وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ بَعْضٍ ۚ إِلَّا تَفْعَلُوهُ تَكُن فِتْنَةٌ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَفَسَادٌ كَبِيرٌ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And those who disbelieved are allies of one another. If you do not do so [i.e., ally yourselves with other believers], there will be fitnah [i.e., disbelief and oppression] on earth and great corruption.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- நிராகரிப்பவர்களில் சிலருக்குச் சிலர் பாதுகாவலர்களாக இருக்கின்றனர். நீங்கள் இதைச் செய்யாவிட்டால் அதாவது ஒருவருக்கொருவர் பாதுகாவலராக இருக்காவிட்டால் பூமியில் குழப்பமும், பெருங்கலகமும் ஏற்பட்டு இருக்கும்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- දෙවියන් ප්රතික්ෂේප කළවුන් වන ඔවුහු ඔවුන්ගෙන් ඇතැමෙකු ඇතැමෙකුගේ සමීප මිතුරන් වෙති. මෙය (එකිනෙකා රැකගැනීම) නුඹලා නො කරන්නේ නම් මහ පොළොවේ අර්බුද හා මහා කලහකම් සිදු වනු ඇත.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- کافر آپس میں ایک دوسرے کے رفیق ہیں، اگر تم نے ایسا نہ کیا تو ملک میں فتنہ ہوگا اور زبردست فساد ہو جائے گا۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- 信じない者たちも互いに守護しあっている。あなたがたがそうしないならば,地上の治安は乱れて大変な退廃が起ころう。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 不信道的人互为监护人。如果你们不遵守这个命令,那末,地方上将要发生迫害和大乱。
Tafsir of 8:73
The Disbelievers are Allies of Each Other; the Muslims are not their Allies After Allah mentioned that the believers are the supporters of one another, He severed all ties of support between them and the disbelievers. In his Mustadrak, Al-Hakim recorded that Usamah said that the Prophet said, «لَا يَتَوَارَثُ أَهْلُ مِلَّتَيْنِ، وَلَا يَرِثُ مُسْلِمٌ كَافِرًا، وَلَا كَافِرٌ مُسْلِمًا» (No followers of two religions inherit from each other. Therefore, neither a Muslim inherits from a disbeliever nor a disbeliever from a Muslim.) The Prophet recited this Ayah, وَالَّذينَ كَفَرُواْ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ بَعْضٍ إِلاَّ تَفْعَلُوهُ تَكُنْ فِتْنَةٌ فِى الاٌّرْضِ وَفَسَادٌ كَبِيرٌ (And those who disbelieve are supporters of one another, (and) if you (Muslims) do not do so (protect one another), there will be Fitnah on the earth, and great corruption.) Al-Hakim said, "Its chain is Sahih, and they did not record it." However, the following, from Usamah bin Zayd, is in the Two Sahihs; the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, «لَا يَرِثُ الْمُسْلِمُ الْكَافِرَ وَلَا الْكَافِرُ الْمُسْلِم» (Neither a Muslim inherits from a disbeliever nor a disbeliever inherits from a Muslim.) Allah said next, إِلاَّ تَ…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)