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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 42
سَمَّـٰعُونَ لِلْكَذِبِ أَكَّـٰلُونَ لِلسُّحْتِ ۚ فَإِن جَآءُوكَ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَهُمْ أَوْ أَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ ۖ وَإِن تُعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ فَلَن يَضُرُّوكَ شَيْـًٔا ۖ وَإِنْ حَكَمْتَ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَهُم بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُقْسِطِينَ ﴿42﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(They like to) listen to falsehood, to devour anything forbidden. So if they come to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), either judge between them, or turn away from them. If you turn away from them, they cannot hurt you in the least. And if you judge, judge with justice between them. Verily, Allâh loves those who act justly.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
سَمَّـٰعُونَ
sammāʿūna
Listeners
لِلْكَذِبِ
lil'kadhibi
to [the] falsehood
أَكَّـٰلُونَ
akkālūna
devourers
لِلسُّحْتِ ۚ
lilssuḥ'ti
of the forbidden
فَإِن
fa-in
So if
جَآءُوكَ
jāūka
they come to you
فَٱحْكُم
fa-uḥ'kum
then judge
بَيْنَهُمْ
baynahum
between them
أَوْ
aw
or
أَعْرِضْ
aʿriḍ
turn away
عَنْهُمْ ۖ
ʿanhum
from them
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
تُعْرِضْ
tuʿ'riḍ
you turn away
عَنْهُمْ
ʿanhum
from them
فَلَن
falan
then never
يَضُرُّوكَ
yaḍurrūka
will they harm you
شَيْـًۭٔا ۖ
shayan
(in) anything
وَإِنْ
wa-in
And if
حَكَمْتَ
ḥakamta
you judge
فَٱحْكُم
fa-uḥ'kum
then judge
بَيْنَهُم
baynahum
between them
بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚ
bil-qis'ṭi
with [the] justice
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يُحِبُّ
yuḥibbu
loves
ٱلْمُقْسِطِينَ
l-muq'siṭīna
the ones who are just
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.
42. 1. The meaning of سَمَّاعُوْن is "one who listens a lot." It can have two interpretations: listening more in order to spy, or listening in order to accept and obey others' words. Some commentators have taken the first meaning, and some have taken the second.
