Skip to content

An-Nisa 83

Ayah 83 of 176 · Medinan

وَإِذَا جَآءَهُمۡ أَمۡرٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَمۡنِ أَوِ ٱلۡخَوۡفِ أَذَاعُواْ بِهِۦۖ وَلَوۡ رَدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ وَإِلَىٰٓ أُوْلِي ٱلۡأَمۡرِ مِنۡهُمۡ لَعَلِمَهُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَسۡتَنۢبِطُونَهُۥ مِنۡهُمۡۗ وَلَوۡلَا فَضۡلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَرَحۡمَتُهُۥ لَٱتَّبَعۡتُمُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا ٨٣

And when there comes to them something [i.e., information] about [public] security or fear, they spread it around. But if they had referred it back to the Messenger or to those of authority among them, then the ones who [can] draw correct conclusions from it would have known about it. And if not for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy, you would have followed Satan, except for a few.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

4:83Read the surah from here

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhā
  2. جَآءَهُمۡcomes to themjāahum
  3. أَمۡرٞa matteramrun
  4. مِّنَofmina
  5. ٱلۡأَمۡنِthe securityl-amni
  6. أَوِorawi
  7. ٱلۡخَوۡفِ[the] fearl-khawfi
  8. أَذَاعُواْthey spreadadhāʿū
  9. بِهِۦۖ[with] itbihi
  10. وَلَوۡBut ifwalaw
  11. رَدُّوهُthey (had) referred itraddūhu
  12. إِلَىtoilā
  13. ٱلرَّسُولِthe Messengerl-rasūli
  14. وَإِلَىٰٓand towa-ilā
  15. أُوْلِيthoseulī
  16. ٱلۡأَمۡرِ(having) authorityl-amri
  17. مِنۡهُمۡamong themmin'hum
  18. لَعَلِمَهُsurely would have known itlaʿalimahu
  19. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  20. يَسۡتَنۢبِطُونَهُۥdraw correct conclusion (from) ityastanbiṭūnahu
  21. مِنۡهُمۡۗamong themmin'hum
  22. وَلَوۡلَاAnd if notwalawlā
  23. فَضۡلُ(had been the) bountyfaḍlu
  24. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  25. عَلَيۡكُمۡon youʿalaykum
  26. وَرَحۡمَتُهُۥand His Mercywaraḥmatuhu
  27. لَٱتَّبَعۡتُمُsurely you (would have) followedla-ittabaʿtumu
  28. ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَthe Shaitaanl-shayṭāna
  29. إِلَّاexceptillā
  30. قَلِيلٗاa fewqalīlan

Tafsir

Whenever there comes a public matter comprising safety and happiness for the Muslims, or matters of fear and sadness, the hypocrites rush to spread its news amongst the people. If they had waited and referred the matter to Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) and to those in charge of their affairs, those who are able to reason and draw conclusions would know what is to be done with respect to spreading such news or concealing it. If it were not for Allah’s grace and mercy on you, almost all of you would have followed the whisperings of Satan.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran