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Surah Al-Hujurat, Verse 14

سورة الحجرات، الآية ١٤

49:14 Juz 26 Hizb 52 Page 517 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 49:14

قَالَتِ ٱلْأَعْرَابُ ءَامَنَّا قُل لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ وَلَٰكِن قُولُوٓا۟ أَسْلَمْنَا وَلَمَّا يَدْخُلِ ٱلْإِيمَٰنُ فِى قُلُوبِكُمْ وَإِن تُطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ لَا يَلِتْكُم مِّنْ أَعْمَٰلِكُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ۝١٤

Transliteration

qālati l-aʿrābu āmannā qul lam tu'minū walākin qūlū aslamnā walammā yadkhuli l-īmānu fī qulūbikum wa-in tuṭīʿū l-laha warasūlahu lā yalit'kum min aʿmālikum shayan inna l-laha ghafūrun raḥīmun

Translation

The bedouins say, "We have believed." Say, "You have not [yet] believed; but say [instead], 'We have submitted,' for faith has not yet entered your hearts. And if you obey Allāh and His Messenger, He will not deprive you from your deeds1522 of anything. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful."

Notes

[1522] i.e., the reward thereof.

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Verse 14 of Surah Al-Hujurat (49:14), a Medinan surah, is in juz 26, on page 517 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 14

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When some of the bedouins came to the Prophet (peace be upon him), they said, “We have brought faith in Allah and His Messenger.” O Messenger! Say to them: “You have not brought faith, instead, say: “We have submitted and obeyed”. Faith has not yet entered your hearts; it is hoped that it does enter. O bedouins! If you obey Allah and His Messenger in faith, in doing good deeds, and in refraining from the unlawful, Allah will not decrease the reward of your deeds in the slightest. Indeed, Allah Forgiving of those of His servants who repent and is merciful to them.”

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Other translations of verse 14

The Bedouins say, “We have believed.” Say, “You have not believed, but say, ‘We have submitted,’ for faith has not yet entered your hearts8. But if you obey Allah and His Messenger, He will not detract anything from the reward of your deeds. Indeed, Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”

Notes

[8] There is a distinction between Islam and Imān (faith). Imān is a higher degree than Islam. This distinction is mentioned in an authentic Hadīth of the Prophet (ﷺ), known as the Hadīth of Gabriel.

The bedouins say: "We believe." Say: "You believe not but you only say, ‘We have surrendered (in Islâm),’ for Faith has not yet entered your hearts. But if you obey Allâh and His Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم), He will not decrease anything in reward for your deeds. Verily, Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

The wandering Arabs say: We believe. Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Ye believe not, but rather say "We submit," for the faith hath not yet entered into your hearts. Yet, if ye obey Allah and His messenger, He will not withhold from you aught of (the reward of) your deeds. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

The desert Arabs say, "We believe." Say, "Ye have no faith; but ye (only)say, 'We have submitted our wills to Allah,' For not yet has Faith entered your hearts. But if ye obey Allah and His Messenger, He will not belittle aught of your deeds: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

The dwellers of the desert say: We believe. Say: You do not believe but say, We submit; and faith has not yet entered into your hearts; and if you obey Allah and His Messenger, He will not diminish aught of your deeds; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

The Arabs (of the desert) have said. "We have believed." Say, (This is addressed to the Prophet) "You have not believed, but (rather) say, ‘We have surrendered, (i.e., we have become Muslims) and belief has not as yet entered your hearts. And in case you obey Allah and His Messenger, He will not withhold you anything of your deeds. Surely Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Merciful."

Verse 14 word by word

  1. قَالَتِ qālati Say ق و ل
  2. ٱلْأَعْرَابُ l-aʿrābu the Bedouins ع ر ب
  3. ءَامَنَّا āmannā We believe أ م ن
  4. قُل qul Say ق و ل
  5. لَّمْ lam Not
  6. تُؤْمِنُوا۟ tu'minū you believe أ م ن
  7. وَلَٰكِن walākin but
  8. قُولُوٓا۟ qūlū say ق و ل
  9. أَسْلَمْنَا aslamnā We have submitted س ل م
  10. وَلَمَّا walammā and has not yet
  11. يَدْخُلِ yadkhuli entered د خ ل
  12. ٱلْإِيمَٰنُ l-īmānu the faith أ م ن
  13. فِى fī in
  14. قُلُوبِكُمْ qulūbikum your hearts ق ل ب
  15. وَإِن wa-in But if
  16. تُطِيعُوا۟ tuṭīʿū you obey ط و ع
  17. ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
  18. وَرَسُولَهُۥ warasūlahu and His Messenger ر س ل
  19. لَا lā not
  20. يَلِتْكُم yalit'kum He will deprive you ل ي ت
  21. مِّنْ min of
  22. أَعْمَٰلِكُمْ aʿmālikum your deeds ع م ل
  23. شَيْـًٔا shayan anything ش ي أ
  24. إِنَّ inna Indeed
  25. ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
  26. غَفُورٌ ghafūrun (is) Oft-Forgiving غ ف ر
  27. رَّحِيمٌ raḥīmun Most Merciful ر ح م

Hadiths that cite this verse

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 4992

"The Prophet [SAW] gave a share (of some spoils of war) to some men and not to others. Sa'd said: 'O Messenger of Allah [SAW], you gave to so-and-so and so-and-so, but you did not give anything to so-and-so, and he is a believer.' The Prophet [SAW] said: 'Or a Muslim,' until Sa'd had repeated it…

"‏ أَوْ مُسْلِمٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ حَتَّى أَعَادَهَا سَعْدٌ ثَلاَثًا وَالنَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏"‏ أَوْ مُسْلِمٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ إِنِّي لأُعْطِي رِجَالاً وَأَدَعُ مَنْ هُوَ…

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  • At-Tur 52:21

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