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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 11
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ هَمَّ قَوْمٌ أَن يَبْسُطُوٓا۟ إِلَيْكُمْ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فَكَفَّ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَنكُمْ ۖ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۚ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Remember the Favour of Allâh unto you when some people desired (made a plan) to stretch out their hands against you, but (Allâh) held back their hands from you. So fear Allâh. And in Allâh let the believers put their trust.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
ٱذْكُرُوا۟
udh'kurū
Remember
نِعْمَتَ
niʿ'mata
(the) Favor
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
upon you
إِذْ
idh
when
هَمَّ
hamma
determined
قَوْمٌ
qawmun
a people
أَن
an
that
يَبْسُطُوٓا۟
yabsuṭū
they stretch
إِلَيْكُمْ
ilaykum
towards you
أَيْدِيَهُمْ
aydiyahum
their hands
فَكَفَّ
fakaffa
but He restrained
أَيْدِيَهُمْ
aydiyahum
their hands
عَنكُمْ ۖ
ʿankum
from you
وَٱتَّقُوا۟
wa-ittaqū
And fear
ٱللَّهَ ۚ
l-laha
Allah
وَعَلَى
waʿalā
And upon
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ
falyatawakkali
so let put the trust
ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ
l-mu'minūna
the believers
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. In its context of revelation, the commentators have mentioned several incidents. For example, the incident of the Bedouin: when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was returning from a journey, he was resting under the shade of a tree, and his sword was hanging from the tree. The Bedouin took the sword and drew it upon you ﷺ and said, "O Muhammad ﷺ, who will save you from me?" You ﷺ replied without hesitation, "Allah (that is, Allah will save me)." As soon as this was said, the sword fell from his hand. Some say that Ka'b bin Ashraf and his companions, while you ﷺ were present there, had plotted to harm the Prophet ﷺ and his companions through deceit and treachery. Allah Almighty saved you ﷺ from this. Some say that when two 'Amiri men were killed by mistake at the hands of a Muslim, and for the payment of their blood money, as per the agreement, cooperation was to be sought from the Jewish tribe Banu Nafir, the Prophet ﷺ went there with his companions and sat leaning against a wall. They had plotted to drop a millstone on you ﷺ from above, but Allah Almighty informed you through revelation. It is possible that this verse was revealed after all these incidents, because a verse can have multiple reasons and factors for its revelation (Tafsir Ibn Kathir and Fath al-Qadeer).
