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Surah Adh-Dhaariyat (51) — Ayah 36
فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ ﴿36﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But We found not there any household of the Muslims except one [of Lût (Lot) and his two daughters].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَمَا
famā
But not
وَجَدْنَا
wajadnā
We found
فِيهَا
fīhā
therein
غَيْرَ
ghayra
other than
بَيْتٍۢ
baytin
a house
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ
l-mus'limīna
the Muslims
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.
36. 1. And this was the house of Allah’s Prophet, Hazrat Lut (Lot) ؑ, in which there were two daughters and some believers. It is said that there were thirteen people in total. Among them was the house of Hazrat Lut ؑ, in which were his two daughters and some believers. His wife was not included among them; rather, she was among those who were destroyed with her people by the punishment. (Aysar al-Tafasir) The meaning of Islam is obedience, submission; a Muslim is one who bows his head in submission to Allah’s commands. In this sense, every believer is a Muslim. That is why first the word “believer” was used for them, and then the word “Muslim” was used for the same people. From this, it is inferred that there is no difference in their referents, as some people differentiate between a believer and a Muslim. Wherever the Quran has used the words “believer” and “Muslim,” it is according to the meanings that exist between them in the Arabic language. Therefore, in comparison to the linguistic usage, the consideration of the legal (shar‘i) reality is more important, and according to the legal reality, the only difference between them is what is established from the Hadith of Jibril ؑ: when the Prophet ﷺ was asked, “What is Islam?” he replied: Testifying that there is no god but Allah, establishing prayer, giving zakat, Hajj, and fasting in Ramadan. And when asked about faith, he replied: To believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and in destiny (that good and evil are from Allah), i.e., to have conviction in these things in the heart is faith, and the fulfillment of commands and obligations is Islam. In this respect, every believer is a Muslim, and every Muslim is a believer. (Fath al-Qadir) And those who differentiate between a believer and a Muslim say that it is correct that here the Quran has used the words “believer” and “Muslim” for the same group, but according to the difference between them, every believer is also a Muslim, but it is not necessary for every Muslim to be a believer. (Ibn Kathir) In any case, this is an academic discussion; both sides have their own arguments to support their positions.
