سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 144
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا۟ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۚ أَتُرِيدُونَ أَن تَجْعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ سُلْطَـٰنًا مُّبِينًا ﴿144﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Take not for Auliyâ’ (protectors or helpers or friends) disbelievers instead of believers. Do you wish to offer Allâh a manifest proof against yourselves?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe[d]
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَتَّخِذُوا۟
tattakhidhū
take
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
l-kāfirīna
the disbelievers
أَوْلِيَآءَ
awliyāa
(as) allies
مِن
min
from
دُونِ
dūni
instead of
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۚ
l-mu'minīna
the believers
أَتُرِيدُونَ
aturīdūna
Do you wish
أَن
an
that
تَجْعَلُوا۟
tajʿalū
you make
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
for Allah
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
against you
سُلْطَـٰنًۭا
sul'ṭānan
an evidence
مُّبِينًا
mubīnan
clear
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144. O you who believe! Do not take the disbelievers as friends instead of the believers. Do you wish to offer Allah a clear proof [192] against yourselves?
[192]
Prohibition of Friendship with Hypocrites:
That is, Allah Almighty has forbidden you from forming friendships with non-Muslims and hypocrites. If, despite Allah's command, you continue to do so, it means that you are making yourself deserving of punishment before Allah. This command is extremely comprehensive, relating both to individuals and to governments, to this world and to the Hereafter. Just as there is a risk of harm for an individual in befriending a non-Muslim or a hypocrite, similarly, if any Islamic or Muslim government establishes friendly relations with non-Muslims, it will also suffer harm. This has been experienced many times, and often it has been the hypocrites and traitors, who held responsible positions in government, that have caused the downfall of Muslim governments.
[192]
Prohibition of Friendship with Hypocrites:
That is, Allah Almighty has forbidden you from forming friendships with non-Muslims and hypocrites. If, despite Allah's command, you continue to do so, it means that you are making yourself deserving of punishment before Allah. This command is extremely comprehensive, relating both to individuals and to governments, to this world and to the Hereafter. Just as there is a risk of harm for an individual in befriending a non-Muslim or a hypocrite, similarly, if any Islamic or Muslim government establishes friendly relations with non-Muslims, it will also suffer harm. This has been experienced many times, and often it has been the hypocrites and traitors, who held responsible positions in government, that have caused the downfall of Muslim governments.
