Upholding Trust, Justice, and Obedience to Allah, His Messenger, and Authority

An-Nisa — Verses 58–59 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

۞ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تُؤَدُّوا الْأَمَانَاتِ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهَا وَإِذَا حَكَمْتُم بَيْنَ النَّاسِ أَن تَحْكُمُوا بِالْعَدْلِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ نِعِمَّا يَعِظُكُم بِهِ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا ٥٨

Verily! Allah commands that you should render back the trusts to those, to whom they are due; and that when you judge between men, you judge with justice. Verily, how excellent is the teaching which He (Allah) gives you! Truly, Allah is Ever All-Hearer, All-Seer.

۞ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ
Verily! Allah commands
أَن تُؤَدُّوا الْأَمَانَاتِ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهَا
that you should render back the trusts to those, to whom they are due;
وَإِذَا حَكَمْتُم بَيْنَ النَّاسِ
and that when you judge between men,
أَن تَحْكُمُوا بِالْعَدْلِ ۚ
you judge with justice.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ نِعِمَّا يَعِظُكُم بِهِ ۗ
Verily, how excellent is the teaching which He (Allah) gives you!
إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا
Truly, Allah is Ever All-Hearer, All-Seer.

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ ۖ فَإِن تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا ٥٩

O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority. (And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger (SAW), if you believe in Allah and in the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final determination.

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا
O you who believe!
اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي
Obey Allah and obey the Messenger (Muhammad SAW),
الْأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ ۖ فَإِن
and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority.
تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ
And if you differ in anything amongst yourselves,
إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ إِن
refer it to Allah and His Messenger (SAW),
كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ
if you believe in Allah and in the Last Day.
خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا
That is better and more suitable for final determination.