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Surah Al-Ma'idah, Ayah 105 (5:105)

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يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ ۖ لَا يَضُرُّكُم مَّن ضَلَّ إِذَا ٱهْتَدَيْتُمْ ۚ …

Quran 5:105 is ayah 105 of Surah Al-Ma'idah (“The Table Spread”), a Medinan surah of 120 ayahs. It is in Juz 7, on page 125 of the Madani Mushaf.

5:105
يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟عَلَيْكُمْأَنفُسَكُمْ ۖلَايَضُرُّكُممَّنضَلَّإِذَاٱهْتَدَيْتُمْ ۚإِلَىٱللَّهِمَرْجِعُكُمْجَمِيعًافَيُنَبِّئُكُمبِمَاكُنتُمْتَعْمَلُونَ١٠٥
yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū ʿalaykum anfusakum lā yaḍurrukum man ḍalla idhā ih'tadaytum ilā l-lahi marjiʿukum jamīʿan fayunabbi-ukum bimā kuntum taʿmalūna

O you who have believed, upon you is [responsibility for] yourselves. Those who have gone astray will not harm you when you have been guided. To Allāh is your return all together; then He will inform you of what you used to do.(105)

Word by word

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
  3. ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
  4. عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumUpon you
  5. أَنفُسَكُمْ ۖanfusakum(is to guard) yourselves
  6. لَاlāNot
  7. يَضُرُّكُمyaḍurrukumwill harm you
  8. مَّنman(those) who
  9. ضَلَّḍalla(have gone) astray
  10. إِذَاidhāwhen
  11. ٱهْتَدَيْتُمْ ۚih'tadaytumyou have been guided
  12. إِلَىilāTo
  13. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  14. مَرْجِعُكُمْmarjiʿukum(is) your return
  15. جَمِيعًاjamīʿanall
  16. فَيُنَبِّئُكُمfayunabbi-ukumthen He will inform you
  17. بِمَاbimāof what
  18. كُنتُمْkuntumyou used to
  19. تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnado

Tafsir (commentary) of 5:105

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English · EnglishTafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged) — Hafiz Ibn Kathir

One is Required to Reform Himself First

Allah commands His believing servants to reform themselves and to do as many righteous deeds as possible. He also informs them that whoever reforms himself, he would not be affected by the wickedness of the wicked, whether they were his relatives or otherwise. Imam Ahmad recorded that Qays said, "Abu Bakr As-Siddiq stood up, thanked Allah and praised Him and then said, `O people! You read this Ayah,

يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْفُسَكُمْ لاَ يَضُرُّكُمْ مَّن ضَلَّ إِذَا اهْتَدَيْتُمْ

(O you who believe! Take care of yourselves. If you follow the right guidance, no hurt can come to you from those who are in error.) You explain it the wrong way. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say,

«إِنَّ النَّاسَ إِذَا رَأَوُا الْمُنْكَرَ وَلَا يُغَيِّرُونَهُ، يُوشِكُ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ يَعُمَّهُمْ بِعِقَابِه»

(If the people witness evil and do not change it, then Allah is about to send His punishment to encompass them.) I (Qays) also heard Abu Bakr say, `O people! Beware of lying, for lying contradicts faith."'

يِـأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ شَهَـدَةُ بَيْنِكُمْ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ حِينَ الْوَصِيَّةِ اثْنَانِ ذَوَا عَدْلٍ مِّنْكُمْ أَوْ ءَاخَرَانِ مِنْ غَيْرِكُمْ إِنْ أَنتُمْ ضَرَبْتُمْ فِى الاٌّرْضِ فَأَصَابَتْكُم مُّصِيبَةُ الْمَوْتِ تَحْبِسُونَهُمَا مِن بَعْدِ الصَّلوةِ فَيُقْسِمَانِ بِاللَّهِ إِنِ ارْتَبْتُمْ لاَ نَشْتَرِى بِهِ ثَمَناً وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَا قُرْبَى وَلاَ نَكْتُمُ شَهَـدَةَ اللَّهِ إِنَّآ إِذَاً لَّمِنَ الاٌّثِمِينَ - فَإِنْ عُثِرَ عَلَى أَنَّهُمَا اسْتَحَقَّآ إِثْماً فَآخَرَانِ يِقُومَانُ مَقَامَهُمَا مِنَ الَّذِينَ اسْتَحَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الاٌّوْلَيَانِ فَيُقْسِمَانِ بِاللَّهِ لَشَهَـدَتُنَا أَحَقُّ مِن شَهَـدَتِهِمَا وَمَا اعْتَدَيْنَآ إِنَّا إِذاً لَّمِنَ الظَّـلِمِينَ - ذلِكَ أَدْنَى أَن يَأْتُواْ بِالشَّهَـدَةِ عَلَى وَجْهِهَآ أَوْ يَخَـفُواْ أَن تُرَدَّ أَيْمَـنٌ بَعْدَ أَيْمَـنِهِمْ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاسْمَعُواْ وَاللَّهُ لاَ يَهْدِى الْقَوْمَ الْفَـسِقِينَ

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