سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 170
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُمَسِّكُونَ بِٱلْكِتَـٰبِ وَأَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ إِنَّا لَا نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ ٱلْمُصْلِحِينَ ﴿170﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And as to those who hold fast to the Book (i.e. act on its teachings) and perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât ), certainly We shall never waste the reward of those who do righteous deeds.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
يُمَسِّكُونَ
yumassikūna
hold fast
بِٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
bil-kitābi
to the Book
وَأَقَامُوا۟
wa-aqāmū
and establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
l-ṣalata
the prayer
إِنَّا
innā
indeed, We
لَا
lā
(will) not
نُضِيعُ
nuḍīʿu
[We] let go waste
أَجْرَ
ajra
(the) reward
ٱلْمُصْلِحِينَ
l-muṣ'liḥīna
(of) the reformers
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.
170. 1. Among those people who adopt the path of Taqwa, hold firmly to the Book—by which is meant the original Torah—and, acting upon it, come to believe in the Prophethood of Muhammad ﷺ, and are regular in prayer and other obligations, Allah will not let the reward of such reformers go to waste. In this, there is mention of the People of the Book (from the context, here specifically the Jews) who are attentive to Taqwa, adherence to the Book, and establishment of prayer, and for them is the glad tidings of the Hereafter. This means that they become Muslims and believe in the Prophethood of Muhammad ﷺ, because now, without faith in the Messenger of the Last Age, Muhammad Mustafa ﷺ, salvation in the Hereafter is not possible.
