سُوْرَةُ المَآئِدَةِ
Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 106
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ شَهَـٰدَةُ بَيْنِكُمْ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ حِينَ ٱلْوَصِيَّةِ ٱثْنَانِ ذَوَا عَدْلٍ مِّنكُمْ أَوْ ءَاخَرَانِ مِنْ غَيْرِكُمْ إِنْ أَنتُمْ ضَرَبْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَصَـٰبَتْكُم مُّصِيبَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۚ تَحْبِسُونَهُمَا مِنۢ بَعْدِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ فَيُقْسِمَانِ بِٱللَّهِ إِنِ ٱرْتَبْتُمْ لَا نَشْتَرِى بِهِۦ ثَمَنًا وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَا قُرْبَىٰ ۙ وَلَا نَكْتُمُ شَهَـٰدَةَ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّمِنَ ٱلْـَٔاثِمِينَ ﴿106﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! When death approaches any of you, and you make a bequest, (then take) the testimony of two just men of your own folk or two others from outside, while you are travelling through the land and death befalls on you. Detain them both after As-Salât (the prayer), (then) if you are in doubt (about their truthfulness), let them both swear by Allâh (saying): "We wish not for any worldly gain in this, even though he (the beneficiary) be our near relative. We shall not hide Testimony of Allâh, for then indeed we should be of the sinful."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
شَهَـٰدَةُ
shahādatu
(Take) testimony
بَيْنِكُمْ
baynikum
among you
إِذَا
idhā
when
حَضَرَ
ḥaḍara
approaches
أَحَدَكُمُ
aḥadakumu
one of you
ٱلْمَوْتُ
l-mawtu
[the] death
حِينَ
ḥīna
(at the) time (of making)
ٱلْوَصِيَّةِ
l-waṣiyati
[the] a will
ٱثْنَانِ
ith'nāni
two
ذَوَا
dhawā
men
عَدْلٍۢ
ʿadlin
just
مِّنكُمْ
minkum
among you
أَوْ
aw
or
ءَاخَرَانِ
ākharāni
two others
مِنْ
min
from
غَيْرِكُمْ
ghayrikum
other than you
إِنْ
in
if
أَنتُمْ
antum
you
ضَرَبْتُمْ
ḍarabtum
(are) travel(ing)
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
فَأَصَـٰبَتْكُم
fa-aṣābatkum
then befalls you
مُّصِيبَةُ
muṣībatu
calamity
ٱلْمَوْتِ ۚ
l-mawti
(of) [the] death
تَحْبِسُونَهُمَا
taḥbisūnahumā
Detain both of them
مِنۢ
min
from
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ
l-ṣalati
the prayer
فَيُقْسِمَانِ
fayuq'simāni
and let them both swear
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
by Allah
إِنِ
ini
if
ٱرْتَبْتُمْ
ir'tabtum
you doubt
لَا
lā
Not
نَشْتَرِى
nashtarī
we will exchange
بِهِۦ
bihi
it for
ثَمَنًۭا
thamanan
a price
وَلَوْ
walaw
even if
كَانَ
kāna
he is
ذَا
dhā
(of)
قُرْبَىٰ ۙ
qur'bā
a near relative
وَلَا
walā
and not
نَكْتُمُ
naktumu
we will conceal
شَهَـٰدَةَ
shahādata
testimony
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
إِنَّآ
innā
Indeed, we
إِذًۭا
idhan
then
لَّمِنَ
lamina
(will) surely (be) of
ٱلْـَٔاثِمِينَ
l-āthimīna
the sinners
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.
16. 1 The meaning of "from among you" has been explained by some as "I am among the Muslims," and by others as "I am from the tribe of the one making the will." Similarly, in (آخران من غيرکم), there will be two meanings. That is, by "min ghayrikum" is meant either non-Muslim People of the Book, or someone from a tribe other than that of the one making the will.
16. 2 That is, if someone becomes so seriously ill during a journey that there is no hope of survival, then he should appoint two just witnesses and make whatever will he wishes during the journey.
16. 3 That is, if the heirs of the deceased (the one making the will) suspect that these executors have committed dishonesty or made changes regarding the wealth, then after the prayer (in the mosque), that is, in the presence of people, they should make them swear an oath, and they should swear that they are not gaining any worldly benefit in exchange for their oath. That is, they are not swearing a false oath.
16. 2 That is, if someone becomes so seriously ill during a journey that there is no hope of survival, then he should appoint two just witnesses and make whatever will he wishes during the journey.
16. 3 That is, if the heirs of the deceased (the one making the will) suspect that these executors have committed dishonesty or made changes regarding the wealth, then after the prayer (in the mosque), that is, in the presence of people, they should make them swear an oath, and they should swear that they are not gaining any worldly benefit in exchange for their oath. That is, they are not swearing a false oath.
