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An-Nisa (The Women)

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يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ وَأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ ۖ فَإِن تَنَٰزَعْتُمْ فِى شَىْءٍۢ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَٱلرَّسُولِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْءَاخِرِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا﴿٥٩

Translation (Sahih International)

O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is the best [way] and best in result.

Word-by-word meaning

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
ءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanūbelieve[d]
أَطِيعُوا۟aṭīʿūObey
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
وَأَطِيعُوا۟wa-aṭīʿūand obey
ٱلرَّسُولَl-rasūlathe Messenger
وَأُو۟لِىwa-ulīand those
ٱلْأَمْرِl-amri(having) authority
مِنكُمْ ۖminkumamong you
فَإِنfa-inThen if
تَنَـٰزَعْتُمْtanāzaʿtumyou disagree
فِىin
شَىْءٍۢshayinanything
فَرُدُّوهُfaruddūhurefer it
إِلَىilāto
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
وَٱلرَّسُولِwal-rasūliand the Messenger
إِنinif
كُنتُمْkuntumyou
تُؤْمِنُونَtu'minūnabelieve
بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
وَٱلْيَوْمِwal-yawmiand the Day
ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۚl-ākhiri[the] Last
ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(is) best
وَأَحْسَنُwa-aḥsanuand more suitable
تَأْوِيلًاtawīlan(for final) determination

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Necessity of Obeying the Rulers in Obedience to AllahAl-Bukhari recorded that Ibn `Abbas said that the Ayah,أَطِيعُواْ اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُواْ الرَّسُولَ وَأُوْلِى الاٌّمْرِ مِنْكُمْ(Obey Allah and obey the Messenger, and those of you who are in authority.) "Was revealed about `Abdullah bin Hudhafah bin Qays bin `Adi, who the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent on a military expedition." This statement was collected by the Group, with the exception of Ibn Majah At-Tirmidhi said, "Hasan, Gharib".

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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