The Holy Quran 47:21 — Surah Muhammad

Arabic text

طَاعَةٌ وَقَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ ۚ فَإِذَا عَزَمَ ٱلْأَمْرُ فَلَوْ صَدَقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ

Translation

Obedience (to Allaah's commands) and (speaking only) good words (are best for them). Then when the command is confirmed (when the preparations for Jihaad are complete) it will be best for them if they are true to Allaah (if they forsake their hypocrisy and remain staunch and sincere Muslims).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, outwardly these people display obedience and profess Islam and its rulings with their tongues. But what really matters is that they obey the command of Allah and the Messenger ﷺ in practice and speak good and reasonable words, and then, when the demand and pressure of action come upon them in jihad (striving in the path of Allah)

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