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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 101
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَسْـَٔلُوا۟ عَنْ أَشْيَآءَ إِن تُبْدَ لَكُمْ تَسُؤْكُمْ وَإِن تَسْـَٔلُوا۟ عَنْهَا حِينَ يُنَزَّلُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ تُبْدَ لَكُمْ عَفَا ٱللَّهُ عَنْهَا ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ ﴿101﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Ask not about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble. But if you ask about them while the Qur’ân is being revealed, they will be made plain to you. Allâh has forgiven that, and Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Forbearing.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَسْـَٔلُوا۟
tasalū
ask
عَنْ
ʿan
about
أَشْيَآءَ
ashyāa
things
إِن
in
if
تُبْدَ
tub'da
made clear
لَكُمْ
lakum
to you
تَسُؤْكُمْ
tasu'kum
it may distress you
وَإِن
wa-in
and if
تَسْـَٔلُوا۟
tasalū
you ask
عَنْهَا
ʿanhā
about it
حِينَ
ḥīna
when
يُنَزَّلُ
yunazzalu
is being revealed
ٱلْقُرْءَانُ
l-qur'ānu
the Quran
تُبْدَ
tub'da
it would be made clear
لَكُمْ
lakum
to you
عَفَا
ʿafā
has (been) pardoned
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
عَنْهَا ۗ
ʿanhā
[about] it
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
and Allah
غَفُورٌ
ghafūrun
(is) Oft-Forgiving
حَلِيمٌۭ
ḥalīmun
All-Forbearing
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.
11. 1. This prohibition was during the time of the revelation of the Quran. The Prophet ﷺ himself used to forbid the Companions ؓ from asking too many questions. In one hadith, he ﷺ said, "The greatest sinner among the Muslims is the one because of whose questioning something was made unlawful, whereas before that it was lawful." (Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim)
