سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 108
وَلَا تَسُبُّوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَيَسُبُّوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عَدْوًۢا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ زَيَّنَّا لِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ عَمَلَهُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِم مَّرْجِعُهُمْ فَيُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿108﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And insult not those whom they (disbelievers) worship besides Allâh, lest they insult Allâh wrongfully without knowledge. Thus We have made fair-seeming to each people its own doings; then to their Lord is their return and He shall then inform them of all that they used to do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَسُبُّوا۟
tasubbū
insult
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those whom
يَدْعُونَ
yadʿūna
they invoke
مِن
min
from
دُونِ
dūni
other than
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
فَيَسُبُّوا۟
fayasubbū
lest they insult
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
عَدْوًۢا
ʿadwan
(in) enmity
بِغَيْرِ
bighayri
without
عِلْمٍۢ ۗ
ʿil'min
knowledge
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
زَيَّنَّا
zayyannā
We have made fair-seeming
لِكُلِّ
likulli
to every
أُمَّةٍ
ummatin
community
عَمَلَهُمْ
ʿamalahum
their deed
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
رَبِّهِم
rabbihim
their Lord
مَّرْجِعُهُمْ
marjiʿuhum
(is) their return
فَيُنَبِّئُهُم
fayunabbi-uhum
then He will inform them
بِمَا
bimā
about what
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used to
يَعْمَلُونَ
yaʿmalūna
do
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.
18. 1. This is based on the principle of Sadd al-Dharā'i' (blocking the means), that if a correct action leads to an even greater harm, then abandoning that correct action is preferable and better. Similarly, the Prophet ﷺ said that you should not curse anyone's parents, for in this way you yourself will become the cause of curses for your own parents (Sahih Muslim).
