Tafseer of The Poets · Ash-Shu'araa · 26:215
And lower your wing to those who follow you of the believers.
Important: The Arabic source text is always authoritative. This translation is a study aid and has not been verified by scholars — do not use it as a basis for religious proof or for deriving rulings (ahkam). When in doubt, always consult the Arabic text and a qualified scholar.
Al-Qāsim related to us, saying: al-Ḥusayn related to us, saying: Ḥajjāj related to me, on the authority of Ibn Jurayj, who said: When this verse came down, he began with his own household and his nearest relatives. He said: That weighed heavily upon the Muslims, whereupon Allah, the Exalted, revealed: وَاخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ.
His word: وَاخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ — that is to say: be gentle in your dealings and your speech لِمَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ — toward those who follow you among the believers.
As Yūnus related to me: Ibn Wahb informed us, saying: Ibn Zayd said, concerning the word وَاخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ: he said: be gentle toward them.
