سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ

Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 4

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أَمْ حَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ أَن يَسْبِقُونَا ۚ سَآءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ ﴿4﴾
Or think those who do evil deeds that they can outstrip Us (i.e. escape Our punishment)? Evil is that which they judge!
أَمْ am Or
حَسِبَ ḥasiba think
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who
يَعْمَلُونَ yaʿmalūna do
ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ l-sayiāti evil deeds
أَن an that
يَسْبِقُونَا ۚ yasbiqūnā they can outrun Us
سَآءَ sāa Evil is
مَا what
يَحْكُمُونَ yaḥkumūna they judge

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.

4-1. That is, they will escape from us and will not be caught by us.

4-2. That is, what corrupt assumption about Allah are they involved in, when He is capable of everything and is aware of every matter? Then, after disobeying Him, how is it possible to escape from His accountability and punishment?