سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 18
إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَـٰجِدَ ٱللَّهِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ وَأَقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَى ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَلَمْ يَخْشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ ۖ فَعَسَىٰٓ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَن يَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The Mosques of Allâh shall be maintained only by those who believe in Allâh and the Last Day, perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât), and give Zakât and fear none but Allâh. It is they who are on true guidance.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
يَعْمُرُ
yaʿmuru
will maintain
مَسَـٰجِدَ
masājida
(the) masajid of Allah
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(the) masajid of Allah
مَنْ
man
(the one) who
ءَامَنَ
āmana
believes
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَٱلْيَوْمِ
wal-yawmi
and the Day
ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ
l-ākhiri
the Last
وَأَقَامَ
wa-aqāma
and establishes
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
l-ṣalata
the prayer
وَءَاتَى
waātā
and gives
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
l-zakata
the zakah
وَلَمْ
walam
and not
يَخْشَ
yakhsha
fear
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱللَّهَ ۖ
l-laha
Allah
فَعَسَىٰٓ
faʿasā
Then perhaps
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
those
أَن
an
[that]
يَكُونُوا۟
yakūnū
they are
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ
l-muh'tadīna
the guided ones
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.
18. 1. As it is also mentioned in the hadith, the Prophet ﷺ said, "When you see a man coming regularly to the mosque, then bear witness to his faith." In the Noble Quran, after mentioning faith in Allah and faith in the Hereafter, the deeds that are mentioned here are prayer, zakat, and fearing Allah, which clarifies the importance of prayer, zakat, and taqwa.
