Surah al-Hujurat (The Chambers ) 49 : 6
Translations
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Yusuf Ali
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(49:6:1) |
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(49:6:2) alladhīna O you who believe |
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(49:6:3) āmanū O you who believe |
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(49:6:4) |
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(49:6:5) jāakum comes to you |
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(49:6:6) fāsiqun a wicked person |
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(49:6:7) binaba-in with information |
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(49:6:8) fatabayyanū investigate |
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(49:6:9) |
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(49:6:10) tuṣībū you harm |
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(49:6:11) qawman a people |
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(49:6:12) bijahālatin in ignorance |
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(49:6:13) fatuṣ'biḥū then you become |
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(49:6:14) |
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(49:6:15) |
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(49:6:16) faʿaltum you have done |
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(49:6:17) nādimīna regretful |
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Explanatory Note
The first address in the Arab defines the leadership and the source from which to receive orders. The second establishes the standards of manners and respect to be maintained in dealing with this leadership. Both serve as the basis for all legislations and directives that follow in the surah. It is imperative for the source and the leadership to be well defined so that directives and instructions be given their true value and so that they are properly obeyed. Hence, the third address explains to the believers how to receive news and reports and the need to verify their reliability. "Believers! If any evildoer comes to you with a piece of news, make sure of it first, lest you should wrong others unwittingly and then regret your action." (Verse 6)
The verse specifically mentions the evildoer because he is more likely to lie. It is important that suspicion should not be widely spread in the Muslim community. If every report is doubted, the system of gathering intelligence and information becomes paralyzed. In a Muslim community, individuals are normally treated as trustworthy, and the information they bring is considered reliable. An evildoer is treated differently: his information is not accepted until it is verified. Thus, the community steers a middle way between accepting and rejecting the information relayed to it. The community does not rush into action on the basis of a report given by someone whose behaviour leaves much to be desired. Such rash action might lead to committing a wrong against other people, and subsequent regret. Furthermore, such rash action may incur God's displeasure and put the community in a position of committing an injustice.
3. Surah Overview
This Surah is a collection of the commandments and instructions sent down on different occasions. Moreover, the hadith also show that most of these commandments were sent down during the final stage of the Prophet’s life at Madinah. For instance, the commentators of the Qur’an state that verse 4 was sent down concerning the Bani Tamim. This deputation had arrived in Madinah and started calling out to the Prophet from outside the apartments (hujurat) of his wives, and according to all biographical books on the Prophet’s life this deputation had visited Madinah in 9 A.H. Likewise, verse 6, a large number of the hadith confirm that it was sent down concerning Walid bin Uqbah whom the Prophet had sent to collect the financial obligation (Zakah) from the Bani al-Mustaliq, and it is known that he had become a Muslim on the conquest of Makkah.
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