سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 125
فَمَن يُرِدِ ٱللَّهُ أَن يَهْدِيَهُۥ يَشْرَحْ صَدْرَهُۥ لِلْإِسْلَـٰمِ ۖ وَمَن يُرِدْ أَن يُضِلَّهُۥ يَجْعَلْ صَدْرَهُۥ ضَيِّقًا حَرَجًا كَأَنَّمَا يَصَّعَّدُ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَجْعَلُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلرِّجْسَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿125﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And whomsoever Allâh wills to guide, He opens his breast to Islâm; and whomsoever He wills to send astray, He makes his breast closed and constricted, as if he is climbing up to the sky. Thus Allâh puts the wrath on those who believe not.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَمَن
faman
So whoever
يُرِدِ
yuridi
wants
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
أَن
an
that
يَهْدِيَهُۥ
yahdiyahu
He guides him
يَشْرَحْ
yashraḥ
He expands
صَدْرَهُۥ
ṣadrahu
his breast
لِلْإِسْلَـٰمِ ۖ
lil'is'lāmi
to Islam
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
يُرِدْ
yurid
He wants
أَن
an
that
يُضِلَّهُۥ
yuḍillahu
He lets him go astray
يَجْعَلْ
yajʿal
He makes
صَدْرَهُۥ
ṣadrahu
his breast
ضَيِّقًا
ḍayyiqan
tight
حَرَجًۭا
ḥarajan
and constricted
كَأَنَّمَا
ka-annamā
as though
يَصَّعَّدُ
yaṣṣaʿʿadu
he (were) climbing
فِى
fī
into
ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۚ
l-samāi
the sky
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
يَجْعَلُ
yajʿalu
places
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
ٱلرِّجْسَ
l-rij'sa
the filth
عَلَى
ʿalā
on
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
لَا
lā
(do) not
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
believe
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.
125. 1. That is, just as it is not possible to ascend to the sky with force, similarly, if Allah makes someone's chest tight, it is not possible for monotheism and faith to enter it, except that Allah Himself opens his chest for it.
125. 2. That is, just as He makes the chest tight, in the same way He involves them in filth; by filth is meant impurity, punishment, or the dominance of Satan.
125. 2. That is, just as He makes the chest tight, in the same way He involves them in filth; by filth is meant impurity, punishment, or the dominance of Satan.
