سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 86
وَلَا تَقْعُدُوا۟ بِكُلِّ صِرَٰطٍ تُوعِدُونَ وَتَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِهِۦ وَتَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا ۚ وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ إِذْ كُنتُمْ قَلِيلًا فَكَثَّرَكُمْ ۖ وَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ ﴿86﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And sit not on every road, threatening, and hindering from the Path of Allâh those who believe in Him, and seeking to make it crooked. And remember when you were but few, and He multiplied you. And see what was the end of the Mufsidûn (mischief-makers, corrupters, liars).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَقْعُدُوا۟
taqʿudū
sit
بِكُلِّ
bikulli
on every
صِرَٰطٍۢ
ṣirāṭin
path
تُوعِدُونَ
tūʿidūna
threatening
وَتَصُدُّونَ
wataṣuddūna
and hindering
عَن
ʿan
from
سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
مَنْ
man
(those) who
ءَامَنَ
āmana
believe
بِهِۦ
bihi
in Him
وَتَبْغُونَهَا
watabghūnahā
and seeking (to make) it
عِوَجًۭا ۚ
ʿiwajan
crooked
وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟
wa-udh'kurū
And remember
إِذْ
idh
when
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you were
قَلِيلًۭا
qalīlan
few
فَكَثَّرَكُمْ ۖ
fakatharakum
and He increased you
وَٱنظُرُوا۟
wa-unẓurū
And see
كَيْفَ
kayfa
how
كَانَ
kāna
was
عَـٰقِبَةُ
ʿāqibatu
(the) end
ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ
l-muf'sidīna
(of) the corrupters
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.
86. 1. Seeking crookedness in the path of Allah in order to hinder from the way of Allah. This has been the favorite pastime of the disobedient in every era, examples of which can be seen among the modernists and those influenced by Western culture nowadays. For instance, sitting to harass people, as is generally the habit of mischievous types of people. Or sitting on the roads leading to Prophet Shu‘ayb ﷺ and stopping those who walk on that path. Likewise, sitting at checkpoints for the purpose of looting so that they can seize the wealth of passersby, or according to some, sitting on their roads to collect taxes and tolls. Imam Shawkani states that all these meanings can be correct because it is possible that they did all of these things. (Fath al-Qadir)
