سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 116
وَإِن تُطِعْ أَكْثَرَ مَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يُضِلُّوكَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَإِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ ﴿116﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if you obey most of those on the earth, they will mislead you far away from Allâh’s Path. They follow nothing but conjectures, and they do nothing but lie.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
تُطِعْ
tuṭiʿ
you obey
أَكْثَرَ
akthara
most
مَن
man
of
فِى
fī
(those) in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
يُضِلُّوكَ
yuḍillūka
they will mislead you
عَن
ʿan
from
سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
إِن
in
Not
يَتَّبِعُونَ
yattabiʿūna
they follow
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱلظَّنَّ
l-ẓana
[the] assumption
وَإِنْ
wa-in
and not
هُمْ
hum
they (do)
إِلَّا
illā
except
يَخْرُصُونَ
yakhruṣūna
guess
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.
116. 1. This reality stated by the Quran can also be observed as a fact in every era. In another place, Allah Almighty said (Surah Yusuf, 13): "Most people, even though you desire it, will not be believers." From this, it is understood that those who walk on the path of truth and honesty are always few. This also proves that the criterion of truth and falsehood is arguments and evidence, not the majority or minority of people. That is, it is not the case that whatever the majority has adopted is the truth and those in the minority are upon falsehood. Rather, according to the aforementioned Quranic reality, it is more likely that the people of truth are in the minority in terms of numbers and the people of falsehood are in the majority. This is also supported by the hadith in which the Prophet ﷺ said that my Ummah will be divided into 73 sects, of which only one sect will be destined for Paradise, and all the rest will be in Hell. And the sign of this group destined for Paradise, the Prophet ﷺ stated, is that it will be 'mā ana 'alayhi wa aṣḥābī,' that is, "those who follow my way and the way of my companions."
