سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 51
ذَٰلِكَ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَيْسَ بِظَلَّـٰمٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ ﴿51﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"This is because of that which your hands had forwarded. And verily, Allâh is not unjust to His slaves."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
بِمَا
bimā
(is) for what
قَدَّمَتْ
qaddamat
sent forth
أَيْدِيكُمْ
aydīkum
your hands
وَأَنَّ
wa-anna
And indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
لَيْسَ
laysa
(is) not
بِظَلَّـٰمٍۢ
biẓallāmin
unjust
لِّلْعَبِيدِ
lil'ʿabīdi
to His slaves
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.
51. 1. This punishment and torment is the result of your own deeds; otherwise, Allah Almighty does not wrong His servants, rather He is Just and free from every kind of oppression and injustice. It is also mentioned in the Hadith Qudsi: Allah Almighty says, O My servants! I have made oppression unlawful for Myself and I have made it unlawful among you as well, so do not oppress one another. O My servants! These are your own deeds which I have kept accounted for; so whoever finds good in his deeds, let him praise Allah, and whoever finds otherwise, let him blame only himself (Sahih Muslim).
