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Consult them in the matter Qur’an 3:159
فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍۢ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ لِنتَ لَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ كُنتَ فَظًّا غَلِيظَ ٱلْقَلْبِ لَٱنفَضُّوا۟ مِنْ حَوْلِكَ ۖ فَٱعْفُ عَنْهُمْ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَشَاوِرْهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَمْرِ ۖ فَإِذَا عَزَمْتَ فَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ
So by mercy from Allah, [O Muhammad], you were lenient with them. And if you had been rude [in speech] and harsh in heart, they would have disbanded from about you. So pardon them and ask forgiveness for them and consult them in the matter. And when you have decided, then rely upon Allah. Indeed, Allah loves those who rely [upon Him].
Translation: Saheeh International. Brackets mark words added for clarity.
- Surah
- Ali 'Imran (3)
- Verse
- 159 of 200
- Revealed
- Madani
- Juz
- 4
- Mushaf page
- 71
Word by word
| Arabic | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| فَبِمَا | fabimā | So because |
| رَحْمَةٍۢ | raḥmatin | (of) Mercy |
| مِّنَ | mina | from |
| ٱللَّهِ | l-lahi | Allah |
| لِنتَ | linta | you dealt gently |
| لَهُمْ ۖ | lahum | with them |
| وَلَوْ | walaw | And if |
| كُنتَ | kunta | you had been |
| فَظًّا | faẓẓan | rude |
| غَلِيظَ | ghalīẓa | (and) harsh |
| ٱلْقَلْبِ | l-qalbi | (at) [the] heart |
| لَٱنفَضُّوا۟ | la-infaḍḍū | surely they (would have) dispersed |
| مِنْ | min | from |
| حَوْلِكَ ۖ | ḥawlika | around you |
| فَٱعْفُ | fa-uʿ'fu | Then pardon |
| عَنْهُمْ | ʿanhum | [from] them |
| وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ | wa-is'taghfir | and ask forgiveness |
| لَهُمْ | lahum | for them |
| وَشَاوِرْهُمْ | washāwir'hum | and consult them |
| فِى | fī | in |
| ٱلْأَمْرِ ۖ | l-amri | the matter |
| فَإِذَا | fa-idhā | Then when |
| عَزَمْتَ | ʿazamta | you have decided |
| فَتَوَكَّلْ | fatawakkal | then put trust |
| عَلَى | ʿalā | on |
| ٱللَّهِ ۚ | l-lahi | Allah |
| إِنَّ | inna | Indeed |
| ٱللَّهَ | l-laha | Allah |
| يُحِبُّ | yuḥibbu | loves |
| ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ | l-mutawakilīna | the ones who put trust (in Him) |
In context
The verses around 3:159 in Ali 'Imran.
- 3:157وَلَئِن قُتِلْتُمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْ مُتُّمْ لَمَغْفِرَةٌۭ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَحْمَةٌ خَيْرٌۭ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَAnd if you are killed in the cause of Allah or die - then forgiveness from Allah and mercy are better than whatever they accumulate [in this world].
- 3:158وَلَئِن مُّتُّمْ أَوْ قُتِلْتُمْ لَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُحْشَرُونَAnd whether you die or are killed, unto Allah you will be gathered.
- 3:160إِن يَنصُرْكُمُ ٱللَّهُ فَلَا غَالِبَ لَكُمْ ۖ وَإِن يَخْذُلْكُمْ فَمَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَنصُرُكُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ ۗ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَIf Allah should aid you, no one can overcome you; but if He should forsake you, who is there that can aid you after Him? And upon Allah let the believers rely.
- 3:161وَمَا كَانَ لِنَبِىٍّ أَن يَغُلَّ ۚ وَمَن يَغْلُلْ يَأْتِ بِمَا غَلَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ۚ ثُمَّ تُوَفَّىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ مَّا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَIt is not [attributable] to any prophet that he would act unfaithfully [in regard to war booty]. And whoever betrays, [taking unlawfully], will come with what he took on the Day of Resurrection. Then will every soul be [fully] compensated for what it earned, and they will not be wronged.
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