سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 151
وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ ﴿151﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And follow not the command of Al-Musrifûn [i.e. their chiefs: leaders who were polytheists, criminals and sinners],
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تُطِيعُوٓا۟
tuṭīʿū
obey
أَمْرَ
amra
(the) command
ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ
l-mus'rifīna
(of) the transgressors
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 152,151) {وَ لَا تُطِيْعُوْۤا اَمْرَ الْمُسْرِفِيْنَ …:} That is, do not follow those people who, having crossed all limits of morals and civilization, have become utterly unrestrained. By this are meant their leaders and chiefs who were advocates of polytheism and disbelief and were at the forefront of opposing the truth, and under whose leadership their corrupt system of life was running. Such people always spread corruption in the land; reform can never come at their hands. From another place in the Noble Qur’an, it is known that among these {’’ الْمُسْرِفِيْنَ ‘‘}, the foremost were those nine (9) miscreants who had spread corruption in the land and ultimately became the cause of the nation’s destruction. It is said: «{ وَ كَانَ فِي الْمَدِيْنَةِ تِسْعَةُ رَهْطٍ يُّفْسِدُوْنَ فِي الْاَرْضِ وَ لَا يُصْلِحُوْنَ }» [ النمل : ۴۸ ] “And in that city there were nine (9) persons who spread corruption in the land and did not reform.”
