سُوْرَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ
Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 89
فَقَالَ إِنِّى سَقِيمٌ ﴿89﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And he said: "Verily, I am sick (with plague). [He did this trick to remain in their temple of idols to destroy them and not to accompany them to the pagan feast)]."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَقَالَ
faqāla
And he said
إِنِّى
innī
Indeed, I am
سَقِيمٌۭ
saqīmun
sick
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.
89. 1. He looked at the sky for reflection and contemplation, as some people do. Or he did so to mislead his own people, who believed that the movement of the stars had an effect on the events of time. This incident took place when the day came for his people, which they used to celebrate by going out as a festival and national holiday. The people invited Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) to go along with them. But Ibrahim (peace be upon him) was seeking solitude and an opportunity, so that he could destroy their idols. Thus, he considered this a favorable opportunity, thinking that when the whole nation goes out to the festival tomorrow, he would carry out his plan. And he said that he was sick, or that the movement of the heavens indicated that he was about to become sick. This statement was not entirely false; every human is somewhat ill in some way. Moreover, the polytheism of his people was a constant affliction in the heart of Ibrahim (peace be upon him), which caused him distress, as the necessary details of this have already been mentioned in Surah Al-Anbiya, 63.
