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Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 140
وَقَدْ نَزَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِى ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ أَنْ إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ ءَايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ يُكْفَرُ بِهَا وَيُسْتَهْزَأُ بِهَا فَلَا تَقْعُدُوا۟ مَعَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَخُوضُوا۟ فِى حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّكُمْ إِذًا مِّثْلُهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ جَامِعُ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ وَٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ فِى جَهَنَّمَ جَمِيعًا ﴿140﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And it has already been revealed to you in the Book (this Qur’ân) that when you hear the Verses of Allâh being denied and mocked at, then sit not with them, until they engage in a talk other than that; (but if you stayed with them) certainly in that case you would be like them. Surely, Allâh will collect the hypocrites and disbelievers all together in Hell.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَدْ
waqad
And surely
نَزَّلَ
nazzala
He has revealed
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
to you
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
the Book
أَنْ
an
that
إِذَا
idhā
when
سَمِعْتُمْ
samiʿ'tum
you hear
ءَايَـٰتِ
āyāti
(the) Verses
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
يُكْفَرُ
yuk'faru
being rejected
بِهَا
bihā
[it]
وَيُسْتَهْزَأُ
wayus'tahza-u
and ridiculed
بِهَا
bihā
at [it]
فَلَا
falā
then do not
تَقْعُدُوا۟
taqʿudū
sit
مَعَهُمْ
maʿahum
with them
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
يَخُوضُوا۟
yakhūḍū
they engage
فِى
fī
in
حَدِيثٍ
ḥadīthin
a conversation
غَيْرِهِۦٓ ۚ
ghayrihi
other than that
إِنَّكُمْ
innakum
Indeed, you
إِذًۭا
idhan
then
مِّثْلُهُمْ ۗ
mith'luhum
(would be) like them
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
جَامِعُ
jāmiʿu
will gather
ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ
l-munāfiqīna
the hypocrites
وَٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
wal-kāfirīna
and the disbelievers
فِى
fī
in
جَهَنَّمَ
jahannama
Hell
جَمِيعًا
jamīʿan
all together
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.
140. Allah has already revealed to you in the Book [186] that when you hear the verses of Allah being denied and mocked at, do not sit with them until they engage in some other conversation; otherwise, you would surely be like them. Surely, Allah will gather the hypocrites and the disbelievers together in Hell.
[186] This command was revealed in Makkah in Surah Al-An'am, verse number 68, which was: "And when you see those who engage in (blasphemous) discourse concerning Our verses, then turn away from them until they engage in a different topic. And if Satan causes you to forget, then do not sit after the remembrance with the wrongdoing people." That is, those who sit in gatherings where the verses of Allah are openly mocked and ridiculed, or outright denied, and they listen to such things with indifference and remain seated there, and their sense of faith is not stirred in the least, then there remains no difference between them and those disbelievers. In such a situation, it is necessary for a Muslim to express his displeasure, silence their tongues, and if he can convince them of the truth with arguments, he must do so. And if he cannot do either of these, then at the very least, he should get up and leave from there. Thus, the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever among you sees an evil (un-Islamic) act, he should change it with his hand; and if he cannot do so, then with his tongue; and if he cannot do even that, then at least he should consider it evil in his heart, and that is the weakest level of faith."
[مسلم، کتاب الایمان، باب کون النہی عن المنکر من الایمان]
And in another narration, it is stated that if he does not even consider it evil in his heart, then know that he does not possess even a mustard seed's worth of faith. It should be clear that Surah Al-An'am was revealed in Makkah, and those who mocked the verses of Allah there were the disbelievers of Makkah, while this Surah An-Nisa was revealed in Madinah, where those who mocked the verses of Allah were the Jews of Madinah and the hypocrites. Thus, mocking the messengers of Allah and the verses of Allah has always been the old practice of all kinds of disbelievers.
[186] This command was revealed in Makkah in Surah Al-An'am, verse number 68, which was: "And when you see those who engage in (blasphemous) discourse concerning Our verses, then turn away from them until they engage in a different topic. And if Satan causes you to forget, then do not sit after the remembrance with the wrongdoing people." That is, those who sit in gatherings where the verses of Allah are openly mocked and ridiculed, or outright denied, and they listen to such things with indifference and remain seated there, and their sense of faith is not stirred in the least, then there remains no difference between them and those disbelievers. In such a situation, it is necessary for a Muslim to express his displeasure, silence their tongues, and if he can convince them of the truth with arguments, he must do so. And if he cannot do either of these, then at the very least, he should get up and leave from there. Thus, the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever among you sees an evil (un-Islamic) act, he should change it with his hand; and if he cannot do so, then with his tongue; and if he cannot do even that, then at least he should consider it evil in his heart, and that is the weakest level of faith."
[مسلم، کتاب الایمان، باب کون النہی عن المنکر من الایمان]
And in another narration, it is stated that if he does not even consider it evil in his heart, then know that he does not possess even a mustard seed's worth of faith. It should be clear that Surah Al-An'am was revealed in Makkah, and those who mocked the verses of Allah there were the disbelievers of Makkah, while this Surah An-Nisa was revealed in Madinah, where those who mocked the verses of Allah were the Jews of Madinah and the hypocrites. Thus, mocking the messengers of Allah and the verses of Allah has always been the old practice of all kinds of disbelievers.
