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22:41

ٱلَّذِينَ إِن مَّكَّنَّـٰهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ أَقَامُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَوُاْ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَمَرُواْ بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِ وَنَهَوۡاْ عَنِ ٱلۡمُنكَرِۗ وَلِلَّهِ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡأُمُورِ

Allatheena in makkannahum fee alardi aqamoo alssalata waatawoo alzzakata waamaroo bialmaAAroofi wanahaw AAani almunkari walillahi AAaqibatu alomoori

[And they are] those who, if We give them authority in the land, establish prayer and give zakah and enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong. And to Allah belongs the outcome of [all] matters.

Word by word
  1. ٱلَّذِينَThose who
  2. إِنif
  3. مَّكَّنَّـٰهُمۡWe establish them
  4. فِيin
  5. ٱلۡأَرۡضِthe land
  6. أَقَامُواْthey establish
  7. ٱلصَّلَوٰةَthe prayer
  8. وَءَاتَوُاْand they give
  9. ٱلزَّكَوٰةَzakah
  10. وَأَمَرُواْand they enjoin
  11. بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِthe right
  12. وَنَهَوۡاْand forbid
  13. عَنِfrom
  14. ٱلۡمُنكَرِۗthe wrong
  15. وَلِلَّهِAnd for Allah
  16. عَٰقِبَةُ(is the) end
  17. ٱلۡأُمُورِ(of) the matters
Al-Hajj · 22:41Madinah

Given power, they prayed, gave, and stood for good.

What believers do when they get a foothold

When given power
establish prayerfirst
give zakahshare wealth
enjoin goodand forbid wrong
and
the outcomebelongs to Allah
What power is for
comfort and controlfinally my turn
prayer and servicea trust to use well

Uthman bin Affan said this was revealed about him and his companions: expelled for saying our Lord is Allah, then given power, they prayed, paid zakah and enjoined good. Umar bin Abdul-Aziz said it applies not only to rulers but also to the ruled.

You get the promotion, the bigger house, the say in family decisions. The first thing that shifts is your schedule, and prayer is easy to push aside. The verse lists what should grow first when you gain ground.

Once I have more control in life, I will finally relax.

More power means more room to pray, give, and do good.

Try this

Use one bit of influence you have today to encourage something good.

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Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Those who, if We give them power in the land, establish the Salah, enforce the Zakah, and they enjoin the good and forbid the evil. And with Allah rests the end of (all) matters (41)

The Duties of the Muslims When They attain Power

Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that 'Uthman bin 'Affan said, "The Ayah:

الَّذِينَ إِن مَّكَّنَّاهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوُا الزَّكَاةَ وَأَمَرُوا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَنَهَوْا عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ

(Those who, if We give them power in the land, (they) establish the Salah, enforce the Zakah, and they enjoin the good and forbid the evil.) was revealed concerning us, for we had been expelled from our homes unjustly only because we said: 'Our Lord is Allah.' Then we were given power in the land, so we established regular prayer, paid the Zakah, enjoined what is good and forbade what is evil, and with Allah rests the end of (all) matters. This is about my companions and I." Abu Al-'Aliyah said, "They were the Companions of Muhammad ." As-Sabah bin Suwadah Al-Kindi said, "I heard 'Umar bin 'Abdul-'Aziz give a speech and say:

الَّذِينَ إِن مَّكَّنَّاهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ

(Those who, if We give them power in the land....) Then he said, "This is not obligatory only for those who are in authority, it also applies to those who are governed by them. Shall I not tell you what you can expect from your governor, and what duties those who are ruled owe to him? Your rights over your governor are that he should check on you with regard to your duties towards Allah and restore the rights that you have over one another, and that he should guide you to the straight path as much as possible. Your duties towards him are that you should obey him without cheating and without resentment, and you should obey him both in secret and openly." 'Atiyah Al-'Awfi said, "This Ayah is like the Ayah:

وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ

(Allah has promised those among you who believe and do righteous good deeds, that He will certainly grant them succession to (the present rulers) in the land)(24:55).

وَلِلَّهِ عَاقِبَةُ الْأُمُورِ

(And with Allah rests the end of (all) matters.) This is like the Ayah:

وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

(And the good end is for those who have Taqwa)(28:83). Zayd bin Aslam said:

وَلِلَّهِ عَاقِبَةُ الْأُمُورِ

(And with Allah rests the end of (all) matters.) "And with Allah will be the reward for what they did."