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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 81
وَلَوْ كَانُوا۟ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلنَّبِىِّ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَا ٱتَّخَذُوهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنْهُمْ فَـٰسِقُونَ ﴿81﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And had they believed in Allâh, and in the Prophet (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) and in what has been revealed to him, never would they have taken them (the disbelievers) as Auliyâ’ (protectors and helpers); but many of them are the Fâsiqûn (rebellious, disobedient to Allâh).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they had
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
believed
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَٱلنَّبِىِّ
wal-nabiyi
and the Prophet
وَمَآ
wamā
and what
أُنزِلَ
unzila
has been revealed
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to him
مَا
mā
not
ٱتَّخَذُوهُمْ
ittakhadhūhum
they (would have) taken them
أَوْلِيَآءَ
awliyāa
(as) allies
وَلَـٰكِنَّ
walākinna
[and] but
كَثِيرًۭا
kathīran
many
مِّنْهُمْ
min'hum
of them
فَـٰسِقُونَ
fāsiqūna
(are) defiantly disobedient
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 81) {وَ لَوْ كَانُوْا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاللّٰهِ ……:} That is, if they truly believed in Allah Almighty and their Prophet (Moses and Jesus, peace be upon them) and the Book revealed to them (the Torah and the Gospel), then they would never have established friendship with the disbelievers instead of the Muslims, because this act has been declared forbidden in the Torah, or it means that if the disbelievers had sincerely believed, and were not afflicted with hypocrisy, then they would never have formed friendships with them.
