سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 28
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ نَجَسٌ فَلَا يَقْرَبُوا۟ ٱلْمَسْجِدَ ٱلْحَرَامَ بَعْدَ عَامِهِمْ هَـٰذَا ۚ وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ عَيْلَةً فَسَوْفَ يُغْنِيكُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦٓ إِن شَآءَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ ﴿28﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe (in Allâh’s Oneness and in His Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)! Verily, the Mushrikûn (polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh, and in the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) are Najasun (impure). So let them not come near Al-Masjidal-Harâm (at Makkah) after this year; and if you fear poverty, Allâh will enrich you if He wills, out of His Bounty. Surely, Allâh is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you who believe
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
O you who believe
ءَامَنُوٓا۟
āmanū
O you who believe
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Indeed
ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ
l-mush'rikūna
the polytheists
نَجَسٌۭ
najasun
(are) unclean
فَلَا
falā
so let them not come near
يَقْرَبُوا۟
yaqrabū
so let them not come near
ٱلْمَسْجِدَ
l-masjida
Al-Masjid Al-Haraam
ٱلْحَرَامَ
l-ḥarāma
Al-Masjid Al-Haraam
بَعْدَ
baʿda
after
عَامِهِمْ
ʿāmihim
this, their (final) year
هَـٰذَا ۚ
hādhā
this, their (final) year
وَإِنْ
wa-in
And if
خِفْتُمْ
khif'tum
you fear
عَيْلَةًۭ
ʿaylatan
poverty
فَسَوْفَ
fasawfa
then soon
يُغْنِيكُمُ
yugh'nīkumu
Allah will enrich you
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah will enrich you
مِن
min
from
فَضْلِهِۦٓ
faḍlihi
His Bounty
إِن
in
if
شَآءَ ۚ
shāa
He wills
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
عَلِيمٌ
ʿalīmun
(is) All-Knower
حَكِيمٌۭ
ḥakīmun
All-Wise
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.
28. 1 The meaning of a polytheist being (impure, unclean) is being impure in terms of beliefs and actions. According to some, a polytheist is impure both outwardly and inwardly, because he does not observe purity (cleanliness and purification) in the manner that the Shariah has commanded. 28. 2 This is the same ruling that was given in the 9th year of Hijrah with the declaration of Bara’ah, the details of which have already passed. According to some, the prohibition is only for Masjid al-Haram; otherwise, as needed, polytheists can enter other mosques, just as the Prophet ﷺ kept Thumamah bin Uthal tied to a pillar of Masjid al-Nabawi until Allah placed the love of Islam and the Prophet ﷺ in his heart and he became Muslim. Furthermore, according to most scholars, here Masjid al-Haram refers to the entire Haram, meaning the entry of a polytheist within the boundaries of the Haram is prohibited. Based on some traditions, dhimmis and servants have been exempted from this ruling. Similarly, Umar bin Abdul Aziz, deducing from this, during his rule, issued an order prohibiting Jews and Christians from entering Muslim mosques (Ibn Kathir). 28. 2 Due to the prohibition of polytheists, some Muslims thought that the trade which takes place due to the large gathering in the season of Hajj would be affected. Allah said, there is no need to fear this poverty (i.e., decrease in business), Allah will soon enrich you from His bounty. Thus, due to conquests, Muslims obtained abundant spoils of war. And then gradually the entire Arabia became Muslim, and during the Hajj season, the crowds of pilgrims became as they were before, rather even more, and this continues to increase day by day.
