سُوْرَةُ الصَّفِّ
Surah As-Saff (61) — Ayah 4
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقَـٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِهِۦ صَفًّا كَأَنَّهُم بُنْيَـٰنٌ مَّرْصُوصٌ ﴿4﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, Allâh loves those who fight in His Cause in rows (ranks) as if they were a solid structure.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يُحِبُّ
yuḥibbu
loves
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
يُقَـٰتِلُونَ
yuqātilūna
fight
فِى
fī
in
سَبِيلِهِۦ
sabīlihi
His Way
صَفًّۭا
ṣaffan
(in) a row
كَأَنَّهُم
ka-annahum
as if they
بُنْيَـٰنٌۭ
bun'yānun
(were) a structure
مَّرْصُوصٌۭ
marṣūṣun
joined firmly
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.
4. 1. This jihad has been described as an extremely virtuous act which is very beloved to Allah.
