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Surah An-Noor (24) — Ayah 53
۞ وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ لَئِنْ أَمَرْتَهُمْ لَيَخْرُجُنَّ ۖ قُل لَّا تُقْسِمُوا۟ ۖ طَاعَةٌ مَّعْرُوفَةٌ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿53﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They swear by Allâh their strongest oaths, that if only you would order them, they would leave (their homes for fighting in Allâh’s Cause). Say: "Swear you not; (this) obedience (of yours) is known (to be false). Verily, Allâh knows well what you do."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَأَقْسَمُوا۟
wa-aqsamū
And they swear
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
by Allah
جَهْدَ
jahda
strong
أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ
aymānihim
their oaths
لَئِنْ
la-in
that if
أَمَرْتَهُمْ
amartahum
you ordered them
لَيَخْرُجُنَّ ۖ
layakhrujunna
surely they (would) go forth
قُل
qul
Say
لَّا
lā
(Do) not
تُقْسِمُوا۟ ۖ
tuq'simū
swear
طَاعَةٌۭ
ṭāʿatun
Obedience
مَّعْرُوفَةٌ ۚ
maʿrūfatun
(is) known
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
خَبِيرٌۢ
khabīrun
(is) All-Aware
بِمَا
bimā
of what
تَعْمَلُونَ
taʿmalūna
you do
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.
53-1 And that is, just as you swear false oaths, your obedience is also based on hypocrisy. Some have interpreted this to mean that your matter should be obedience in what is right. That is, obedience in what is right without any kind of oath, just as Muslims do; so you too should become like them. (Ibn Kathir)
