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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 35
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱبْتَغُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ ٱلْوَسِيلَةَ وَجَـٰهِدُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ﴿35﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Do your duty to Allâh and fear Him. And seek the means of approach to Him, and strive hard in His Cause (as much as you can), so that you may be successful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
ٱتَّقُوا۟
ittaqū
Fear
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
وَٱبْتَغُوٓا۟
wa-ib'taghū
and seek
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
towards Him
ٱلْوَسِيلَةَ
l-wasīlata
the means
وَجَـٰهِدُوا۟
wajāhidū
and strive hard
فِى
fī
in
سَبِيلِهِۦ
sabīlihi
His way
لَعَلَّكُمْ
laʿallakum
so that you may
تُفْلِحُونَ
tuf'liḥūna
succeed
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.
35. 1. The meaning of waseelah is such a thing that becomes a means for attaining an objective or for drawing near to it. The meaning of 'seek waseelah to Allah' will be to adopt such deeds through which you may attain Allah's pleasure and His nearness. Imam Shawkani states, 'Waseelah, in the sense of nearness, applies to piety and other good qualities through which servants attain nearness to their Lord. Similarly, refraining from those things which have been prohibited is also a waseelah for nearness to Allah. However, in hadith, that Maqam Mahmood (the praised station) has also been called waseelah, which will be granted to the Prophet in Paradise. That is why he said, whoever after the adhan supplicates for waseelah for me, he will become deserving of my intercession. (Sahih Bukhari)
