سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 71
وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ بَعْضٍ ۚ يَأْمُرُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ وَيُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَيُطِيعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥٓ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ سَيَرْحَمُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ ﴿71﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The believers, men and women, are Auliyâ’ (helpers, supporters, friends, protectors) of one another; they enjoin (on the people) Al-Ma‘rûf (i.e. Islâmic Monotheism and all that Islâm orders one to do), and forbid (people) from Al-Munkar (i.e. polytheism and disbelief of all kinds, and all that Islâm has forbidden); they perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât), and give the Zakât, and obey Allâh and His Messenger. Allâh will have His Mercy on them. Surely Allâh is All-Mighty, All-Wise.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ
wal-mu'minūna
And the believing men
وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتُ
wal-mu'minātu
and the believing women
بَعْضُهُمْ
baʿḍuhum
some of them
أَوْلِيَآءُ
awliyāu
(are) allies
بَعْضٍۢ ۚ
baʿḍin
(of) others
يَأْمُرُونَ
yamurūna
They enjoin
بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ
bil-maʿrūfi
the right
وَيَنْهَوْنَ
wayanhawna
and forbid
عَنِ
ʿani
from
ٱلْمُنكَرِ
l-munkari
the wrong
وَيُقِيمُونَ
wayuqīmūna
and they establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
l-ṣalata
the prayer
وَيُؤْتُونَ
wayu'tūna
and give
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
l-zakata
the zakah
وَيُطِيعُونَ
wayuṭīʿūna
and they obey
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
وَرَسُولَهُۥٓ ۚ
warasūlahu
and His Messenger
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
سَيَرْحَمُهُمُ
sayarḥamuhumu
Allah will have mercy on them
ٱللَّهُ ۗ
l-lahu
Allah will have mercy on them
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
عَزِيزٌ
ʿazīzun
(is) All-Mighty
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.
71. The praiseworthy qualities of the believers are being mentioned in contrast to the blameworthy qualities of the hypocrites. The first quality is that they are friends, helpers, and sympathizers of one another, just as it is stated in the hadith: (المؤمن للمؤمن کالبنیان، یشد بعضہ بعضا) (Sahih Bukhari) "A believer for another believer is like a wall, one part of which strengthens the other." In another hadith it is stated: (مثل المؤمنین فی تو ادھم وتراحمھم کمثل الجسد الواحد اذا اشتکی منہ عضو تداعی لہ سائر الجسد بالحمی والسھر) (Sahih Muslim) "The example of the believers in their mutual love and mercy is like a single body; when one limb suffers, the whole body responds with fever and sleeplessness."
71.2 This is the second special quality of the people of faith. Ma'ruf is that which the Shariah has declared as ma'ruf (i.e., good and virtuous), and munkar is that which the Shariah has declared as munkar (i.e., evil). It is not what people consider good or bad.
71.3 Salah is the most prominent act of worship among the rights of Allah, and zakah holds a distinguished status in terms of the rights of people. Therefore, by mentioning both specifically, it has been stated that they obey Allah and His Messenger in every matter.
71.2 This is the second special quality of the people of faith. Ma'ruf is that which the Shariah has declared as ma'ruf (i.e., good and virtuous), and munkar is that which the Shariah has declared as munkar (i.e., evil). It is not what people consider good or bad.
71.3 Salah is the most prominent act of worship among the rights of Allah, and zakah holds a distinguished status in terms of the rights of people. Therefore, by mentioning both specifically, it has been stated that they obey Allah and His Messenger in every matter.
