to a misunderstanding.
