Surah Al-Baqarah — Verse 199

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ثُمَّ أَفِيضُوا۟ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَفَاضَ ٱلنَّاسُ وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Thumma afeedoo min haythu afadaannasu wastaghfiroo Allaha inna Allahaghafoorun raheem

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

Then depart from the place from where [all] the people depart and ask forgiveness of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Surge down where the rest of the people do, and ask forgiveness of God: He is most forgiving and merciful.

Marmaduke Pickthall

Then hasten onward from the place whence the multitude hasteneth onward, and ask forgiveness of Allah. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Then pass on at a quick pace from the place whence it is usual for the multitude so to do, and ask for Allah's forgiveness. For Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Then flow down from where the people flow, and seek forgiveness from Allah. Certainly Allah is Most-Forgiving, Very-Merciful.

Al-Hilali & Khan

Then depart from the place whence all the people depart and ask Allâh for His Forgiveness. Truly, Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Merciful.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Then press on even as others press on and implore Allah’s forgiveness; Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

and surge onward together with the multitude of all the other people who surge onward, and ask God to forgive you your sins: for, verily, God is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace.

Rowwad · source edition

Then move on from where the people move on[98], and seek Allah’s forgiveness, for Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Notes

[98] The addressees are the Quraysh, who held back from going to ‘Arafāt and instead remained in Muzdalifah, considering themselves above others.

Hilali and Khan · source edition

199. Then depart from the place whence all the people depart and ask Allâh for His Forgiveness. Truly, Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Merciful.

Reason for Revelation Asbāb al-Nuzūl

Arabic source: al-Wāḥidī / al-Suyūṭī, via Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies (CC BY 4.0)

قال تعالى: {ثُمَّ أَفِيضُوا مِنْ حَيْثُ أَفَاضَ النَّاسُ وَاسْتَغْفِرُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ (199)} [البقرة: 199].

32 - عَنْ هِشَامِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: كَانَت الْعَرَبُ تَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ عُرَاةً إِلَّا الْحُمْسَ، وَالْحُمْسُ قُرَيْشٌ وَمَا وَلَدَتْ، كَانُوا يَطُوفُونَ عُرَاةً إِلَّا أَنْ تُعْطِيَهُمْ الْحُمْسَ ثِيَاباً، فَيُعْطِي الرِّجَالُ الرِّجَالَ وَالنِّسَاءُ النِّسَاءَ، وَكَانَتْ الْحُمْسُ لَا يَخْرُجُونَ مِن الْمُزْدَلِفَةِ، وَكَانَ النَّاسُ كُلُّهُمْ يَبْلُغُونَ عَرَفَات.

قَالَ هِشَامٌ: فَحَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ - رضي الله عنها - قَالَتْ: الْحُمْسُ هُمُ الَّذِينَ أَنْزَلَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِيهِمْ: {ثُمَّ أَفِيضُوا مِنْ حَيْثُ أَفَاضَ النَّاسُ}، قالَتْ: كَانَ النَّاسُ يُفِيضُونَ مِنْ عَرَفَاتٍ، وَكَانَ الْحُمْسُ يُفِيضُونَ مِنْ الْمُزْدَلِفَةِ، يَقُولُونَ: لَا نُفِيضُ إِلا مِنْ الْحَرَمِ. فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ أَفِيضُوا مِنْ حَيْثُ أَفَاضَ النَّاسُ، رَجَعُوا إِلَى عَرَفَاتٍ ¬أخرجه البخاري برقم: 1665، 4520، ومسلم برقم: 1219، وأبو داود برقم: 1910، والنسائي برقم: 3012، والترمذي برقم: 884، وابن حبان برقم: 3856، والبيهقي: 5/ 113، والطيالسي برقم: 1471، والواحدي في أسباب النزول: ص 64، وزاد السيوطي عزوه في الدر: 1/ 226 لابن المنذر، وابن أبي حاتم، وأبي نعيم في الدلائل.¥.