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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 81
وَلَوْ كَانُوا۟ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلنَّبِىِّ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَا ٱتَّخَذُوهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنْهُمْ فَـٰسِقُونَ ﴿81﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And had they believed in Allâh, and in the Prophet (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) and in what has been revealed to him, never would they have taken them (the disbelievers) as Auliyâ’ (protectors and helpers); but many of them are the Fâsiqûn (rebellious, disobedient to Allâh).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they had
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
believed
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَٱلنَّبِىِّ
wal-nabiyi
and the Prophet
وَمَآ
wamā
and what
أُنزِلَ
unzila
has been revealed
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to him
مَا
mā
not
ٱتَّخَذُوهُمْ
ittakhadhūhum
they (would have) taken them
أَوْلِيَآءَ
awliyāa
(as) allies
وَلَـٰكِنَّ
walākinna
[and] but
كَثِيرًۭا
kathīran
many
مِّنْهُمْ
min'hum
of them
فَـٰسِقُونَ
fāsiqūna
(are) defiantly disobedient
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.
81. 1. This means that a person who truly possesses faith will never befriend the disbelievers.
