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Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 140
وَقَدْ نَزَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِى ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ أَنْ إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ ءَايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ يُكْفَرُ بِهَا وَيُسْتَهْزَأُ بِهَا فَلَا تَقْعُدُوا۟ مَعَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَخُوضُوا۟ فِى حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّكُمْ إِذًا مِّثْلُهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ جَامِعُ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ وَٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ فِى جَهَنَّمَ جَمِيعًا ﴿140﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And it has already been revealed to you in the Book (this Qur’ân) that when you hear the Verses of Allâh being denied and mocked at, then sit not with them, until they engage in a talk other than that; (but if you stayed with them) certainly in that case you would be like them. Surely, Allâh will collect the hypocrites and disbelievers all together in Hell.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَدْ
waqad
And surely
نَزَّلَ
nazzala
He has revealed
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
to you
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
the Book
أَنْ
an
that
إِذَا
idhā
when
سَمِعْتُمْ
samiʿ'tum
you hear
ءَايَـٰتِ
āyāti
(the) Verses
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
يُكْفَرُ
yuk'faru
being rejected
بِهَا
bihā
[it]
وَيُسْتَهْزَأُ
wayus'tahza-u
and ridiculed
بِهَا
bihā
at [it]
فَلَا
falā
then do not
تَقْعُدُوا۟
taqʿudū
sit
مَعَهُمْ
maʿahum
with them
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
يَخُوضُوا۟
yakhūḍū
they engage
فِى
fī
in
حَدِيثٍ
ḥadīthin
a conversation
غَيْرِهِۦٓ ۚ
ghayrihi
other than that
إِنَّكُمْ
innakum
Indeed, you
إِذًۭا
idhan
then
مِّثْلُهُمْ ۗ
mith'luhum
(would be) like them
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
جَامِعُ
jāmiʿu
will gather
ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ
l-munāfiqīna
the hypocrites
وَٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
wal-kāfirīna
and the disbelievers
فِى
fī
in
جَهَنَّمَ
jahannama
Hell
جَمِيعًا
jamīʿan
all together
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 140) {وَ قَدْ نَزَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الْكِتٰبِ … :} This command had already been revealed earlier in Surah Al-An'am (6:68), thus it is stated: «وَ اِذَا رَاَيْتَ الَّذِيْنَ يَخُوْضُوْنَ فِيْۤ اٰيٰتِنَا فَاَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ حَتّٰى يَخُوْضُوْا فِيْ حَدِيْثٍ غَيْرِهٖ وَ اِمَّا يُنْسِيَنَّكَ الشَّيْطٰنُ فَلَا تَقْعُدْ بَعْدَ الذِّكْرٰى مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ» [ الأنعام : ۶۸ ] "And when you see those who engage in (vain) discussion about Our verses, then turn away from them until they engage in some other topic. And if Satan should cause you to forget, then after remembering, do not sit with such wrongdoers." In the hadith, it is also forbidden to sit in a gathering where there is open disobedience to Allah's command, as it is stated: "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should not sit at a table where wine is being circulated." [ أحمد: 20/1، ح : ۱۲۶ ، و حسنہ الألبانی فی غایۃ المرام ] Despite such clear commands, it was the habit of the hypocrites to leave the gatherings of Muslims and join the gatherings of Jews and polytheists where the verses of Allah were mocked. The verse under commentary refers to this very practice of theirs. However, the verse is general, and it is forbidden to participate in any gathering where the Quran and Sunnah are mocked, whether it is the gathering of disbelievers and polytheists or of the people of innovation and the sinful and wicked. When one cannot stop evil with his hand, nor with his tongue, then to silently sit and listen, and not even dislike it in the heart, is contrary even to the weakest level of faith. Rather, it is stated: "You will then be like them." That is why Shah Abdul Qadir (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Whoever hears the faults of his religion in a gathering, and then continues to sit among them, even if he does not say anything himself, he is a hypocrite." (Mawduh)
