سُوْرَةُ المَآئِدَةِ
Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 54
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَن يَرْتَدَّ مِنكُمْ عَن دِينِهِۦ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِى ٱللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُۥٓ أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ يُجَـٰهِدُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لَآئِمٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿54﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Whoever from among you turns back from his religion (Islâm), Allâh will bring a people whom He will love and they will love Him; humble towards the believers, stern towards the disbelievers, fighting in the Way of Allâh, and never fear of the blame of the blamers. That is the Grace of Allâh which He bestows on whom He wills. And Allâh is All-Sufficient for His creatures’ needs, All-Knower.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
مَن
man
Whoever
يَرْتَدَّ
yartadda
turns back
مِنكُمْ
minkum
among you
عَن
ʿan
from
دِينِهِۦ
dīnihi
his religion
فَسَوْفَ
fasawfa
then soon
يَأْتِى
yatī
(will be) brought
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
بِقَوْمٍۢ
biqawmin
a people
يُحِبُّهُمْ
yuḥibbuhum
whom He loves
وَيُحِبُّونَهُۥٓ
wayuḥibbūnahu
and they love Him
أَذِلَّةٍ
adhillatin
humble
عَلَى
ʿalā
towards
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
the believers
أَعِزَّةٍ
aʿizzatin
(and) stern
عَلَى
ʿalā
towards
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
l-kāfirīna
the disbelievers
يُجَـٰهِدُونَ
yujāhidūna
striving
فِى
fī
in
سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَلَا
walā
and not
يَخَافُونَ
yakhāfūna
fearing
لَوْمَةَ
lawmata
the blame
لَآئِمٍۢ ۚ
lāimin
(of) a critic
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
فَضْلُ
faḍlu
(is the) Grace
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
يُؤْتِيهِ
yu'tīhi
He grants
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُ ۚ
yashāu
He wills
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
وَٰسِعٌ
wāsiʿun
(is) All-Encompassing
عَلِيمٌ
ʿalīmun
All-Knowing
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 54) {يٰۤاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا مَنْ يَّرْتَدَّ مِنْكُمْ عَنْ دِيْنِهٖ:} Allah Almighty, who knows the past, present, and future, already knew that after the death of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), many Arab tribes would apostatize from Islam, so He revealed this verse beforehand regarding the future. Thus, when the Prophet (peace be upon him) passed away, news began to arrive that, except for three places—Makkah, Madinah, and Bahrain—all regions’ Arab tribes had apostatized. They began to say that they would perform prayer but would not pay zakat. At that time, Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) fought jihad against these apostates. Allah Almighty described five qualities of those through whom this fitnah of apostasy would be ended. It is evident that Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and his companions, the Ansar and Muhajirin, and the Mujahideen who came from Yemen, possessed all five of these virtues. How unfortunate are those who harbor enmity against such people about whom Allah Almighty Himself testifies: (1) Allah loves them and they love Allah. (2) They are very gentle with the believers. (3) They are very stern against the disbelievers. (4) They strive in the way of Allah. (5) And they do not fear the blame of any blamer. The leader and caliph of these fortunate people was Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). Shah Abdul Qadir (may Allah have mercy on him) writes that when the Arabs turned away from the religion at the death of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) called the Muslims from Yemen, had them fight jihad, and all the Arabs became Muslim; this is glad tidings for them. (Muwadhih)
It is narrated from Abu Musa al-Ash’ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that when this verse was revealed, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “This is his (Abu Musa’s) people.” (Ibn Abi Hatim, Ibn Jarir) The author of “Hidayat al-Mustaneer” has graded this as Hasan. In short, these virtues were present in Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), his companions among the Muhajirin and Ansar, and the people of Yemen.
The author of al-Kashshaf has written that there were twelve (12) sects among those who apostatized; of these, three sects had already apostatized during the lifetime of the Prophet (peace be upon him): (1) Banu Mudlij, whose chief was Aswad Ansi, who claimed prophethood and was killed by Fayruz Daylami. (The commentator of al-Kashshaf has written that Aswad Ansi was not from Banu Mudlij but from Banu Ans.) (2) The people of Musaylimah the Liar, Banu Hanifah, against whom Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) fought, and he was killed at the hands of Wahshi (may Allah be pleased with him), the killer of Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him). (3) Banu Asad, whose chief was Tulayhah bin Khuwailid; Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) was sent to subdue them. This person eventually became Muslim.
It is narrated from Abu Musa al-Ash’ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that when this verse was revealed, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “This is his (Abu Musa’s) people.” (Ibn Abi Hatim, Ibn Jarir) The author of “Hidayat al-Mustaneer” has graded this as Hasan. In short, these virtues were present in Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), his companions among the Muhajirin and Ansar, and the people of Yemen.
The author of al-Kashshaf has written that there were twelve (12) sects among those who apostatized; of these, three sects had already apostatized during the lifetime of the Prophet (peace be upon him): (1) Banu Mudlij, whose chief was Aswad Ansi, who claimed prophethood and was killed by Fayruz Daylami. (The commentator of al-Kashshaf has written that Aswad Ansi was not from Banu Mudlij but from Banu Ans.) (2) The people of Musaylimah the Liar, Banu Hanifah, against whom Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) fought, and he was killed at the hands of Wahshi (may Allah be pleased with him), the killer of Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him). (3) Banu Asad, whose chief was Tulayhah bin Khuwailid; Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) was sent to subdue them. This person eventually became Muslim.
