ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ ﱊ ﱋ ﱌ ﱍ ﱎ ﱏ ﱐ ﱑ ﱒ ﱓ ﱔ ﱕ ﱖ ﱗ ﱘ ﱙ ﱚ
Say, "Obey Allah and obey the Messenger; but if you turn away - then upon him is only that [duty] with which he has been charged, and upon you is that with which you have been charged. And if you obey him, you will be [rightly] guided. And there is not upon the Messenger except the [responsibility for] clear notification."
Tafsir
Verse range: 24:54
قل أطيعوا الله وأطيعوا الرسول
Say: "Obey Allah and obey the Messenger... meaning, follow the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger.
فٳن تولوا
but if you turn away, if you ignore what he has brought to you,
فٳنما عليه ما حمل
he is only responsible for the duty placed on him, conveying the Message and fulfilling the trust.
وعليكم ما حملتم
and you for that placed on you. accepting that, and venerating it and doing as it commanded.
وإن تطيعوه تهتدوا
If you obey him, you shall be on the right guidance. because he calls to the straight path,
صرط الله الذى له ما فى السموت وما فى اﻻرض
The path of Allah to Whom belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth... (42:53)
وما على الرسول إﻻ البﻼغ المبين
The Messenger's duty is only to convey in a clear way. This is like the Ayat:
فٳنما عليك البلغ وعلينا الحساب
your duty is only to convey and on Us is the reckoning. (13:40)
فذكر إنما أنت مذكر
لست عليهم بمسيطر
So remind them -- you are only one who reminds. You are not a dictator over them. (88:21-22)
