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Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 41
ٱنفِرُوا۟ خِفَافًا وَثِقَالًا وَجَـٰهِدُوا۟ بِأَمْوَٰلِكُمْ وَأَنفُسِكُمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿41﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
March forth, whether you are light (being healthy, young and wealthy) or heavy (being ill, old and poor), and strive hard with your wealth and your lives in the Cause of Allâh. This is better for you, if you but knew.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱنفِرُوا۟
infirū
Go forth
خِفَافًۭا
khifāfan
light
وَثِقَالًۭا
wathiqālan
or heavy
وَجَـٰهِدُوا۟
wajāhidū
and strive
بِأَمْوَٰلِكُمْ
bi-amwālikum
with your wealth
وَأَنفُسِكُمْ
wa-anfusikum
and your lives
فِى
fī
in
سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
ذَٰلِكُمْ
dhālikum
That
خَيْرٌۭ
khayrun
(is) better
لَّكُمْ
lakum
for you
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you
تَعْلَمُونَ
taʿlamūna
know
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.
Go forth, whether light or heavy [45], and strive with your wealth and your lives in the way of Allah. That is better for you, if only you knew.
[45] This sentence can have several meanings: that is, whether you go out willingly and eagerly or reluctantly and with a heavy heart, or whether you go out in a state of destitution or with provisions and equipment, and whether you are on foot or mounted, alone or with family, poor or needy—whatever the situation, you must go forth in the way of Allah. And striving with your wealth and your lives is better for you. From this verse, it is also understood that as long as an Islamic government does not make a general declaration of jihad, jihad remains a collective obligation (fard kifayah), but when such a declaration is made, jihad becomes an individual obligation (fard ‘ayn) upon the Muslims.
[45] This sentence can have several meanings: that is, whether you go out willingly and eagerly or reluctantly and with a heavy heart, or whether you go out in a state of destitution or with provisions and equipment, and whether you are on foot or mounted, alone or with family, poor or needy—whatever the situation, you must go forth in the way of Allah. And striving with your wealth and your lives is better for you. From this verse, it is also understood that as long as an Islamic government does not make a general declaration of jihad, jihad remains a collective obligation (fard kifayah), but when such a declaration is made, jihad becomes an individual obligation (fard ‘ayn) upon the Muslims.
