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Sūrah 61 · Verse 4

As-Saff 61:4

الصف

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقَـٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِهِۦ صَفًّا كَأَنَّهُم بُنْيَـٰنٌ مَّرْصُوصٌ

Meaning

Indeed, Allah loves those who fight in His way in firm ranks, as if they were a solid structure.

Meaning: English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center. Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website. Version 1.0.19, 2026-03-12. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

Indeed, Allāh loves those who fight in His cause in a row as though they are a [single] structure joined firmly.

Meaning: English Translation - Noor International Center. Issued by Noor International Center. Version 1.1.2, 2025-06-24. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

4. Verily, Allâh loves those who fight in His Cause in rows (ranks) as if they were a solid structure.[1]

[1] (V.61:4)
a) Narrated Abû Sa‘îd Al-Khudrî رضي الله عنه : Somebody asked, "O Allâh’s Messenger! Who is the best among the people?" Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم replied, "A believer who strives his utmost in Allâh’s Cause with his life and property." They asked, "Who is next?" He replied, "A believer who stays in one of the mountain paths worshipping Allâh and leaving the people secure from his mischief." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4., Hadîth No. 45).
b) See the footnote (A) of (V.9:111).

Meaning: English Translation - Hilali and Khan. Translated by Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan. Version 1.1.2, 2025-09-04. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

Lo! Allah loveth them who battle for His cause in ranks, as if they were a solid structure.

Meaning: English Translation - Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall. The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), as distributed by the Tanzil Project (last update 4 September 2010). Version 2010-09-04, 2010-09-04. Tanzil

As-Saff

The Arabic is Tanzil’s text, unchanged. The meanings are their publishers’ editions, unchanged; Sabīl’s own reviewers have not yet examined them. Arabic: Tanzil Uthmani text, version 1.1. Source: tanzil.net