سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 161
وَإِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱسْكُنُوا۟ هَـٰذِهِ ٱلْقَرْيَةَ وَكُلُوا۟ مِنْهَا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمْ وَقُولُوا۟ حِطَّةٌ وَٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْبَابَ سُجَّدًا نَّغْفِرْ لَكُمْ خَطِيٓـَٔـٰتِكُمْ ۚ سَنَزِيدُ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿161﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when it was said to them: "Dwell in this town (Jerusalem) and eat therefrom wherever you wish, and say, ‘(O Allâh) forgive our sins’; and enter the gate prostrate (bowing with humility). We shall forgive you your wrong-doings. We shall increase (the reward) for the good-doers."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
قِيلَ
qīla
it was said
لَهُمُ
lahumu
to them
ٱسْكُنُوا۟
us'kunū
Live
هَـٰذِهِ
hādhihi
(in) this
ٱلْقَرْيَةَ
l-qaryata
city
وَكُلُوا۟
wakulū
and eat
مِنْهَا
min'hā
from it
حَيْثُ
ḥaythu
wherever
شِئْتُمْ
shi'tum
you wish
وَقُولُوا۟
waqūlū
and say
حِطَّةٌۭ
ḥiṭṭatun
Repentance
وَٱدْخُلُوا۟
wa-ud'khulū
and enter
ٱلْبَابَ
l-bāba
the gate
سُجَّدًۭا
sujjadan
prostrating
نَّغْفِرْ
naghfir
We will forgive
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
خَطِيٓـَٔـٰتِكُمْ ۚ
khaṭīātikum
your sins
سَنَزِيدُ
sanazīdu
We will increase (reward)
ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
l-muḥ'sinīna
(of) the good-doers
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.
The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.
