سُوْرَةُ الْمُمْتَحِنَةِ
Surah Al-Mumtahana (60) — Ayah 8
لَّا يَنْهَىٰكُمُ ٱللَّهُ عَنِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَـٰتِلُوكُمْ فِى ٱلدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُم مِّن دِيَـٰرِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوهُمْ وَتُقْسِطُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُقْسِطِينَ ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Allâh does not forbid you to deal justly and kindly with those who fought not against you on account of religion nor drove you out of your homes. Verily, Allâh loves those who deal with equity.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَّا
lā
Not
يَنْهَىٰكُمُ
yanhākumu
(does) forbid you
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
عَنِ
ʿani
from
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
لَمْ
lam
(do) not
يُقَـٰتِلُوكُمْ
yuqātilūkum
fight you
فِى
fī
in
ٱلدِّينِ
l-dīni
the religion
وَلَمْ
walam
and (do) not
يُخْرِجُوكُم
yukh'rijūkum
drive you out
مِّن
min
of
دِيَـٰرِكُمْ
diyārikum
your homes
أَن
an
that
تَبَرُّوهُمْ
tabarrūhum
you deal kindly
وَتُقْسِطُوٓا۟
watuq'siṭū
and deal justly
إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ
ilayhim
with them
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يُحِبُّ
yuḥibbu
loves
ٱلْمُقْسِطِينَ
l-muq'siṭīna
those who act justly
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.
8. 1 This guidance is being given regarding those disbelievers who do not harbor enmity and hatred towards Muslims merely because of the religion of Islam, and do not fight Muslims on this basis; this is the first condition.
8. 2 That is, they have not adopted such an attitude towards you that you are forced to migrate; this is the second condition. A third condition, which becomes clear from the next verse, is that they should not provide any kind of help to other disbelievers against the Muslims, whether through advice and counsel or through weapons and the like.
8. 3 That is, it is not forbidden to deal kindly and justly with such disbelievers, as Hazrat Asma bint Abi Bakr Siddiq ؓ asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about maintaining ties of kinship, i.e., good conduct, with her polytheist mother. The Prophet ﷺ said: "Silī ummaki." Sahih Muslim. Maintain ties of kinship with your mother.
8. 4 This encourages justice, even with disbelievers. In the hadith, the virtue of those who act justly is described as follows: "Indeed, the just will be with Allah on pulpits of light, to the right of the Most Merciful عز وجل, and both His hands are right, those who are just in their rulings, with their families, and in whatever they are given authority over." Sahih Muslim, Book of Leadership. Those who act justly will be on pulpits of light to the right of the Most Merciful, and both hands of the Most Merciful are right, those who are just in their decisions, with their families, and in whatever they are entrusted with.
8. 2 That is, they have not adopted such an attitude towards you that you are forced to migrate; this is the second condition. A third condition, which becomes clear from the next verse, is that they should not provide any kind of help to other disbelievers against the Muslims, whether through advice and counsel or through weapons and the like.
8. 3 That is, it is not forbidden to deal kindly and justly with such disbelievers, as Hazrat Asma bint Abi Bakr Siddiq ؓ asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about maintaining ties of kinship, i.e., good conduct, with her polytheist mother. The Prophet ﷺ said: "Silī ummaki." Sahih Muslim. Maintain ties of kinship with your mother.
8. 4 This encourages justice, even with disbelievers. In the hadith, the virtue of those who act justly is described as follows: "Indeed, the just will be with Allah on pulpits of light, to the right of the Most Merciful عز وجل, and both His hands are right, those who are just in their rulings, with their families, and in whatever they are given authority over." Sahih Muslim, Book of Leadership. Those who act justly will be on pulpits of light to the right of the Most Merciful, and both hands of the Most Merciful are right, those who are just in their decisions, with their families, and in whatever they are entrusted with.
