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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 63
لَوْلَا يَنْهَىٰهُمُ ٱلرَّبَّـٰنِيُّونَ وَٱلْأَحْبَارُ عَن قَوْلِهِمُ ٱلْإِثْمَ وَأَكْلِهِمُ ٱلسُّحْتَ ۚ لَبِئْسَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَصْنَعُونَ ﴿63﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Why do not the rabbis and the religious learned men forbid them from uttering sinful words and from eating illegal things. Evil indeed is that which they have been performing.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَوْلَا
lawlā
Why (do) not
يَنْهَىٰهُمُ
yanhāhumu
forbid them
ٱلرَّبَّـٰنِيُّونَ
l-rabāniyūna
the Rabbis
وَٱلْأَحْبَارُ
wal-aḥbāru
and the religious scholars
عَن
ʿan
from
قَوْلِهِمُ
qawlihimu
their saying
ٱلْإِثْمَ
l-ith'ma
the sinful
وَأَكْلِهِمُ
wa-aklihimu
and their eating
ٱلسُّحْتَ ۚ
l-suḥ'ta
(of) the forbidden
لَبِئْسَ
labi'sa
Surely, evil
مَا
mā
(is) what
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used to
يَصْنَعُونَ
yaṣnaʿūna
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.
63. 1. This is a reproach against the scholars and spiritual leaders of the religion, as well as the devout worshippers and ascetics, that the majority of the common people commit immorality and consume what is forbidden in front of you, yet you do not stop them. In such circumstances, your silence is a great crime. This makes it clear how important enjoining good and forbidding evil is, and how severe the warning (punishment) is for abandoning it. This subject has also been explained in detail and abundance in the ahadith.
