سُوْرَةُ الْبَيِّنَةِ
Surah Al-Bayyina (98) — Ayah 7
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ ٱلْبَرِيَّةِ ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, those who believe [in the Oneness of Allâh, and in His Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) including all obligations ordered by Islâm] and do righteous good deeds, they are the best of creatures.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
وَعَمِلُوا۟
waʿamilū
and do
ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ
l-ṣāliḥāti
righteous deeds
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
those
هُمْ
hum
they
خَيْرُ
khayru
(are the) best
ٱلْبَرِيَّةِ
l-bariyati
(of) the creatures
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.
7. 1. That is, those who believed with their hearts and acted with their limbs, they are better and superior to all creation. The scholars who hold the view that believing servants are superior in honor and virtue to the angels. One of their proofs is also this verse. البریۃ is from یرأ (to create). From this comes Allah's attribute الباری. Therefore, بریّہ is originally بریئۃ; the hamzah was changed to ya and then the ya was assimilated into the ya.
