سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 97
ٱلْأَعْرَابُ أَشَدُّ كُفْرًا وَنِفَاقًا وَأَجْدَرُ أَلَّا يَعْلَمُوا۟ حُدُودَ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِۦ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ ﴿97﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The bedouins are the worst in disbelief and hypocrisy, and more likely to be in ignorance of the limits (Allâh’s Commandments and His Laws) which Allâh has revealed to His Messenger. And Allâh is All-Knower, All-Wise.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلْأَعْرَابُ
al-aʿrābu
The bedouins
أَشَدُّ
ashaddu
(are) stronger
كُفْرًۭا
kuf'ran
(in) disbelief
وَنِفَاقًۭا
wanifāqan
and hypocrisy
وَأَجْدَرُ
wa-ajdaru
and more likely
أَلَّا
allā
that not
يَعْلَمُوا۟
yaʿlamū
they know
حُدُودَ
ḥudūda
(the) limits
مَآ
mā
(of) what
أَنزَلَ
anzala
Allah (has) revealed
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah (has) revealed
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
to
رَسُولِهِۦ ۗ
rasūlihi
His Messenger
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And 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.
97. 1 In the aforementioned verses, there was mention of those hypocrites who resided in the city of Madinah. And there were also some hypocrites who were Bedouins, meaning they lived in the villages outside Madinah; the inhabitants of these villages are called A‘rab, which is the plural of A‘rabi. Among these villagers, there is generally more harshness and roughness in their morals and character. Similarly, among them, those who were disbelievers and hypocrites were even more severe in disbelief and hypocrisy than the city dwellers, and were more ignorant of the commands of Shariah. In this verse, their mention and clarification of their character is given. Some hadiths also shed light on their character. For example, on one occasion, some Bedouins came to the service of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and they asked, أَتُقَبْلُونَ صِبْيَانَكُمْ "Do you kiss your children?" The companions replied, "Yes." They said, "By Allah! We do not kiss (our children)." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, upon hearing this, said, "If Allah has removed mercy and compassion from your hearts, then what control do I have over that?" (Sahih Bukhari)
97. 2 The reason for this is that since they live far from the city, they do not have the opportunity to hear the words of Allah and His Messenger.
97. 2 The reason for this is that since they live far from the city, they do not have the opportunity to hear the words of Allah and His Messenger.
