سُوْرَةُ فَاطِرٍ
Surah Faatir (35) — Ayah 6
إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ فَٱتَّخِذُوهُ عَدُوًّا ۚ إِنَّمَا يَدْعُوا۟ حِزْبَهُۥ لِيَكُونُوا۟ مِنْ أَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ ﴿6﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Surely, Shaitân (Satan) is an enemy to you, so take (treat) him as an enemy. He only invites his Hizb (followers) that they may become the dwellers of the blazing Fire.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ
l-shayṭāna
the Shaitaan
لَكُمْ
lakum
(is) to you
عَدُوٌّۭ
ʿaduwwun
an enemy
فَٱتَّخِذُوهُ
fa-ittakhidhūhu
so take him
عَدُوًّا ۚ
ʿaduwwan
(as) an enemy
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
يَدْعُوا۟
yadʿū
he invites
حِزْبَهُۥ
ḥiz'bahu
his party
لِيَكُونُوا۟
liyakūnū
that they may be
مِنْ
min
among
أَصْحَـٰبِ
aṣḥābi
(the) companions
ٱلسَّعِيرِ
l-saʿīri
(of) the Blaze
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 6) ➊ { اِنَّ الشَّيْطٰنَ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ :} Satan is your enemy; his enmity with you is ancient and will remain eternal until the Day of Judgment, and its basis is envy, and the enmity of the envious never ends. Detailing this in Surah Al-Kahf, it is stated: «وَ اِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِ اسْجُدُوْا لِاٰدَمَ فَسَجَدُوْۤا اِلَّاۤ اِبْلِيْسَ كَانَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَفَسَقَ عَنْ اَمْرِ رَبِّهٖ اَفَتَتَّخِذُوْنَهٗ وَ ذُرِّيَّتَهٗۤ اَوْلِيَآءَ مِنْ دُوْنِيْ وَ هُمْ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ بِئْسَ لِلظّٰلِمِيْنَ بَدَلًا » [ الکہف : ۵۰ ] “And when We said to the angels, ‘Prostrate to Adam,’ so they prostrated except Iblis; he was of the jinn, so he disobeyed the command of his Lord. Will you then take him and his descendants as allies instead of Me, while they are your enemies? What a miserable substitute for the wrongdoers is (Satan)!”
➋ { فَاتَّخِذُوْهُ عَدُوًّا :} When he is your enemy, then you should always consider him as an enemy; he can never be your well-wisher or friend. Oppose him in your beliefs and actions, in your words and deeds, and in your states—indeed, in everything—and maintain this enmity until death.
➌ {اِنَّمَا يَدْعُوْا حِزْبَهٗ لِيَكُوْنُوْا مِنْ اَصْحٰبِ السَّعِيْرِ :} By his group is meant those people who obey him and follow the path he shows. That is, no matter how much Satan outwardly shows goodwill, his purpose is only that, instead of going to Hell alone, he takes his friends along with him. Therefore, never trust his goodwill.
➋ { فَاتَّخِذُوْهُ عَدُوًّا :} When he is your enemy, then you should always consider him as an enemy; he can never be your well-wisher or friend. Oppose him in your beliefs and actions, in your words and deeds, and in your states—indeed, in everything—and maintain this enmity until death.
➌ {اِنَّمَا يَدْعُوْا حِزْبَهٗ لِيَكُوْنُوْا مِنْ اَصْحٰبِ السَّعِيْرِ :} By his group is meant those people who obey him and follow the path he shows. That is, no matter how much Satan outwardly shows goodwill, his purpose is only that, instead of going to Hell alone, he takes his friends along with him. Therefore, never trust his goodwill.
