سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 90
وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ لَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتُمْ شُعَيْبًا إِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّخَـٰسِرُونَ ﴿90﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The chiefs of those who disbelieved among his people said (to their people): "If you follow Shu‘aib, be sure then you will be the losers!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And said
ٱلْمَلَأُ
l-mala-u
the chiefs
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
مِن
min
among
قَوْمِهِۦ
qawmihi
his people
لَئِنِ
la-ini
If
ٱتَّبَعْتُمْ
ittabaʿtum
you follow
شُعَيْبًا
shuʿayban
Shuaib
إِنَّكُمْ
innakum
indeed, you
إِذًۭا
idhan
then
لَّخَـٰسِرُونَ
lakhāsirūna
(will be) certainly losers
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.
90. 1. Leaving their ancestral religion and not giving short measure and weight, according to them, was a loss, whereas in both these matters, the benefit was actually theirs. But in the eyes of worldly people, immediate profit (دنیا میں فوراً حاصل ہونے والا نفع) is everything, which they were obtaining by giving short measure and weight; so why would they abandon it for the deferred profit of the Hereafter like the believers?
