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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 107
فَإِنْ عُثِرَ عَلَىٰٓ أَنَّهُمَا ٱسْتَحَقَّآ إِثْمًا فَـَٔاخَرَانِ يَقُومَانِ مَقَامَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَحَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْأَوْلَيَـٰنِ فَيُقْسِمَانِ بِٱللَّهِ لَشَهَـٰدَتُنَآ أَحَقُّ مِن شَهَـٰدَتِهِمَا وَمَا ٱعْتَدَيْنَآ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّمِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿107﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
If then it gets known that these two had been guilty of sin, let two others stand forth in their places, nearest in kin from among those who claim a lawful right. Let them swear by Allâh (saying): "We affirm that our testimony is truer than that of both of them, and that we have not trespassed (the truth), for then indeed we should be of the wrong-doers."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَإِنْ
fa-in
Then if
عُثِرَ
ʿuthira
it is discovered
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
(on)
أَنَّهُمَا
annahumā
that the two
ٱسْتَحَقَّآ
is'taḥaqqā
(were) guilty
إِثْمًۭا
ith'man
(of) sin
فَـَٔاخَرَانِ
faākharāni
then (let) two others
يَقُومَانِ
yaqūmāni
stand
مَقَامَهُمَا
maqāmahumā
(in) their place
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ٱسْتَحَقَّ
is'taḥaqqa
have a lawful right
عَلَيْهِمُ
ʿalayhimu
over them
ٱلْأَوْلَيَـٰنِ
l-awlayāni
the former two
فَيُقْسِمَانِ
fayuq'simāni
and let them both swear
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
by Allah
لَشَهَـٰدَتُنَآ
lashahādatunā
Surely our testimony
أَحَقُّ
aḥaqqu
(is) truer
مِن
min
than
شَهَـٰدَتِهِمَا
shahādatihimā
testimony of the other two
وَمَا
wamā
and not
ٱعْتَدَيْنَآ
iʿ'tadaynā
we have transgressed
إِنَّآ
innā
Indeed, we
إِذًۭا
idhan
then
لَّمِنَ
lamina
(will be) of
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
l-ẓālimīna
the wrongdoers
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.
17. 1. That is, they have sworn false oaths.
17. 2. "Ouliyan" is the dual of "Oula," meaning the two closest relatives of the deceased, i.e., the one who made the will (the testator). "Min alladhina istuḥiqqa 'alayhim" means those against whom the sin was committed, i.e., by swearing a false oath, the wealth that was to be given to them was usurped. "Al-awliyan" is either the predicate of a hidden subject or is a substitute for the pronoun in "yaquman" or "akhiran." That is, these two closest relatives will swear their oaths in response to their false oaths.
17. 2. "Ouliyan" is the dual of "Oula," meaning the two closest relatives of the deceased, i.e., the one who made the will (the testator). "Min alladhina istuḥiqqa 'alayhim" means those against whom the sin was committed, i.e., by swearing a false oath, the wealth that was to be given to them was usurped. "Al-awliyan" is either the predicate of a hidden subject or is a substitute for the pronoun in "yaquman" or "akhiran." That is, these two closest relatives will swear their oaths in response to their false oaths.
