Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: At-Taghaabun, Ayah 12

At-Taghaabun · Ayah 12 · View Ayah
وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ ۚ فَإِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَىٰ رَسُولِنَا ٱلْبَلَٰغُ ٱلْمُبِينُ
And obey Allah and obey the Messenger; but if you turn away - then upon Our Messenger is only [the duty of] clear notification.

Common Words

11 total10 unique1 repeated
وأطيعوا2x
ٱلله1x
ٱلرسول1x
فإن1x
توليتم1x
فإنما1x
على1x
رسولنا1x
ٱلبلغ1x
ٱلمبين1x

Al-Jalalayn Commentary

And obey God and obey the Messenger; but if you turn away then the Messenger’s duty is only to communicate the Message clearly.

Other Scholars on This Ayah

Tafsir

80%49%55%Al-JalalaynIbn AbbasIbn Kathir
Scholars offer complementary perspectives

(Obey Allah) with regard to His obligations (and obey His messenger) with regard to his practices; it is also said this means: obey Allah regarding Allah's divine Oneness and obey His Messenger by accepting his message; (but if ye turn away) from their obedience, (then the duty of Our messenger) Muhammad (pbuh) (is only to convey (the message)) on behalf of Allah (plainly) i.e. in a language that you understand.

Related Hadiths

Sahih al-Bukhari#6868Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whoever obeys me, obeys Allah, and whoever disobeys me, disobeys Allah, and whoever obeys the ruler I appoint, obeys me, and whoever disobeys him, disobeys me."

Narrated by Narrated Abu Huraira:
Sunan an-Nasa'i#4216Sahih

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'The Muslim must hear and obey whether he likes it or not, unless he is commanded to commit an act of disobedience. If he is commanded to commit an act of disobedience, t...

Narrated by It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
Sunan an-Nasa'i#4203Sahih

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever obeys me, obeys Allah, and whoever disobeys me, disobeys Allah. Whoever obeys my governor (Amir), he has obeyed me, and whoever disobeys my governor, he has diso...

Narrated by Abu Hurairah said:
Sunan Abu Dawud#3290Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone vows to obey Allah, let him obey Him, but if anyone vows to disobey Him, let him not disobey Him.

Narrated by Narrated 'Aishah:
Sunan an-Nasa'i#4197Sahih

"We used to pledge to the Messenger of Allah to hear and obey, the he said: 'In as much as you can."'

Narrated by It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#2267Sahih

"I heard the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) while a man was asking him: 'What do you see that we should do if there are leaders over us who deny our rights, while they seek their rights?' So the Messenger ...

Narrated by 'Alqamah bin Wa'il bin Hujr narrated from his father:
Sahih Muslim#4635Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took an oath of allegiance from us on our listening to and obeying the orders of our commander in adversity and prosperity, in pleasure and displeasure (and even) when someb...

Narrated by It has been narrated on the authority of" Ubida who learnt the tradition from his father who, in turn, learnt it from his own father. 'Ubada's grandfather said:
Sahih Muslim#108Sahih

I owed allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) on hearing ( is commands) and obeying (them) and the Prophet) instructed me (to act) as lay in my power, and sincerity...

Narrated by It is narrated on the authority of Jarir that he observed:
Sunan an-Nasa'i#4198

"When we gave our pledge to the Messenger of Allah to hear and obey, he would say to us: 'In as much as you can".

Narrated by Ibn 'Umar said:
Sunan Abu Dawud#1099Sahih

Yunus asked Ibn Shihab about the address of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on Friday. He mentioned it in like manner. He added: Anyone who disobeys them (Allah and His Apostle) goes astray. We beseech All...

Narrated by Narrated Ibn Shihab:

Related Topics