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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 105
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ ۖ لَا يَضُرُّكُم مَّن ضَلَّ إِذَا ٱهْتَدَيْتُمْ ۚ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ جَمِيعًا فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿105﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Take care of your ownselves. If you follow the (right) guidance [and enjoin what is right (Islâmic Monotheism and all that Islâm orders one to do) and forbid what is wrong (polytheism, disbelief and all that Islâm has forbidden)] no hurt can come to you from those who are in error. The return of you all is to Allâh, then He will inform you about (all) that which you used to do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
Upon you
أَنفُسَكُمْ ۖ
anfusakum
(is to guard) yourselves
لَا
lā
Not
يَضُرُّكُم
yaḍurrukum
will harm you
مَّن
man
(those) who
ضَلَّ
ḍalla
(have gone) astray
إِذَا
idhā
when
ٱهْتَدَيْتُمْ ۚ
ih'tadaytum
you have been guided
إِلَى
ilā
To
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
مَرْجِعُكُمْ
marjiʿukum
(is) your return
جَمِيعًۭا
jamīʿan
all
فَيُنَبِّئُكُم
fayunabbi-ukum
then He will inform you
بِمَا
bimā
of what
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you used to
تَعْمَلُونَ
taʿmalūna
do
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105. O you who believe! Take care of your own selves. If you are rightly guided, the misguidance of others will not harm you [153]. To Allah is your return, all of you, and He will inform you of what you used to do.
[153]
First and Foremost, Reforming Oneself is Necessary:
That is, you must first reform your own self. You should not look at what others are doing. Rather, you should correct your beliefs, your character, morals, and actions in the light of the Book and Sunnah. The deviation and misguidance of others cannot harm you in any way. That is, first and foremost, you should strengthen your own religious foundations to such an extent that the misguidance of other people cannot affect you in any way. After that, you should try to reform other misguided people. This does not mean at all that: whatever others do, you should remain unconcerned with them and only worry about yourself. Because the duty of «اَمَرْ بالْمَعْرُوْفِ» and «نَهَي عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ» is so important that, according to some scholars, it is an individual obligation (fard 'ayn). And every person must fulfill this duty within their sphere of influence according to their ability, knowledge, and capacity. Still, if someone does not desist despite being stopped, then there is no blame on the one who tried to stop them.
[153]
First and Foremost, Reforming Oneself is Necessary:
That is, you must first reform your own self. You should not look at what others are doing. Rather, you should correct your beliefs, your character, morals, and actions in the light of the Book and Sunnah. The deviation and misguidance of others cannot harm you in any way. That is, first and foremost, you should strengthen your own religious foundations to such an extent that the misguidance of other people cannot affect you in any way. After that, you should try to reform other misguided people. This does not mean at all that: whatever others do, you should remain unconcerned with them and only worry about yourself. Because the duty of «اَمَرْ بالْمَعْرُوْفِ» and «نَهَي عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ» is so important that, according to some scholars, it is an individual obligation (fard 'ayn). And every person must fulfill this duty within their sphere of influence according to their ability, knowledge, and capacity. Still, if someone does not desist despite being stopped, then there is no blame on the one who tried to stop them.
