Surah Yaseen Ayat 21 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 21
Follow those who do not ask of you [any] payment, and they are [rightly] guided.
“Obey those who ask no reward of you (for themselves), and who have themselves received Guidance.
follow those who do not ask any recompense from you and are rightly-guided.
“Obey those who ask no wages of you (for themselves), and who are rightly guided.
Follow those who ask of you no fee, and who are rightly guided.
Closely follow (the ones) who ask of you no reward, and they are rightly-guided.
Follow them: they are not asking you to reward them and they are rightly guided.
ایسے لوگوں کی راه پر چلو جو تم سے کوئی معاوضہ نہیں مانگتے اور وه راه راست پر ہیں
Quran 36 Verse 21 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Yaseen ayat 21, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(36:21) follow those who do not ask any recompense from you and are rightly-guided.[17]
17. That servant of God, in this one sentence, put together all the arguments required for determining the genuineness of Prophethood. The genuineness of a Prophet can be determined by two things. First, his word and deed; second, his being selfless. What the person meant to say was this: First, whatever these people are saying is perfectly reasonable, and their own character also is pure; second, no one can prove that they are calling the people to this faith on account of a selfish motive. Therefore, there is no reason why they should not be listened to. By citing this reasoning of the person the Quran set a criterion before the people of how to judge and determine the genuineness of the Prophethood of a Prophet, as if to say: The word and deed of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) bear full evidence that he is on the right path. Then, no one can point out any selfish motive or interest behind his struggle of preaching his message. Therefore, there is no reason why a sensible person should reject what he presents.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Yaseen verse 21 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Yaseen ayat 20 which provides the complete commentary from verse 20 through 25.
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