سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 119
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَكُونُوا۟ مَعَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ ﴿119﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Be afraid of Allâh, and be with those who are true (in words and deeds).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you who believe
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
O you who believe
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
O you who believe
ٱتَّقُوا۟
ittaqū
Fear
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
وَكُونُوا۟
wakūnū
and be
مَعَ
maʿa
with
ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
l-ṣādiqīna
those who are truthful
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.
119. 1. It was solely because of truthfulness that Allah not only forgave the mistake of these three companions, but also revealed their repentance as part of the Quran. ؓ و رضوا عنہ. Therefore, the believers were commanded to fear Allah and be with the truthful. This means that whoever possesses taqwa (i.e., fear of Allah) will also be truthful, and whoever is a liar, know that his heart is devoid of taqwa. That is why it is mentioned in the hadith that a believer may commit other shortcomings, but he is not a liar.
