سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 27
يَـٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ لَا يَفْتِنَنَّكُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ كَمَآ أَخْرَجَ أَبَوَيْكُم مِّنَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ يَنزِعُ عَنْهُمَا لِبَاسَهُمَا لِيُرِيَهُمَا سَوْءَٰتِهِمَآ ۗ إِنَّهُۥ يَرَىٰكُمْ هُوَ وَقَبِيلُهُۥ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا تَرَوْنَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿27﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O Children of Adam! Let not Shaitân (Satan) deceive you, as he got your parents [Adam and Hawwâ’ (Eve)] out of Paradise, stripping them of their raiments, to show them their private parts. Verily, he and Qabîluhu (his soldiers from the jinn or his tribe) see you from where you cannot see them. Verily, We made the Shayâtin (devils) Auliyâ’ (protectors and helpers) for those who believe not.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰبَنِىٓ
yābanī
O Children
ءَادَمَ
ādama
(of) Adam
لَا
lā
(Let) not
يَفْتِنَنَّكُمُ
yaftinannakumu
tempt you
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ
l-shayṭānu
[the] Shaitaan
كَمَآ
kamā
as
أَخْرَجَ
akhraja
he drove out
أَبَوَيْكُم
abawaykum
your parents
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلْجَنَّةِ
l-janati
Paradise
يَنزِعُ
yanziʿu
stripping
عَنْهُمَا
ʿanhumā
from both of them
لِبَاسَهُمَا
libāsahumā
their clothing
لِيُرِيَهُمَا
liyuriyahumā
to show both of them
سَوْءَٰتِهِمَآ ۗ
sawātihimā
their shame
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, he
يَرَىٰكُمْ
yarākum
sees you
هُوَ
huwa
he
وَقَبِيلُهُۥ
waqabīluhu
and his tribe
مِنْ
min
from
حَيْثُ
ḥaythu
where
لَا
lā
not
تَرَوْنَهُمْ ۗ
tarawnahum
you see them
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed
جَعَلْنَا
jaʿalnā
We have made
ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينَ
l-shayāṭīna
the devils
أَوْلِيَآءَ
awliyāa
friends
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
of those who
لَا
lā
(do) not
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
believe
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 27) ➊ {يٰبَنِيْۤ اٰدَمَ لَا يَفْتِنَنَّكُمُ الشَّيْطٰنُ ……:} The effort of Satan is that you do not enter Paradise, just as he expelled your parents from Paradise; for this, he promotes indecency and nakedness so that immorality and wickedness may spread. Beware, lest you become deprived of Paradise by falling into this trial.
➋ {اِنَّهٗ يَرٰىكُمْ هُوَ وَ قَبِيْلُهٗ ……:} That is, one should be extremely cautious and alert against such an enemy who sees us while we do not see him. Some scholars have deduced from this verse that it is not possible to see the jinn, but this deduction is not authentic, because although it mostly happens that he and his tribe see us while we do not see them, it does not necessarily follow that seeing them is never possible. This is {’’ قَضِيَّةٌ مُطْلَقَةٌ لَا دَائِمَةٌ ‘‘}, therefore, the correct view is that it is possible to see the jinn. In hadiths, it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saw the jinn. (Fath al-Qadeer) And in the story of guarding the zakat of Ramadan, it is mentioned that Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) caught a jinn for three consecutive nights. [ بخاری : ۲۳۱۱۱ ] And in Sahih Muslim, it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Tonight a rebellious jinn came to me to interrupt my prayer; if it were not for the supplication of my brother Solomon (peace be upon him), I would have caught him and tied him to a pillar so that the children of Medina would play with him in the morning." [ مسلم : ۵۴۱۔ بخاری : ۴۶۱ ] Solomon (peace be upon him) had an entire nation of jinn under his command. [ النمل : ۱۷ ]
➋ {اِنَّهٗ يَرٰىكُمْ هُوَ وَ قَبِيْلُهٗ ……:} That is, one should be extremely cautious and alert against such an enemy who sees us while we do not see him. Some scholars have deduced from this verse that it is not possible to see the jinn, but this deduction is not authentic, because although it mostly happens that he and his tribe see us while we do not see them, it does not necessarily follow that seeing them is never possible. This is {’’ قَضِيَّةٌ مُطْلَقَةٌ لَا دَائِمَةٌ ‘‘}, therefore, the correct view is that it is possible to see the jinn. In hadiths, it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saw the jinn. (Fath al-Qadeer) And in the story of guarding the zakat of Ramadan, it is mentioned that Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) caught a jinn for three consecutive nights. [ بخاری : ۲۳۱۱۱ ] And in Sahih Muslim, it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Tonight a rebellious jinn came to me to interrupt my prayer; if it were not for the supplication of my brother Solomon (peace be upon him), I would have caught him and tied him to a pillar so that the children of Medina would play with him in the morning." [ مسلم : ۵۴۱۔ بخاری : ۴۶۱ ] Solomon (peace be upon him) had an entire nation of jinn under his command. [ النمل : ۱۷ ]
