سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 31
۞ يَـٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ خُذُوا۟ زِينَتَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ وَكُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ وَلَا تُسْرِفُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ ﴿31﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O Children of Adam! Take your adornment (by wearing your clean clothes), while praying and going round (the Tawâf of) the Ka‘bah, and eat and drink but waste not by extravagance, certainly He (Allâh) likes not Al-Musrifûn (those who waste by extravagance).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ يَـٰبَنِىٓ
yābanī
O Children
ءَادَمَ
ādama
(of) Adam
خُذُوا۟
khudhū
Take
زِينَتَكُمْ
zīnatakum
your adornment
عِندَ
ʿinda
at
كُلِّ
kulli
every
مَسْجِدٍۢ
masjidin
masjid
وَكُلُوا۟
wakulū
and eat
وَٱشْرَبُوا۟
wa-ish'rabū
and drink
وَلَا
walā
but (do) not
تُسْرِفُوٓا۟ ۚ
tus'rifū
be extravagant
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, He
لَا
lā
(does) not
يُحِبُّ
yuḥibbu
love
ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ
l-mus'rifīna
the extravagant ones
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.
31. 1 In the verse, "Zeenat" refers to clothing. Its reason for revelation is also related to the idolaters performing tawaf naked. Therefore, they were told to wear clothes while worshipping Allah and performing tawaf.
31. 2 "Israf" (exceeding the limits) is disliked in anything, even in eating and drinking. In a hadith, the Prophet ﷺ said, "Eat whatever you wish, drink whatever you wish, wear whatever you wish, but avoid two things: israf and arrogance." (Sahih Muslim, Sahih Bukhari) Some of the Salaf have said that Allah Almighty has gathered all of medicine in this half verse of (وَّكُلُوْا وَاشْرَبُوْا وَلَا تُسْرِفُوْا ۚ اِنَّهٗ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُسْرِفِيْنَ) 7. Al-A'raf:31 (Ibn Kathir). Some say that "zeenat" refers to the clothing worn for adornment, from which, according to them, the command for adornment during prayer and tawaf is derived. This verse is also used as evidence for the obligation of covering the 'awrah during prayer, and according to hadith, it is necessary in all circumstances to cover the area from the knees to the navel, even if a person is alone. (Fath al-Qadeer) The use of perfume on Fridays and Eid days is also recommended, as it is also a part of adornment. (Ibn Kathir)
31. 2 "Israf" (exceeding the limits) is disliked in anything, even in eating and drinking. In a hadith, the Prophet ﷺ said, "Eat whatever you wish, drink whatever you wish, wear whatever you wish, but avoid two things: israf and arrogance." (Sahih Muslim, Sahih Bukhari) Some of the Salaf have said that Allah Almighty has gathered all of medicine in this half verse of (وَّكُلُوْا وَاشْرَبُوْا وَلَا تُسْرِفُوْا ۚ اِنَّهٗ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُسْرِفِيْنَ) 7. Al-A'raf:31 (Ibn Kathir). Some say that "zeenat" refers to the clothing worn for adornment, from which, according to them, the command for adornment during prayer and tawaf is derived. This verse is also used as evidence for the obligation of covering the 'awrah during prayer, and according to hadith, it is necessary in all circumstances to cover the area from the knees to the navel, even if a person is alone. (Fath al-Qadeer) The use of perfume on Fridays and Eid days is also recommended, as it is also a part of adornment. (Ibn Kathir)
