وَٱلَّذِينَ هَاجَرُوا۟ فِى ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُوا۟ لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُمْ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةًۭ ۖ وَلَأَجْرُ ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ
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سُورَةُ النَّحۡلِ
English — Sahih International
And those who emigrated for [the cause of] Allah after they had been wronged - We will surely settle them in this world in a good place; but the reward of the Hereafter is greater, if only they could know.
اردو — مودودی
جو لوگ ظلم سہنے کے بعد اللہ کی خاطر ہجرت کر گئے ہیں ان کو ہم دنیا ہی میں اچھا ٹھکانا دیں گے اور آخرت کا اجر تو بہت بڑا ہے کاش جان لیں وہ مظلوم
Bahasa Indonesia — Kemenag
Dan orang-orang yang berhijrah karena Allah sesudah mereka dianiaya, pasti Kami akan memberikan tempat yang bagus kepada mereka di dunia. Dan sesungguhnya pahala di akhirat adalah lebih besar, kalau mereka mengetahui,
Ibn Kathir
The Reward of the Muhajirin
Allah tells us about the reward of those who migrated for His sake, seeking His pleasure, those who left their homeland behind, brothers and friends, hoping for the reward of Allah. This may have been revealed concerning those who migrated to Ethiopia, those whose persecution at the hands of their own people in Makkah was so extreme that they left them and went to Ethiopia so that they would be able to worship their Lord. Among the most prominent of these migrants were `Uthman bin `Affan and his wife Ruqayyah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Ja`far bin Abi Talib, the cousin of the Messenger ﷺ, and Abu Salamah bin `Abdul-Asad, among a group of almost eighty sincere and faithful men and women, may Allah be pleased with them. Allah promised them a great reward in this world and the next. Allah said:
لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُمْ فِى الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَة
(We will certainly give them good residence in this world,) Ibn `Abbas, Ash-Sha`bi and Qatadah said: (this means) "Al-Madinah." It was also said that it meant "good provision". This was the opinion of Mujahid. There is no contradiction between these two opinions, for they left their homes and wealth, but Allah compensated them with something better in this world. Whoever gives up something for the sake of Allah, Allah compensates him with something that is better for him than that, and this is what happened. He gave them power throughout the land and caused them to rule over the people, so they became governors and rulers, and each of them became a leader of the pious. Allah tells us that His reward for the Muhajirin in the Hereafter is greater than that which He gave them in this world, as He says:
وَلاّجْرُ الاٌّخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ
(but indeed the reward of the Hereafter will be greater) meaning, greater than that which We have given you in this world.
لَوْ كَانُواْ يَعْلَمُونَ
(if they but knew!) means, if those who stayed behind and did not migrate with them only knew what Allah prepared for those who obeyed Him and followed His Messenger . Then Allah describes them as:
الَّذِينَ صَبَرُواْ وَعَلَى رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ
(those who remained patient, and put their trust in their Lord.) (16:42), meaning, they bore their people's persecution with patience, putting their trust in Allah Who made their end good in this world and the Hereafter.
المُيَسَّر
والذين تركوا ديارهم مِن أجل الله، فهاجروا بعدما وقع عليهم الظلم، لنسكننهم في الدنيا دارًا حسنة، ولأجر الآخرة أكبر؛ لأن ثوابهم فيها الجنة. لو كان المتخلفون عن الهجرة يعلمون علم يقين ما عند الله من الأجر والثواب للمهاجرين في سبيله، ما تخلَّف منهم أحد عن ذلك.