Quran Universe
10:109

وَٱتَّبِعۡ مَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَيۡكَ وَٱصۡبِرۡ حَتَّىٰ يَحۡكُمَ ٱللَّهُۚ وَهُوَ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡحَٰكِمِينَ

WaittabiAA ma yooha ilayka waisbir hatta yahkuma Allahu wahuwa khayru alhakimeena

And follow what is revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and be patient until Allah will judge. And He is the best of judges.

Word by word
  1. وَٱتَّبِعۡAnd follow
  2. مَاwhat
  3. يُوحَىٰٓis revealed
  4. إِلَيۡكَto you
  5. وَٱصۡبِرۡand be patient
  6. حَتَّىٰuntil
  7. يَحۡكُمَAllah gives judgment
  8. ٱللَّهُۚAllah gives judgment
  9. وَهُوَAnd He
  10. خَيۡرُ(is) the Best
  11. ٱلۡحَٰكِمِينَ(of) the Judges
Yunus · 10:109Makkah

Follow what was revealed. Be patient. He will judge.

The closing instruction of the surah

Three steps
followwhat is revealed
be patientwith the opposition
until
Allah judgesthe best of judges
Who settles it
I settle it nowwin every argument
Allah settles itjust and wise

The surah closes by telling the Prophet ﷺ to hold to what Allah revealed and be patient with the opposition he met. Ibn Kathir explains: until Allah judges between you and them. He is the best of judges, in His justice and wisdom.

You are doing the right thing at work and getting mocked for it. Your family does not understand your choices. You want it resolved this week. Keep following. Keep patient. The verdict is not yours to rush.

If I am right, I need to be proven right soon.

My part is to follow and be patient. Allah will judge, and He judges best.

Try this

Pick one ongoing conflict. Decide to stop arguing it today and leave the outcome to Allah.

Simplified reflection. Read the tafsir for scholarship.draft
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (shared passage from 10:108)

Say: "O people! Now the truth has come to you from your Lord. So whoever receives guidance, he does so for the good of himself. And whoever goes astray, he does so at his own loss. And I am not set over you as a guardian (108)And follow what is revealed to you, and be patient until Allah gives judgment. And He is the best of the judges (109)

Allah, the Exalted, commands His Messenger ﷺ to inform the people that that which he has brought them from Allah is the truth. It is a message concerning which there is no doubt or suspicion. Therefore, whoever is guided by it and follows it, then he only benefits himself by doing so. Likewise, whoever is misguided away from this message, then he will suffer the consequences against his own self.

وَمَا أَنَا عَلَيْكُم بِوَكِيلٍ

(And I am not set over you as a guardian) This means, 'I am not a guardian over you in order for you to become believers. I am only a warner to you and guidance belongs to Allah, the Exalted.' Concerning Allah's statement,

وَاتَّبِعْ مَا يُوحَىٰ إِلَيْكَ وَاصْبِرْ

(And follow what has been revealed to you, and be patient) This means, 'Adhere to that which Allah has revealed to you, and inspired you with, and be patient with the opposition that you meet from the people.'

حَتَّىٰ يَحْكُمَ اللَّهُ

(until Allah gives judgment) This means, 'Until Allah judges between you and them.'

وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الْحَاكِمِينَ

(And He is the best of judges.) This means that He is the best of those who pass judgment, due to His Justice and His wisdom.