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Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 62
وَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ ﴿62﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And let not Shaitân (Satan) hinder you (from the right religion, i.e. Islâmic Monotheism). Verily, he (Satan) to you is a plain enemy.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (let) not
يَصُدَّنَّكُمُ
yaṣuddannakumu
avert you
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ ۖ
l-shayṭānu
the Shaitaan
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, he
لَكُمْ
lakum
(is) for you
عَدُوٌّۭ
ʿaduwwun
an enemy
مُّبِينٌۭ
mubīnun
clear
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 62) {وَ لَا يَصُدَّنَّكُمُ الشَّيْطٰنُ …:} That is, beware lest Satan, with his tricks, prevent you from believing in the Resurrection, because he is your open enemy. He has never hidden his enmity; rather, he openly declared that he would continue to mislead Adam (peace be upon him) and his progeny, so you too should consider him an enemy and remain cautious of him. (See Fatir: 6; Kahf: 50) It is clear that whoever doubts the Resurrection has fallen prey to Satan. One of Satan’s greatest enmities and misguidances is that he deprives a person of certainty in the Resurrection. The way to protect oneself from Satan is that a person should continue to follow the guidance given by Allah Almighty, without paying any attention elsewhere. In the first revelation to Musa (peace be upon him), along with informing him about the coming of the Resurrection, Allah Almighty also emphasized that beware, those who do not believe in it should not prevent you from believing in it, otherwise the outcome will be destruction. See Surah Ta-Ha (15, 16).
