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    • Quran-4:144 Surah An-nisa English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

    يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَتَّخِذُواْ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَوۡلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۚ أَتُرِيدُونَ أَن تَجۡعَلُواْ لِلَّهِ عَلَيۡكُمۡ سُلۡطَٰنٗا مُّبِينًا

    Transliteration:( Yaaa aiyuhal lazeena aamanoo laa tattakhizul kaafireena awliyaaa'a min doonil mu'mineen; aturee doona an taj'aloo lillaahi 'alaikum sultaanam mubeenaa )

    144. O you who believe! Do not take the infidels for friends [423] against the believers. Would you like it to be a clear proof against you [424] before Allah? (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

    (144) O you who have believed, do not take the disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do you wish to give Allāh against yourselves a clear case? (Saheen International Translation)

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    Surah An-Nisa Ayat 144 Tafsir (Commentry)



    • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
    • Ibn Kathir
    • Ala-Madudi
    • Shaheen International

    📖 Commentary of Surah An-Nisa – Verse 144

    “O you who believe! Do not take the infidels for friends [423] against the believers. Would you like it to be a clear proof against you [424] before Allah?”

    ✅ Prohibition of Loyal Friendship with Disbelievers [423]

    In this verse, Allah Almighty warns believers against adopting disbelievers as intimate friends, especially at the expense of loyalty to fellow believers.

    This behavior is described as a trait of hypocrites, and true believers are instructed to refrain from such alliances.

    Important clarifications:

    • A believer may have blood relations with a non-Muslim (e.g., parents or siblings), but deep emotional friendship and loyalty are not allowed.

    • Marriage to women from the People of the Book (Jews and Christians) is permissible in Islam, but intimate friendship or heartfelt loyalty towards them remains forbidden.

    • This distinction emphasizes that formal or legal ties (e.g., marriage or family) are different from sincere emotional allegiance, which must be reserved exclusively for the believing community.

    ✅ Accountability for Disloyalty on the Day of Judgment [424]

    The verse poses a serious rhetorical question:
    Would you like to stand before Allah on the Day of Judgment with such an open proof against yourself?

    This refers to the fact that:

    • On that Day, one will be resurrected with those they befriended and supported.

    • If a person’s loyalty and companionship were with disbelievers against believers, that will serve as clear evidence of their hypocrisy.

    The final implication is a stern warning:
    Such misplaced friendship may lead to Hellfire, as “every person will be with their friend.”

    Thus, believers are reminded to guard their alliances, ensuring that their loyalty, love, and companionship remain aligned with faith and the Muslim Ummah.

    Ibn-Kathir

    144. O you who believe! Do not take disbelievers as friends instead of believers. Do you wish to offer Allah a manifest Sultan against yourselves 145. Verily, the hyprocrites will be in the lowest depth (grade) of the Fire; no helper will you find for them. 146. Except those who repent, do righteous good deeds, depend on Allah, and purify their religion for Allah, then they will be with the believers. And Allah will grant the believers a great reward. 147. Why should Allah punish you if you have thanked (Him) and have believed in Him. And Allah is Ever All-Appreciative (of good), All-Knowing.

    The Prohibition of Wilayah with the Disbelievers

    Allah forbids His believing servants from taking the disbelievers as friends instead of the believers. This includes being friends and associates of the disbelievers, advising them, being intimate with them and exposing the secrets of the believers to them. In another Ayah, Allah said,

    ﴿لاَّ يَتَّخِذِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الْكَـفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ اللَّهِ فِي شَىْءٍ إِلاَ أَن تَتَّقُواْ مِنْهُمْ تُقَـةً وَيُحَذِّرْكُمُ اللَّهُ نَفْسَهُ﴾

    (Let not the believers take the disbelievers as friends instead of the believers, and whoever does that, will never be helped by Allah in any way, except if you indeed fear a danger from them. And Allah warns you against Himself). meaning, He warns you against His punishment if you fall into what He has prohibited. This is why Allah said here,

    ﴿أَتُرِيدُونَ أَن تَجْعَلُواْ للَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ سُلْطَاناً مُّبِيناً﴾

    (Do you wish to offer Allah a manifest Sultan against yourselves) meaning, proof against you that warrants receiving His torment. Ibn Abi Hatim narrated that Ibn `Abbas commented;

    ﴿سُلْطَاناً مُّبِيناً﴾

    (manifest Sultan), “The word Sultan in the Qur’an means proof. ” There is an authentic chain of narration for this statement, which is also the saying of Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Muhammad bin Ka`b Al-Qurazi, Ad-Dahhak, As-Suddi and An-Nadr bin `Arabi.

    The Hypocrites and the FriendsDepth of the Fire, Unless they Repent

    Allah then states that,

    ﴿إِنَّ الْمُنَـفِقِينَ فِى الدَّرْكِ الاٌّسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ﴾

    (Verily, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire;) on the Day of Resurrection due to their tremendous Kufr. Al-Walibi ﴿`Ali bin Abi Talhah﴾ said that Ibn `Abbas said,

    ﴿فِى الدَّرْكِ الاٌّسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ﴾

    (in the lowest depths (grade) of the Fire;) means, in the bottom of the Fire. Other scholars said that the Fire has ever lower depths just as Paradise had ever higher grades. Ibn Jarir recorded that `Abdullah bin Mas`ud said that,

    ﴿إِنَّ الْمُنَـفِقِينَ فِى الدَّرْكِ الاٌّسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ﴾

    (Verily, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths (grade) of the Fire), “Inside coffins of Fire that surround them, for they are closed and sealed in them.” Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that when Ibn Mas`ud was asked about the hypocrites, he said, “They will be placed in coffins made of fire and they will be closed in them in the lowest depth of the Fire.”

    ﴿وَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمْ نَصِيراً﴾

    (no helper will you find for them. ) to save them from their misery and painful torment. Allah then states that whoever among the hypocrites repents in this life, Allah will accept his repentance and sorrow, if his repentance were sincere and he then follows it by performing righteous deeds, all the while depending on his Lord. Allah said, a

    ﴿إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ تَابُواْ وَأَصْلَحُواْ وَاعْتَصَمُواْ بِاللَّهِ وَأَخْلَصُواْ دِينَهُمْ للَّهِ﴾

    (Except those who repent (from hypocrisy), do righteous good deeds, depend on Allah, and purify their religion for Allah) replacing showing off with sincerity, so that their good deeds will benefit them, even if they were minute.

    ﴿فَأُوْلَـئِكَ مَعَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ﴾

    (then they will be with the believers.) on the Day of Resurrection,

    ﴿وَسَوْفَ يُؤْتِ اللَّهُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَجْراً عَظِيماً﴾

    (And Allah will grant to the believers a great reward.) Allah then states that He is too Rich to need anyone and that He only punishes the servants because of their sins,

    ﴿مَّا يَفْعَلُ اللَّهُ بِعَذَابِكُمْ إِن شَكَرْتُمْ وَءَامَنْتُمْ﴾

    (Why should Allah punish you if you have thanked (Him) and have believed in Him.) by correcting your actions and having faith in Allah and His Messenger ,

    ﴿وَكَانَ اللَّهُ شَـكِراً عَلِيماً﴾

    (And Allah is Ever All-Appreciative (of good), All-Knowing.) Allah appreciates those who appreciate Him, and has knowledge of those whose hearts believe in Him, and He will give them perfect rewar.

    (4:144) Believers! Do not take the unbelievers as your allies in preference to the believers. Do you wish to offer Allah a clear proof of guilt against yourselves?

    Ala-Maududi

    (4:144) Believers! Do not take the unbelievers as your allies in preference to the believers. Do you wish to offer Allah a clear proof of guilt against yourselves?

    There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

    (144) O you who have believed, do not take the disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do you wish to give Allāh against yourselves a clear case?

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