سُوْرَةُ الصَّفِّ
Surah As-Saff (61) — Ayah 5
وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِۦ يَـٰقَوْمِ لِمَ تُؤْذُونَنِى وَقَد تَّعْلَمُونَ أَنِّى رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ ۖ فَلَمَّا زَاغُوٓا۟ أَزَاغَ ٱللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when Mûsâ (Moses) said to his people: "O my people! Why do you annoy me while you know certainly that I am the Messenger of Allâh to you? So when they turned away (from the Path of Allâh), Allâh turned their hearts away (from the Right Path). And Allâh guides not the people who are Fâsiqûn (the rebellious, the disobedient to Allâh).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
قَالَ
qāla
said
مُوسَىٰ
mūsā
Musa
لِقَوْمِهِۦ
liqawmihi
to his people
يَـٰقَوْمِ
yāqawmi
O my people
لِمَ
lima
Why
تُؤْذُونَنِى
tu'dhūnanī
do you hurt me
وَقَد
waqad
while certainly
تَّعْلَمُونَ
taʿlamūna
you know
أَنِّى
annī
that I am
رَسُولُ
rasūlu
(the) Messenger
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
إِلَيْكُمْ ۖ
ilaykum
to you
فَلَمَّا
falammā
Then when
زَاغُوٓا۟
zāghū
they deviated
أَزَاغَ
azāgha
(was caused to) deviate
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
قُلُوبَهُمْ ۚ
qulūbahum
their hearts
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
لَا
lā
(does) not
يَهْدِى
yahdī
guide
ٱلْقَوْمَ
l-qawma
the people
ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ
l-fāsiqīna
the defiantly disobedient
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.
5. 1 Even though they knew that Hazrat Musa (Moses) ؑ was a true Messenger of Allah, the Children of Israel used to hurt him with their words, to the extent that they attributed certain physical defects to him, even though he did not have that illness.
5. 2 That is, despite having knowledge, they turned away from the truth and, in opposition to the truth, chose falsehood over truth, evil over good, and disbelief over faith. So, as a punishment, Allah turned their hearts permanently away from guidance. Because this is the established way of Allah. Persistence and continuity in disbelief and misguidance itself becomes the cause for the sealing of hearts, then sin, disbelief, and oppression become their nature and habit, which no one is able to change. That is why it is further stated that Allah does not guide the disobedient. Because Allah, according to His way, has led such people astray—now who can guide the one whom Allah has led astray in this manner?
5. 2 That is, despite having knowledge, they turned away from the truth and, in opposition to the truth, chose falsehood over truth, evil over good, and disbelief over faith. So, as a punishment, Allah turned their hearts permanently away from guidance. Because this is the established way of Allah. Persistence and continuity in disbelief and misguidance itself becomes the cause for the sealing of hearts, then sin, disbelief, and oppression become their nature and habit, which no one is able to change. That is why it is further stated that Allah does not guide the disobedient. Because Allah, according to His way, has led such people astray—now who can guide the one whom Allah has led astray in this manner?
