سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ

Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 20

The Spoils of War · Medinan · Juz 9 · Page 179

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَلَا تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَأَنتُمْ تَسْمَعُونَ ﴿20﴾
O you who believe! Obey Allâh and His Messenger, and turn not away from him (i.e. Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) while you are hearing.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O you
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna who
ءَامَنُوٓا۟ āmanū believe
أَطِيعُوا۟ aṭīʿū Obey
ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
وَرَسُولَهُۥ warasūlahu and His Messenger
وَلَا walā And (do) not
تَوَلَّوْا۟ tawallaw turn away
عَنْهُ ʿanhu from him
وَأَنتُمْ wa-antum while you
تَسْمَعُونَ tasmaʿūna hear

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.

The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.