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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 100
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِن تُطِيعُوا۟ فَرِيقًا مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ يَرُدُّوكُم بَعْدَ إِيمَـٰنِكُمْ كَـٰفِرِينَ ﴿100﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! If you obey a group of those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians), they would (indeed) render you disbelievers after you have believed!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
ءَامَنُوٓا۟
āmanū
believe[d]
إِن
in
If
تُطِيعُوا۟
tuṭīʿū
you obey
فَرِيقًۭا
farīqan
a group
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
أُوتُوا۟
ūtū
were given
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
يَرُدُّوكُم
yaruddūkum
they will turn you back
بَعْدَ
baʿda
after
إِيمَـٰنِكُمْ
īmānikum
your belief
كَـٰفِرِينَ
kāfirīna
(as) disbelievers
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
O you who believe! If you obey a group [89] from among those who were given the Book, they will turn you back to disbelief [90] after you have believed.
[89]
The Jews’ Attempt to Incite Fighting Among the Muslims:
In this verse, the group referred to is the Jews of Madinah. They could not tolerate seeing the Ansar of Madinah (the tribes of Aws and Khazraj) sitting together like brothers and being united in harmony, and they wished to incite them to fight each other again and sow enmity among them. When Allah granted the Muslims a great victory in the Battle of Badr, the Jews’ hostility increased even more. An old Jew, Shamas bin Qais, was greatly distressed by this. He ordered a young Jew to go to the gatherings of the Ansar and bring up the topic of the Battle of Bu’ath, and to recite the poems that had been composed by both sides during that conflict. The young man went and carried out this scheme. What happened next? Arguments began, and it escalated to the point where one party said to the other, “If you wish, we can revive that war again.” The sounds of weapons being drawn were heard, the field of Harrah was agreed upon for the confrontation, and people set out in this manner. It was very close to becoming a terrible war. At that moment, someone informed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the incident. He immediately went to the scene with a few Muhajirin, and upon arrival, he said: “O Muslims! This call of ignorance in my presence! Allah has guided you to Islam and joined your hearts together. So what is this matter now?” Upon hearing the words of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, the eyes of the Ansar were opened, and they realized how they had fallen into a satanic trap, and that the ones who had ensnared them were these very oppressive Jews. Then the people of Aws and Khazraj embraced each other and began to weep. In this way, Allah Almighty foiled the Jews’ plot and saved the Muslims from destruction. [ابن هشام، 555-556]
[90] This verse has two meanings, and both are correct. One is that if you begin to listen to the Jews, they will not rest until they have turned you away from Islam and made you apostates. The second is that they will incite you to fight among yourselves and thus turn you into disbelievers, as it is established from authentic hadith that fighting among Muslims is disbelief (kufr). During the Farewell Sermon, the Prophet ﷺ addressed the great gathering of Muslims and said: “Behold! Your lives, your wealth, and your honor are as sacred to one another as the sanctity of this day, this month, and this city. Behold! After me, do not turn into disbelievers by striking each other’s necks.”
[بخاری، کتاب الفتن، باب قول النبی لاترجعوا بعدی کفارا۔۔۔ الخ]
[89]
The Jews’ Attempt to Incite Fighting Among the Muslims:
In this verse, the group referred to is the Jews of Madinah. They could not tolerate seeing the Ansar of Madinah (the tribes of Aws and Khazraj) sitting together like brothers and being united in harmony, and they wished to incite them to fight each other again and sow enmity among them. When Allah granted the Muslims a great victory in the Battle of Badr, the Jews’ hostility increased even more. An old Jew, Shamas bin Qais, was greatly distressed by this. He ordered a young Jew to go to the gatherings of the Ansar and bring up the topic of the Battle of Bu’ath, and to recite the poems that had been composed by both sides during that conflict. The young man went and carried out this scheme. What happened next? Arguments began, and it escalated to the point where one party said to the other, “If you wish, we can revive that war again.” The sounds of weapons being drawn were heard, the field of Harrah was agreed upon for the confrontation, and people set out in this manner. It was very close to becoming a terrible war. At that moment, someone informed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the incident. He immediately went to the scene with a few Muhajirin, and upon arrival, he said: “O Muslims! This call of ignorance in my presence! Allah has guided you to Islam and joined your hearts together. So what is this matter now?” Upon hearing the words of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, the eyes of the Ansar were opened, and they realized how they had fallen into a satanic trap, and that the ones who had ensnared them were these very oppressive Jews. Then the people of Aws and Khazraj embraced each other and began to weep. In this way, Allah Almighty foiled the Jews’ plot and saved the Muslims from destruction. [ابن هشام، 555-556]
[90] This verse has two meanings, and both are correct. One is that if you begin to listen to the Jews, they will not rest until they have turned you away from Islam and made you apostates. The second is that they will incite you to fight among yourselves and thus turn you into disbelievers, as it is established from authentic hadith that fighting among Muslims is disbelief (kufr). During the Farewell Sermon, the Prophet ﷺ addressed the great gathering of Muslims and said: “Behold! Your lives, your wealth, and your honor are as sacred to one another as the sanctity of this day, this month, and this city. Behold! After me, do not turn into disbelievers by striking each other’s necks.”
[بخاری، کتاب الفتن، باب قول النبی لاترجعوا بعدی کفارا۔۔۔ الخ]
