Quran 26:111 — Surah Ash-Shu'araa Ayah 111 | Arabic, Translation & Tafsir

Ayah 110

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ...

26:111

Ash-Shu'araa

Ayah 112

قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِى بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ...

۞ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلْأَرْذَلُونَ

Qaalooo anu'minu laka wattaba 'akal arzaloon

They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest [class of people]?"

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They said: "We do not believe in you, and we will not follow you and become equal to the meanest of the people, who follow you and believe in you, and they are the lowest among us."

قَالُواْ أَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَاتَّبَعَكَ الاٌّرْذَلُونَ - قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِى بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعْمَلُونَ

(They said: "Shall we believe in you, when the inferior follow you" He said: "And what knowledge have I of what they used to do") meaning, `what does it have to do with me if they follow me No matter what they used to do before, I do not have to check on them and examine their background; all I have to do is accept it if they believe in me; whatever is in their hearts is for Allah to know.'

إِنْ حِسَابُهُمْ إِلاَّ عَلَى رَبِّى لَوْ تَشْعُرُونَ - وَمَآ أَنَاْ بِطَارِدِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

(Their account is only with my Lord, if you could (but) know. And I am not going to drive away the believers.) It seems that they asked him to drive these people away, then they would follow him, but he refused to do that, and said:

وَمَآ أَنَاْ بِطَارِدِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ - إِنْ أَنَا إِلاَّ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

(And I am not going to drive away the believers. I am only a plain warner.) meaning, `I have been sent as a warner, and whoever obeys me and follows me and believes in me, then he belongs to me and I to him, whether he is noble or common, upper-class or lower-class.'

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From whom do you come? He described his relationship (with the tribe he belonged) and it was found that he belonged to the tribe of Laith. Ibn. Umar recognised him and said: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) with these two ears of mine saying: He who trailed his lower garment with no other intention but pride, Allah would not look toward him on the Day of Resurrection.

Sunan an-Nasa'i #5228It was narrated that Abu Bakr bin Abi Shaikh said:

"I was sitting with Salim when a caravan belonging to Umm Al-Banin passed by us, and they had bells with them. Salim narrated to Nafi' from his father, that the Prophet said: 'The angels do not accompany a caravan that has small bells with them.' How often do you see small bells with these people."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3934Narrated Malik bin Abi 'Amir:

Sahih Muslim #1851'Aisha reported:

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Sahih Muslim #7452Abū Ja’far ad-Dārimī narrated to us, Bishr bin Umar narrated to us, he said:

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