Surah An-Nisa (النساء) • The Women

Quran 4:59

4:59

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ وَأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ ۖ فَإِن تَنَـٰزَعْتُمْ فِى شَىْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَٱلرَّسُولِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا

yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū aṭīʿū l-laha wa-aṭīʿū l-rasūla wa-ulī l-amri minkum fa-in tanāzaʿtum fī shayin faruddūhu ilā l-lahi wal-rasūli in kuntum tu'minūna bil-lahi wal-yawmi l-ākhiri dhālika khayrun wa-aḥsanu tawīlan

O you who have believed, obey Allāh and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allāh and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allāh and the Last Day. That is the best [way] and best in result.

— Saheeh International

You who believe, obey God and the Messenger, and those in authority among you. If you are in dispute over any matter, refer it to God and the Messenger, if you truly believe in God and the Last Day: that is better and fairer in the end.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

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

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
ءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanūbelieve[d]
أَطِيعُوا۟aṭīʿūObey
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
وَأَطِيعُوا۟wa-aṭīʿūand obey
ٱلرَّسُولَl-rasūlathe Messenger
وَأُو۟لِىwa-ulīand those
ٱلْأَمْرِl-amri(having) authority
مِنكُمْۖminkumamong you
فَإِنfa-inThen if
تَنَـٰزَعْتُمْtanāzaʿtumyou disagree
فِىfīin
شَىْءٍۢshayinanything
فَرُدُّوهُfaruddūhurefer it
إِلَىilāto
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
وَٱلرَّسُولِwal-rasūliand the Messenger
إِنinif
كُنتُمْkuntumyou
تُؤْمِنُونَtu'minūnabelieve
بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
وَٱلْيَوْمِwal-yawmiand the Day
ٱلْـَٔاخِرِۚl-ākhiri[the] Last
ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(is) best
وَأَحْسَنُwa-aḥsanuand more suitable
تَأْوِيلًاtawīlan(for final) determination