سُوْرَةُ الصَّفِّ
Surah As-Saff (61) — Ayah 12
يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَيُدْخِلْكُمْ جَنَّـٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ وَمَسَـٰكِنَ طَيِّبَةً فِى جَنَّـٰتِ عَدْنٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ﴿12﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(If you do so) He will forgive you your sins, and admit you into Gardens under which rivers flow, and pleasant dwellings in ‘Adn (Eden) Paradise; that is indeed the great success.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَغْفِرْ
yaghfir
He will forgive
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
ذُنُوبَكُمْ
dhunūbakum
your sins
وَيُدْخِلْكُمْ
wayud'khil'kum
and admit you
جَنَّـٰتٍۢ
jannātin
(in) Gardens
تَجْرِى
tajrī
flow
مِن
min
from
تَحْتِهَا
taḥtihā
underneath it
ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ
l-anhāru
the rivers
وَمَسَـٰكِنَ
wamasākina
and dwellings
طَيِّبَةًۭ
ṭayyibatan
pleasant
فِى
fī
in
جَنَّـٰتِ
jannāti
Gardens
عَدْنٍۢ ۚ
ʿadnin
(of) Eternity
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
ٱلْفَوْزُ
l-fawzu
(is) the success
ٱلْعَظِيمُ
l-ʿaẓīmu
the great
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 12) ➊ { يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوْبَكُمْ وَ يُدْخِلْكُمْ جَنّٰتٍ تَجْرِيْ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهٰرُ:’’ يَغْفِرْ ‘‘} and {’’يُدْخِلْ‘‘} have a jazm because they are the response to {’’ تُؤْمِنُوْنَ ‘‘} and {’’ تُجَاهِدُوْنَ ‘‘}, as they are in the meaning of command, and when a present tense verb comes as a response to a command, it takes jazm.
➋ {وَ مَسٰكِنَ طَيِّبَةً فِيْ جَنّٰتِ عَدْنٍ: ’’ مَسٰكِنَ طَيِّبَةً ‘‘} is mentioned specifically because among the most beloved things to a person is his dwelling, and jihad is not possible without leaving it. Allah Almighty has given the glad tidings of {’’ مَسٰكِنَ طَيِّبَةً ‘‘} in exchange for leaving their beloved dwellings, which have the quality of permanence, whereas the dwellings of this world do not remain with anyone. In Surah At-Tawbah, He said: «قُلْ اِنْ كَانَ اٰبَآؤُكُمْ وَ اَبْنَآؤُكُمْ وَ اِخْوَانُكُمْ وَ اَزْوَاجُكُمْ وَ عَشِيْرَتُكُمْ وَ اَمْوَالٌ اقْتَرَفْتُمُوْهَا وَ تِجَارَةٌ تَخْشَوْنَ كَسَادَهَا وَ مَسٰكِنُ تَرْضَوْنَهَاۤ اَحَبَّ اِلَيْكُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَ رَسُوْلِهٖ وَ جِهَادٍ فِيْ سَبِيْلِهٖ فَتَرَبَّصُوْا حَتّٰى يَاْتِيَ اللّٰهُ بِاَمْرِهٖ وَ اللّٰهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْفٰسِقِيْنَ » [ التوبۃ : ۲۴ ] “Say: If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your relatives, the wealth you have acquired, the commerce you fear may decline, and the dwellings you love are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger and striving in His way, then wait until Allah brings about His command. And Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.”
➌ The definite article in { ذٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيْمُ:} over the predicate {’’ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيْمُ ‘‘} creates the meaning of exclusivity, i.e., the great success is only this. This does not mean that there is any other minor success besides Paradise; rather, the word {’’ الْعَظِيْمُ ‘‘} is used only to express the greatness of this success. Otherwise, the only one who is truly successful is the one who is successful in the Hereafter; no one else is truly successful, as He said: «فَمَنْ زُحْزِحَ عَنِ النَّارِ وَ اُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ وَ مَا الْحَيٰوةُ الدُّنْيَاۤ اِلَّا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُوْرِ » [آل عمران : ۱۸۵ ] “So whoever is removed from the Fire and admitted to Paradise, he indeed is successful. And the life of this world is nothing but the enjoyment of delusion.”
➋ {وَ مَسٰكِنَ طَيِّبَةً فِيْ جَنّٰتِ عَدْنٍ: ’’ مَسٰكِنَ طَيِّبَةً ‘‘} is mentioned specifically because among the most beloved things to a person is his dwelling, and jihad is not possible without leaving it. Allah Almighty has given the glad tidings of {’’ مَسٰكِنَ طَيِّبَةً ‘‘} in exchange for leaving their beloved dwellings, which have the quality of permanence, whereas the dwellings of this world do not remain with anyone. In Surah At-Tawbah, He said: «قُلْ اِنْ كَانَ اٰبَآؤُكُمْ وَ اَبْنَآؤُكُمْ وَ اِخْوَانُكُمْ وَ اَزْوَاجُكُمْ وَ عَشِيْرَتُكُمْ وَ اَمْوَالٌ اقْتَرَفْتُمُوْهَا وَ تِجَارَةٌ تَخْشَوْنَ كَسَادَهَا وَ مَسٰكِنُ تَرْضَوْنَهَاۤ اَحَبَّ اِلَيْكُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَ رَسُوْلِهٖ وَ جِهَادٍ فِيْ سَبِيْلِهٖ فَتَرَبَّصُوْا حَتّٰى يَاْتِيَ اللّٰهُ بِاَمْرِهٖ وَ اللّٰهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْفٰسِقِيْنَ » [ التوبۃ : ۲۴ ] “Say: If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your relatives, the wealth you have acquired, the commerce you fear may decline, and the dwellings you love are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger and striving in His way, then wait until Allah brings about His command. And Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.”
➌ The definite article in { ذٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيْمُ:} over the predicate {’’ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيْمُ ‘‘} creates the meaning of exclusivity, i.e., the great success is only this. This does not mean that there is any other minor success besides Paradise; rather, the word {’’ الْعَظِيْمُ ‘‘} is used only to express the greatness of this success. Otherwise, the only one who is truly successful is the one who is successful in the Hereafter; no one else is truly successful, as He said: «فَمَنْ زُحْزِحَ عَنِ النَّارِ وَ اُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ وَ مَا الْحَيٰوةُ الدُّنْيَاۤ اِلَّا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُوْرِ » [آل عمران : ۱۸۵ ] “So whoever is removed from the Fire and admitted to Paradise, he indeed is successful. And the life of this world is nothing but the enjoyment of delusion.”
