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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 174
فَٱنقَلَبُوا۟ بِنِعْمَةٍ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَفَضْلٍ لَّمْ يَمْسَسْهُمْ سُوٓءٌ وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ رِضْوَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو فَضْلٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿174﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So they returned with Grace and Bounty from Allâh. No harm touched them; and they followed the good Pleasure of Allâh. And Allâh is the Owner of Great Bounty.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَٱنقَلَبُوا۟
fa-inqalabū
So they returned
بِنِعْمَةٍۢ
biniʿ'matin
with (the) Favor
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
وَفَضْلٍۢ
wafaḍlin
and Bounty
لَّمْ
lam
not
يَمْسَسْهُمْ
yamsashum
touched them
سُوٓءٌۭ
sūon
any harm
وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟
wa-ittabaʿū
And they followed
رِضْوَٰنَ
riḍ'wāna
(the) pleasure
ٱللَّهِ ۗ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
and Allah
ذُو
dhū
(is) Possessor
فَضْلٍ
faḍlin
(of) Bounty
عَظِيمٍ
ʿaẓīmin
great
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.
From this verse and the hadith of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), the virtue of the phrase «حَسْبُنَا اللّٰهُ وَ نِعْمَ الْوَكِيْلُ» is established: how Ibrahim (peace be upon him), the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) returned protected from every kind of evil with Allah’s blessing and grace, and they followed Allah’s pleasure. Therefore, in every time of hardship, one should recite this supplication abundantly, uniting heart and tongue, while reflecting on its meaning.
