سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 151
وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ ﴿151﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And follow not the command of Al-Musrifûn [i.e. their chiefs: leaders who were polytheists, criminals and sinners],
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تُطِيعُوٓا۟
tuṭīʿū
obey
أَمْرَ
amra
(the) command
ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ
l-mus'rifīna
(of) the transgressors
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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151. And do not obey those who exceed all bounds [92].
[92] This address of Prophet Salih (peace be upon him) was to the lower class of people, who were greater in number but under the control of the chieftain-type people, and generally, these are the people who pay attention to the call of the Prophets, because they are fed up with the oppression of the chieftains. He explained to them that they should abandon the obedience of these chieftains and leaders, because they are transgressors who have crossed all boundaries of morality and have become utterly unrestrained. There can never be any good, benefit, or reform of social corruption at their hands. The only way for you to be saved from these people is to develop the fear of Allah and piety within yourselves, and instead of obeying them, obey me. Because I am the Messenger of Allah, and only through the way shown by Allah can your moral, social, and political reform be possible.
[92] This address of Prophet Salih (peace be upon him) was to the lower class of people, who were greater in number but under the control of the chieftain-type people, and generally, these are the people who pay attention to the call of the Prophets, because they are fed up with the oppression of the chieftains. He explained to them that they should abandon the obedience of these chieftains and leaders, because they are transgressors who have crossed all boundaries of morality and have become utterly unrestrained. There can never be any good, benefit, or reform of social corruption at their hands. The only way for you to be saved from these people is to develop the fear of Allah and piety within yourselves, and instead of obeying them, obey me. Because I am the Messenger of Allah, and only through the way shown by Allah can your moral, social, and political reform be possible.
