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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 156
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَقَالُوا۟ لِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ إِذَا ضَرَبُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَوْ كَانُوا۟ غُزًّى لَّوْ كَانُوا۟ عِندَنَا مَا مَاتُوا۟ وَمَا قُتِلُوا۟ لِيَجْعَلَ ٱللَّهُ ذَٰلِكَ حَسْرَةً فِى قُلُوبِهِمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ ﴿156﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Be not like those who disbelieve (hypocrites) and who say to their brethren when they travel through the earth or go out to fight: "If they had stayed with us, they would not have died or been killed," so that Allâh may make it a cause of regret in their hearts. It is Allâh that gives life and causes death. And Allâh is All-Seer of what you do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe[d]
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَكُونُوا۟
takūnū
be
كَٱلَّذِينَ
ka-alladhīna
like those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
وَقَالُوا۟
waqālū
and they said
لِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ
li-ikh'wānihim
about their brothers
إِذَا
idhā
when
ضَرَبُوا۟
ḍarabū
they traveled
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
أَوْ
aw
or
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they were
غُزًّۭى
ghuzzan
fighting
لَّوْ
law
If
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they had been
عِندَنَا
ʿindanā
with us
مَا
mā
not
مَاتُوا۟
mātū
they (would have) died
وَمَا
wamā
and not
قُتِلُوا۟
qutilū
they (would have) been killed
لِيَجْعَلَ
liyajʿala
So makes
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
حَسْرَةًۭ
ḥasratan
a regret
فِى
fī
in
قُلُوبِهِمْ ۗ
qulūbihim
their hearts
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
يُحْىِۦ
yuḥ'yī
gives life
وَيُمِيتُ ۗ
wayumītu
and causes death
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
and Allah
بِمَا
bimā
of what
تَعْمَلُونَ
taʿmalūna
you do
بَصِيرٌۭ
baṣīrun
(is) All-Seer
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 156) {يٰۤاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَا تَكُوْنُوْا …:} {’’ غُزًّى ‘‘} is the plural of {’’ غَازٍ‘‘}, which is an active participle from {’’ غَزَا يَغْزُوْ ‘‘}, meaning "those who fight," just as the plural of { ’’ رَاكِعٌ ‘‘} is {’’ رُكَّعٌ ‘‘}. Muslims have been instructed not to become like those people who, due to their hypocrisy, are disbelievers, and who not only harbor this corrupt belief in their hearts but also openly express it, saying that our brothers who died during the journey of jihad or were killed while fighting—if they had stayed with us, they would not have died nor been killed. This belief and statement of theirs will be made a cause of regret and sorrow in their hearts by Allah Almighty. Muslims have been prohibited from this belief because, besides being incorrect, it leads to cowardice, whereas life and death are in the hands of Allah and their time is fixed. This very belief is the cause of a Muslim's strength, so it has been commanded to keep your hearts firm; death cannot come even a moment before its appointed time. Words like "if" and "but" give Satan an opportunity to interfere. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, and there is good in each. Be eager for that which benefits you, seek help from Allah, and do not be helpless. And if any calamity befalls you, do not say, 'If I had done such and such ,' but rather say, 'Allah decreed and did what He willed,' because {”لَوْ“} (the word 'if') opens the way for Satan's work." [ مسلم، القدر ، باب الإیمان بالقدر والاذعان لہ : ۲۶۶۴، عن أبی ہریرۃ رضی اللہ عنہ ]
