سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 156
ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَصَـٰبَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ ﴿156﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Who, when afflicted with calamity, say: "Truly! To Allâh we belong and truly, to Him we shall return."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
Those who
إِذَآ
idhā
when
أَصَـٰبَتْهُم
aṣābathum
strikes them
مُّصِيبَةٌۭ
muṣībatun
a misfortune
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
they say
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, we
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
belong to Allah
وَإِنَّآ
wa-innā
and indeed we
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
towards Him
رَٰجِعُونَ
rājiʿūna
will return
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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156. Who, when a calamity befalls them, say immediately: "Indeed, we belong to Allah [196], and indeed to Him we shall return."
[196]
Saying «انالله وانا اليه رجعون» at the Time of Calamity:
Those who do not merely utter these words with their tongues, but also truly believe in their hearts that since we belong to Allah alone, therefore, whatever of ours is sacrificed in the way of Allah has reached its rightful place, and they do not express any kind of restlessness or anxiety, nor do they utter any words of ingratitude. Thus, when the grandson of the Prophet ﷺ (the son of Zainabؓ) passed away, the Prophet ﷺ said to his daughter: Say this: «أَنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا أَخَذَ وَلَهُ مَا أَعْطَى، وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ عِنْدَهُ بِأَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى، فَمُرْهَا فَلْتَصْبِرْ وَلْتَحْتَسِبْ»
“What He has taken belonged to Allah, and what He has given also belongs to Allah. Everything has an appointed time with Him. Therefore, you should be patient and hope for reward from Him.” [بخاري، كتاب المرضيٰ۔ باب عيادة الصبيان و كتاب الجنائز مسلم كتاب الجنائز، باب البكاء على الميت]
157. Upon such people, blessings and mercy from their Lord descend, and such are the rightly guided.
[196]
Saying «انالله وانا اليه رجعون» at the Time of Calamity:
Those who do not merely utter these words with their tongues, but also truly believe in their hearts that since we belong to Allah alone, therefore, whatever of ours is sacrificed in the way of Allah has reached its rightful place, and they do not express any kind of restlessness or anxiety, nor do they utter any words of ingratitude. Thus, when the grandson of the Prophet ﷺ (the son of Zainabؓ) passed away, the Prophet ﷺ said to his daughter: Say this: «أَنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا أَخَذَ وَلَهُ مَا أَعْطَى، وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ عِنْدَهُ بِأَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى، فَمُرْهَا فَلْتَصْبِرْ وَلْتَحْتَسِبْ»
“What He has taken belonged to Allah, and what He has given also belongs to Allah. Everything has an appointed time with Him. Therefore, you should be patient and hope for reward from Him.” [بخاري، كتاب المرضيٰ۔ باب عيادة الصبيان و كتاب الجنائز مسلم كتاب الجنائز، باب البكاء على الميت]
157. Upon such people, blessings and mercy from their Lord descend, and such are the rightly guided.
