سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 61
۞ وَإِن جَنَحُوا۟ لِلسَّلْمِ فَٱجْنَحْ لَهَا وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ﴿61﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But if they incline to peace, you also incline to it, and (put your) trust in Allâh. Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَإِن
wa-in
And if
جَنَحُوا۟
janaḥū
they incline
لِلسَّلْمِ
lilssalmi
to peace
فَٱجْنَحْ
fa-ij'naḥ
then you (also) incline
لَهَا
lahā
to it
وَتَوَكَّلْ
watawakkal
and put (your) trust
عَلَى
ʿalā
in
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
Allah
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلسَّمِيعُ
l-samīʿu
(is) All-Hearer
ٱلْعَلِيمُ
l-ʿalīmu
All-Knower
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.
61. 1. If, instead of the circumstances of war, the situation demands peace and the enemy is also inclined towards peace, then there is no harm in making peace. Even if the enemy's purpose in peace is deception and trickery, there is no need to worry; place your trust in Allah, surely Allah will protect you from the enemy's deceit as well, and He is sufficient for you. However, this permission for peace is in situations when Muslims are weak and peace is in the interest of Islam and Muslims, but when the opposite is the case, Muslims are distinguished in strength and resources and the disbelievers are weak, then in such a situation, instead of peace, it is necessary to break the strength of the disbelievers.
