سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 225
لَّا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِٱللَّغْوِ فِىٓ أَيْمَـٰنِكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا كَسَبَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ ﴿225﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Allâh will not call you to account for that which is unintentional in your oaths, but He will call you to account for that which your hearts have earned. And Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Forbearing.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَّا
lā
Not
يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ
yuākhidhukumu
will take you to task
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
بِٱللَّغْوِ
bil-laghwi
for (what is) unintentional
فِىٓ
fī
in
أَيْمَـٰنِكُمْ
aymānikum
your oaths
وَلَـٰكِن
walākin
[and] but
يُؤَاخِذُكُم
yuākhidhukum
He takes you to task
بِمَا
bimā
for what
كَسَبَتْ
kasabat
(have) earned
قُلُوبُكُمْ ۗ
qulūbukum
your hearts
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
غَفُورٌ
ghafūrun
(is) Oft-Forgiving
حَلِيمٌۭ
ḥalīmun
Most Forbearing
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
225. 1. That is, those which are unintentional and habitual; however, actually swearing a false oath is a major sin.
