سُوْرَةُ الْبَيِّنَةِ
Surah Al-Bayyina (98) — Ayah 5
وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ حُنَفَآءَ وَيُقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ دِينُ ٱلْقَيِّمَةِ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they were commanded not, but that they should worship Allâh, and worship none but Him Alone (abstaining from ascribing partners to Him), and perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât) and give Zakât, and that is the right religion.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَآ
wamā
And not
أُمِرُوٓا۟
umirū
they were commanded
إِلَّا
illā
except
لِيَعْبُدُوا۟
liyaʿbudū
to worship
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
مُخْلِصِينَ
mukh'liṣīna
(being) sincere
لَهُ
lahu
to Him
ٱلدِّينَ
l-dīna
(in) the religion
حُنَفَآءَ
ḥunafāa
upright
وَيُقِيمُوا۟
wayuqīmū
and to establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
l-ṣalata
the prayer
وَيُؤْتُوا۟
wayu'tū
and to give
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ۚ
l-zakata
the zakah
وَذَٰلِكَ
wadhālika
And that
دِينُ
dīnu
(is the) religion
ٱلْقَيِّمَةِ
l-qayimati
the correct
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 5) {وَ مَاۤ اُمِرُوْۤا اِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ …: ’’ الْقَيِّمَةِ ‘‘ ’’قَامَ يَقُوْمُ‘‘} is an adjective form on the pattern of {’’فَيْعِلَةٌ‘‘}, in which the "taa" is for emphasis, extremely firm, straight in which there is no crookedness: {’’أَيْ ذٰلِكَ دِيْنُ الْمِلَّةِ الْقَيِّمَةِ‘‘} "That is, this is the religion of the firm community." {’’ حُنَفَآءَ ‘‘ ’’حَنِيْفٌ‘‘} is the plural of {’’حَنَفَ يَحْنِفُ حَنْفًا‘‘} (from the Daraba verb paradigm) (with "haa"), from {’’فَعِيْلٌ‘‘} meaning the active participle, its literal meaning is "to incline to one side." Its most common usage is "to leave all paths and come to the straight path," whereas {’’جَنَفَ‘‘} (with "jeem") means "to leave the straight path and go astray here and there." In this verse, the summary of the religion has been stated that whether it is the previous communities or this community, the command is the same for all: to worship one Allah, which should be free from all kinds of shirk and ostentation and purely for Allah, and to turn away from all groups following falsehood and turn solely to Allah, just as Ibrahim (peace be upon him) did, and to establish prayer and pay zakat, this is the religion of the firm community. When this community also has the same first command and the religion of the previous communities and this community is the same firm religion, then why is there denial in accepting it?
