سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 11
فَإِن تَابُوا۟ وَأَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَوُا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ فَإِخْوَٰنُكُمْ فِى ٱلدِّينِ ۗ وَنُفَصِّلُ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But if they repent, perform As-Salât, (Iqâmat-as-Salât) and give Zakât, then they are your brethren in religion. (In this way) We explain the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) in detail for a people who know.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَإِن
fa-in
But if
تَابُوا۟
tābū
they repent
وَأَقَامُوا۟
wa-aqāmū
and establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
l-ṣalata
the prayer
وَءَاتَوُا۟
waātawū
and give
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
l-zakata
the zakah
فَإِخْوَٰنُكُمْ
fa-ikh'wānukum
then (they are) your brothers
فِى
fī
in
ٱلدِّينِ ۗ
l-dīni
[the] religion
وَنُفَصِّلُ
wanufaṣṣilu
And We explain in detail
ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ
l-āyāti
the Verses
لِقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
for a people
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
(who) know
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.
11. 1. Prayer, after the declaration of monotheism and prophethood,, prayer is the most important pillar of Islam. It is the right of Allah, and in it are various aspects of worship of Allah. It includes standing with folded hands, bowing and prostration, supplication and entreaty, the expression of Allah’s greatness and majesty, and the expression of one’s own humility and helplessness. All these forms and types of worship are exclusively for Allah. After prayer, the second important obligation is Zakat, which, along with the aspect of worship, also includes the rights of people. Through Zakat, the needy, poor, destitute, disabled, and helpless people of the society and the tribe of the one giving Zakat benefit. That is why, in the hadith, after the testimony, these two things have been highlighted. The Noble Prophet ﷺ said, “I have been commanded to fight the people until they testify that there is no deity except Allah and that Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger of Allah, and establish prayer and give Zakat.” (Sahih Bukhari). Abdullah bin Mas’ud ؓ said: ومن لم یزک فلا صلٰوۃ لہ (reference mentioned) — Whoever does not give Zakat, he has no prayer.
