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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 24
قَالُوا۟ يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَن نَّدْخُلَهَآ أَبَدًا مَّا دَامُوا۟ فِيهَا ۖ فَٱذْهَبْ أَنتَ وَرَبُّكَ فَقَـٰتِلَآ إِنَّا هَـٰهُنَا قَـٰعِدُونَ ﴿24﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "O Mûsâ (Moses)! We shall never enter it as long as they are there. So go you and your Lord and fight you two, we are sitting right here."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ
yāmūsā
O Musa
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, we
لَن
lan
never
نَّدْخُلَهَآ
nadkhulahā
will enter it
أَبَدًۭا
abadan
ever
مَّا
mā
for
دَامُوا۟
dāmū
as long as they are
فِيهَا ۖ
fīhā
in it
فَٱذْهَبْ
fa-idh'hab
So go
أَنتَ
anta
you
وَرَبُّكَ
warabbuka
and your Lord
فَقَـٰتِلَآ
faqātilā
and you both fight
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, we
هَـٰهُنَا
hāhunā
are [here]
قَـٰعِدُونَ
qāʿidūna
sitting
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.
24. 1. But despite this, the Children of Israel displayed the worst cowardice, disrespect, and rebellion, saying: "You and your Lord go and fight." In contrast, when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ consulted the noble companions at the time of the Battle of Badr, they expressed strong determination to participate in jihad despite their small numbers and limited resources, and then said: "O Messenger of Allah! We will not say to you as the people of Musa said to Musa (عليه السلام)" (Sahih Bukhari).
