سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 3
ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۗ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
[Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to these idolaters (pagan Arabs) of your folk:] Follow what has been sent down unto you from your Lord (the Qur’ân and Prophet Muhammad’s Sunnah), and follow not any Auliyâ’ (protectors and helpers who order you to associate partners in worship with Allâh), besides Him (Allâh). Little do you remember!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱتَّبِعُوا۟
ittabiʿū
Follow
مَآ
mā
what
أُنزِلَ
unzila
has been revealed
إِلَيْكُم
ilaykum
to you
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكُمْ
rabbikum
your Lord
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تَتَّبِعُوا۟
tattabiʿū
follow
مِن
min
from
دُونِهِۦٓ
dūnihi
beside Him
أَوْلِيَآءَ ۗ
awliyāa
any allies
قَلِيلًۭا
qalīlan
Little
مَّا
mā
(is) what
تَذَكَّرُونَ
tadhakkarūna
you remember
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.
3. 1. That which has been revealed from Allah, meaning the Quran, and that which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has said, meaning Hadith, because he ﷺ said, "I have been given the Quran and something like it along with it." Following both of these is necessary; following anyone else besides them is not necessary, rather, their rejection is obligatory. As stated in the next phrase, do not follow others besides Allah. Just as in the time of ignorance, the words of leaders, astrologers, and soothsayers were given importance, to the extent that even in matters of lawful and unlawful, they were considered as authority.
