سُوْرَةُ النُّوْرِ
Surah An-Noor (24) — Ayah 51
إِنَّمَا كَانَ قَوْلَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذَا دُعُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ أَن يَقُولُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۚ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ ﴿51﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The only saying of the faithful believers, when they are called to Allâh (His Words, the Qur’ân) and His Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم), to judge between them, is that they say: "We hear and we obey." And such are the successful (who will live forever in Paradise).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
كَانَ
kāna
is
قَوْلَ
qawla
(the) statement
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
(of) the believers
إِذَا
idhā
when
دُعُوٓا۟
duʿū
they are called
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
وَرَسُولِهِۦ
warasūlihi
and His Messenger
لِيَحْكُمَ
liyaḥkuma
to judge
بَيْنَهُمْ
baynahum
between them
أَن
an
(is) that
يَقُولُوا۟
yaqūlū
they say
سَمِعْنَا
samiʿ'nā
We hear
وَأَطَعْنَا ۚ
wa-aṭaʿnā
and we obey
وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
wa-ulāika
And those
هُمُ
humu
[they]
ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ
l-muf'liḥūna
(are) the successful
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 51){ اِنَّمَا كَانَ قَوْلَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ …:} In the previous verses, the condition of the hypocrites was described; now in this verse, the state of the true believers and their praise is mentioned, that is, the action of sincere believers is that when they are called towards Allah and His Messenger (the Book and Sunnah) for the decision of any dispute, whether it apparently benefits or harms them, they do not delay even for a moment, rather they immediately say, "We have heard and we obey," and these are the people who are truly successful.
