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Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 41
ٱنفِرُوا۟ خِفَافًا وَثِقَالًا وَجَـٰهِدُوا۟ بِأَمْوَٰلِكُمْ وَأَنفُسِكُمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿41﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
March forth, whether you are light (being healthy, young and wealthy) or heavy (being ill, old and poor), and strive hard with your wealth and your lives in the Cause of Allâh. This is better for you, if you but knew.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱنفِرُوا۟
infirū
Go forth
خِفَافًۭا
khifāfan
light
وَثِقَالًۭا
wathiqālan
or heavy
وَجَـٰهِدُوا۟
wajāhidū
and strive
بِأَمْوَٰلِكُمْ
bi-amwālikum
with your wealth
وَأَنفُسِكُمْ
wa-anfusikum
and your lives
فِى
fī
in
سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
ذَٰلِكُمْ
dhālikum
That
خَيْرٌۭ
khayrun
(is) better
لَّكُمْ
lakum
for you
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you
تَعْلَمُونَ
taʿlamūna
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.
41. 1. Its various meanings have been stated, for example: individually or collectively, willingly or unwillingly, whether poor or rich, young or old, on foot or mounted, with family or without family. Whether he is among the vanguard or included in the rear of the army. Imam Shawkani says that the verse can be applied to all meanings, because the meaning of the verse is: "You set out, whether movement is heavy upon you or light." And within this meaning, all the aforementioned interpretations are included.
