Surah An-Nisa, Ayah 86 (4:86)

ٱلنِّسَاء

وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا۟ بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَآ أَوْ رُدُّوهَآ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ …

Quran 4:86 is ayah 86 of Surah An-Nisa (“The Women”), a Medinan surah of 176 ayahs. It is in Juz 5, on page 91 of the Madani Mushaf.

4:86
وَإِذَاحُيِّيتُمبِتَحِيَّةٍفَحَيُّوا۟بِأَحْسَنَمِنْهَآأَوْرُدُّوهَآ ۗإِنَّٱللَّهَكَانَعَلَىٰكُلِّشَىْءٍحَسِيبًا٨٦
wa-idhā ḥuyyītum bitaḥiyyatin faḥayyū bi-aḥsana min'hā aw ruddūhā inna l-laha kāna ʿalā kulli shayin ḥasīban

And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it [in a like manner]. Indeed Allāh is ever, over all things, an Accountant.(86)

Word by word

  1. وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
  2. حُيِّيتُمḥuyyītumyou are greeted
  3. بِتَحِيَّةٍbitaḥiyyatinwith a greeting
  4. فَحَيُّوا۟faḥayyūthen greet
  5. بِأَحْسَنَbi-aḥsanawith better
  6. مِنْهَآmin'hāthan it
  7. أَوْawor
  8. رُدُّوهَآ ۗruddūhāreturn it
  9. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  10. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  11. كَانَkānais
  12. عَلَىٰʿalāof
  13. كُلِّkullievery
  14. شَىْءٍshayinthing
  15. حَسِيبًاḥasībanan Accountant

Tafsir (commentary) of 4:86

Available in English, Bengali, Urdu, Arabic, Russian.

English · EnglishTafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged) — Hafiz Ibn Kathir

This commentary explains ayahs 4:84–87 together.

Read the English tafsir of 4:84–87 →

Read the full Surah An-Nisa