سُوْرَةُ الْمُجَادَلَةِ
Surah Al-Mujaadila (58) — Ayah 11
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمْ تَفَسَّحُوا۟ فِى ٱلْمَجَـٰلِسِ فَٱفْسَحُوا۟ يَفْسَحِ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ ۖ وَإِذَا قِيلَ ٱنشُزُوا۟ فَٱنشُزُوا۟ يَرْفَعِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنكُمْ وَٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ دَرَجَـٰتٍ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! When you are told to make room in the assemblies, (spread out and) make room. Allâh will give you (ample) room (from His Mercy). And when you are told to rise up [for prayers, or Jihâd (holy fighting in Allâh’s cause), or for any other good deed], rise up. Allâh will exalt in degree those of you who believe, and those who have been granted knowledge. And Allâh is Well-Acquainted with what you do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you who believe
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
O you who believe
ءَامَنُوٓا۟
āmanū
O you who believe
إِذَا
idhā
When
قِيلَ
qīla
it is said
لَكُمْ
lakum
to you
تَفَسَّحُوا۟
tafassaḥū
Make room
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْمَجَـٰلِسِ
l-majālisi
the assemblies
فَٱفْسَحُوا۟
fa-if'saḥū
then make room
يَفْسَحِ
yafsaḥi
Allah will make room
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah will make room
لَكُمْ ۖ
lakum
for you
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
قِيلَ
qīla
it is said
ٱنشُزُوا۟
unshuzū
Rise up
فَٱنشُزُوا۟
fa-unshuzū
then rise up
يَرْفَعِ
yarfaʿi
Allah will raise
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah will raise
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
مِنكُمْ
minkum
among you
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
and those who
أُوتُوا۟
ūtū
were given
ٱلْعِلْمَ
l-ʿil'ma
the knowledge
دَرَجَـٰتٍۢ ۚ
darajātin
(in) degrees
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
بِمَا
bimā
of what
تَعْمَلُونَ
taʿmalūna
you do
خَبِيرٌۭ
khabīrun
(is) All-Aware
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 this, Muslims are being taught the etiquettes of gatherings. The word "majlis" is general and includes every gathering in which Muslims assemble for the attainment of goodness and reward, whether it is a gathering of admonition and advice or the Friday gathering. Tafsir al-Qurtubi states that "sit openly" means to keep the circle of the gathering wide so that there remains space for those who come later to sit. Do not keep the circle tight so that a latecomer has to remain standing or has to make someone already seated stand up so that he may sit in his place, as both these things are inappropriate. Thus, the Prophet ﷺ also said: No person should make another person stand up from his place and then sit there himself. Therefore, make the circle of the gathering spacious and wide. Sahih Bukhari.
11. 2. That is, in return for this, Allah will grant you spaciousness in Paradise, or wherever you seek spaciousness and abundance, for example, in your home, in sustenance, in the grave, in every place, He will grant you abundance.
11. 3. That is, for jihad, for prayer, or for any good deed. Or it means that when you are told to rise and leave the gathering, then immediately go. This command was given to the Muslims because the Companions did not like to leave the Prophet's gathering, but in this way, sometimes those people were inconvenienced who wanted to have a private conversation with the Prophet.
11. 4. That is, Allah will raise the ranks of the people of faith above those who do not have faith, and the ranks of the people of knowledge above the people of faith, which means that along with faith, familiarity with the sciences of religion is a cause for further elevation of ranks.
11. 2. That is, in return for this, Allah will grant you spaciousness in Paradise, or wherever you seek spaciousness and abundance, for example, in your home, in sustenance, in the grave, in every place, He will grant you abundance.
11. 3. That is, for jihad, for prayer, or for any good deed. Or it means that when you are told to rise and leave the gathering, then immediately go. This command was given to the Muslims because the Companions did not like to leave the Prophet's gathering, but in this way, sometimes those people were inconvenienced who wanted to have a private conversation with the Prophet.
11. 4. That is, Allah will raise the ranks of the people of faith above those who do not have faith, and the ranks of the people of knowledge above the people of faith, which means that along with faith, familiarity with the sciences of religion is a cause for further elevation of ranks.
