Al-Hujurat 49:5
The Rooms · Medinan · Juz 26 · Page 516
If They Had Been Patient
وَلَوۡ أَنَّهُمۡ صَبَرُواْ حَتَّىٰ تَخۡرُجَ إِلَيۡهِمۡ لَكَانَ خَيۡرࣰا لَّهُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورࣱ رَّحِيمࣱ ٥
And if they had had patience till thou camest forth unto them, it had been better for them. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
If they had been patient until you came out to them, it would have been better for them.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, had they waited they would have honoured the Prophet with good manners, which would have earned praise and better served their request.
Reflect
Be patient today while waiting for something.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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