سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 201
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا۟ إِذَا مَسَّهُمْ طَـٰٓئِفٌ مِّنَ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ تَذَكَّرُوا۟ فَإِذَا هُم مُّبْصِرُونَ ﴿201﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, those who are Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - see V.2:2), when an evil thought comes to them from Shaitân (Satan), they remember (Allâh), and (indeed) they then see (aright).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ٱتَّقَوْا۟
ittaqaw
fear (Allah)
إِذَا
idhā
when
مَسَّهُمْ
massahum
touches them
طَـٰٓئِفٌۭ
ṭāifun
an evil thought
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ
l-shayṭāni
the Shaitaan
تَذَكَّرُوا۟
tadhakkarū
they remember (Allah)
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
and then
هُم
hum
they
مُّبْصِرُونَ
mub'ṣirūna
(are) those who see (aright)
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 201) {اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ اتَّقَوْا اِذَا مَسَّهُمْ طٰٓىِٕفٌ … : ’’ طٰٓىِٕفٌ ‘‘ ’’طَافَ يَطُوْفُ‘‘} means to wander or to circle around, so {’’ طٰٓىِٕفٌ ‘‘} is the thought that comes to mind; even the thought of someone that comes in a dream at night is also called {’’طَيْفٌ‘‘ } or { ’’ طٰٓىِٕفٌ ‘‘}. In Qamoos, its translation is also given as anger. {’’مَسَّ يَمَسُّ } (ع) means to touch, that is, as soon as the thought or anger coming from Satan touches them, they immediately remember the majesty of Allah, accountability in the Hereafter, and the enmity of Satan, which instantly opens their eyes, gives them insight and steadfastness, and at that very moment they remember Allah and, fearing Him, abandon the pursuit of that whisper, thought, or anger and refrain from acting upon it.
