سُوْرَةُ الصَّفِّ
Surah As-Saff (61) — Ayah 2
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ ﴿2﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Why do you say that which you do not do?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(you) who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
لِمَ
lima
Why
تَقُولُونَ
taqūlūna
(do) you say
مَا
mā
what
لَا
lā
not
تَفْعَلُونَ
tafʿalūna
you 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.
2. 1. Here, although the address is general, the actual addressees are those believers who were saying that the deeds most beloved to Allah should be asked from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ so that they could act upon them, but no one had the courage to go to him ﷺ and ask. Upon this, Allah Almighty revealed this surah (Musnad Ahmad).
