سُوْرَةُ الْجُمُعَةِ
Surah Al-Jumu'a (62) — Ayah 11
وَإِذَا رَأَوْا۟ تِجَـٰرَةً أَوْ لَهْوًا ٱنفَضُّوٓا۟ إِلَيْهَا وَتَرَكُوكَ قَآئِمًا ۚ قُلْ مَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهْوِ وَمِنَ ٱلتِّجَـٰرَةِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when they see some merchandise or some amusement [beating of Tambur (drum) etc.] they disperse headlong to it, and leave you (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) standing [while delivering Jumu‘ah religious talk (Khutbah)]. Say: "That which Allâh has is better than any amusement or merchandise! And Allâh is the Best of providers."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
رَأَوْا۟
ra-aw
they saw
تِجَـٰرَةً
tijāratan
a transaction
أَوْ
aw
or
لَهْوًا
lahwan
a sport
ٱنفَضُّوٓا۟
infaḍḍū
they rushed
إِلَيْهَا
ilayhā
to it
وَتَرَكُوكَ
watarakūka
and left you
قَآئِمًۭا ۚ
qāiman
standing
قُلْ
qul
Say
مَا
mā
What
عِندَ
ʿinda
(is) with
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
خَيْرٌۭ
khayrun
(is) better
مِّنَ
mina
than
ٱللَّهْوِ
l-lahwi
the sport
وَمِنَ
wamina
and from
ٱلتِّجَـٰرَةِ ۚ
l-tijārati
(any) transaction
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
خَيْرُ
khayru
(is the) Best
ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ
l-rāziqīna
(of) the Providers
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.
11. 1. Once, the Prophet ﷺ was delivering the Friday sermon when a caravan arrived. When people found out, they left the sermon and went outside to buy and sell, fearing that the goods might be sold out. Only twelve men remained in the mosque, upon which this verse was revealed (Sahih Bukhari). The meaning of انفضاض is to incline and turn towards, to disperse quickly. In الیھا, the pronoun refers to تجارۃ. Here, only the pronoun for trade was mentioned because if trade, despite being permissible and necessary, is blameworthy during the sermon, then what doubt can there be about the blameworthiness of play and such things? Moreover, from قائما it is understood that delivering the Friday sermon while standing is Sunnah. As it is also mentioned in the hadith that the Prophet ﷺ had two sermons, between which he ﷺ would sit, recite the Quran, and advise and admonish the people. (Sahih Muslim)
11. 2. That is, the obedience to the commands of Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, for which there is a great reward.
11. 3. That towards which you ran and left the mosque, and did not even listen to the Friday sermon.
11. 4. So seek provision from Him alone and, through obedience, seek means towards Him. His obedience is a great means of obtaining provision from Him.
11. 2. That is, the obedience to the commands of Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, for which there is a great reward.
11. 3. That towards which you ran and left the mosque, and did not even listen to the Friday sermon.
11. 4. So seek provision from Him alone and, through obedience, seek means towards Him. His obedience is a great means of obtaining provision from Him.
