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Verse 21of 83

ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ مَن لَّا يَسْـَٔلُكُمْ أَجْرًۭا وَهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ﴿٢١

Translation (Sahih International)

Follow those who do not ask of you [any] payment, and they are [rightly] guided.

Word-by-word meaning

ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ittabiʿūFollow
مَنman(those) who
لَّا(do) not
يَسْـَٔلُكُمْyasalukumask (of) you
أَجْرًۭاajranany payment
وَهُمwahumand they
مُّهْتَدُونَmuh'tadūna(are) rightly guided

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

قَالَ يقَوْمِ اتَّبِعُواْ الْمُرْسَلِينَ(He said: "O my people! Obey the Messengers.") -- he urged his people to follow the Messengers who had come to them.اتَّبِعُواْ مَن لاَّ يَسْـَلُكُمْ أَجْراً(Obey those who ask no wages of you,) means, `for the Message which they convey to you, and they are rightly-guided in what they are calling you to, the worship of Allah Alone with no partner or associate.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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