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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 64
وَقَالَتِ ٱلْيَهُودُ يَدُ ٱللَّهِ مَغْلُولَةٌ ۚ غُلَّتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَلُعِنُوا۟ بِمَا قَالُوا۟ ۘ بَلْ يَدَاهُ مَبْسُوطَتَانِ يُنفِقُ كَيْفَ يَشَآءُ ۚ وَلَيَزِيدَنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنْهُم مَّآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ طُغْيَـٰنًا وَكُفْرًا ۚ وَأَلْقَيْنَا بَيْنَهُمُ ٱلْعَدَٰوَةَ وَٱلْبَغْضَآءَ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۚ كُلَّمَآ أَوْقَدُوا۟ نَارًا لِّلْحَرْبِ أَطْفَأَهَا ٱللَّهُ ۚ وَيَسْعَوْنَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَسَادًا ۚ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ ﴿64﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The Jews say: "Allâh’s Hand is tied up (i.e. He does not give and spend of His Bounty)." Be their hands tied up and be they accursed for what they uttered. Nay, both His Hands are widely outstretched. He spends (of His Bounty) as He wills. Verily, the Revelation that has come to you from your Lord (Allâh) increases in most of them (their) obstinate rebellion and disbelief. We have put enmity and hatred amongst them till the Day of Resurrection. Every time they kindled the fire of war, Allâh extinguished it; and they (ever) strive to make mischief on the earth. And Allâh does not like the Mufsidûn (mischief-makers).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَتِ
waqālati
And said
ٱلْيَهُودُ
l-yahūdu
the Jews
يَدُ
yadu
The Hand
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
مَغْلُولَةٌ ۚ
maghlūlatun
(is) chained
غُلَّتْ
ghullat
Are chained
أَيْدِيهِمْ
aydīhim
their hands
وَلُعِنُوا۟
waluʿinū
and they have been cursed
بِمَا
bimā
for what
قَالُوا۟ ۘ
qālū
they said
بَلْ
bal
Nay
يَدَاهُ
yadāhu
His Hands
مَبْسُوطَتَانِ
mabsūṭatāni
(are) stretched out
يُنفِقُ
yunfiqu
He spends
كَيْفَ
kayfa
how
يَشَآءُ ۚ
yashāu
He wills
وَلَيَزِيدَنَّ
walayazīdanna
And surely increase
كَثِيرًۭا
kathīran
many
مِّنْهُم
min'hum
of them
مَّآ
mā
what
أُنزِلَ
unzila
has been revealed
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
to you
مِن
min
from
رَّبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
طُغْيَـٰنًۭا
ṭugh'yānan
(in) rebellion
وَكُفْرًۭا ۚ
wakuf'ran
and disbelief
وَأَلْقَيْنَا
wa-alqaynā
And We have cast
بَيْنَهُمُ
baynahumu
among them
ٱلْعَدَٰوَةَ
l-ʿadāwata
[the] enmity
وَٱلْبَغْضَآءَ
wal-baghḍāa
and [the] hatred
إِلَىٰ
ilā
till
يَوْمِ
yawmi
(the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۚ
l-qiyāmati
(of) the Resurrection
كُلَّمَآ
kullamā
Every time
أَوْقَدُوا۟
awqadū
they kindled
نَارًۭا
nāran
(the) fire
لِّلْحَرْبِ
lil'ḥarbi
of [the] war
أَطْفَأَهَا
aṭfa-ahā
it (was) extinguished
ٱللَّهُ ۚ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
وَيَسْعَوْنَ
wayasʿawna
And they strive
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
فَسَادًۭا ۚ
fasādan
spreading corruption
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
لَا
lā
(does) not
يُحِبُّ
yuḥibbu
love
ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ
l-muf'sidīna
the corrupters
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.
64. 1. This is the same thing that is mentioned in Surah Al-Imran, verse 181, that when Allah Almighty encouraged spending in His way and described it as giving a goodly loan to Allah, these Jews said that Allah Almighty is poor, 'He is asking people for a loan,' and they could not understand the beauty of the expression that was hidden in it. That is, everything is given by Allah. And spending some of what Allah has given in His way is not a loan. But it is His utmost kindness that He grants a great reward for this as well, even increasing a single grain up to seven hundred grains. And it is described as a goodly loan for this reason, that whatever you spend, Allah Almighty will return it to you many times over. The meaning of مغلولۃ is miserly (meaning miserly. That is, the Jews' intention was not that Allah's hands are literally tied. Rather, their intention was that He has withheld His hands from spending. (Ibn Kathir)) Allah Almighty said, their hands are tied, meaning miserliness is their habit. Allah Almighty's both hands are open, He spends as He wills. He is Vast in bounty and Generous in giving, all treasures are with Him. Also, He has arranged for all the needs and necessities of His creatures; whatever things we need or may need at night or day, in travel or at home, and in all other conditions, He alone provides them. (وَاٰتٰىكُمْ مِّنْ كُلِّ مَا سَاَلْتُمُوْهُ ۭ وَاِنْ تَعُدُّوْا نِعْمَتَ اللّٰهِ لَا تُحْصُوْهَا ۭ اِنَّ الْاِنْسَانَ لَظَلُوْمٌ كَفَّارٌ) 14:34 "Whatever you asked from Him, He gave it to you. Allah's blessings are so many that you cannot count them. Man is indeed ignorant and extremely ungrateful." It is also mentioned in the hadith that the Prophet ﷺ said that Allah's right hand is full, He spends night and day but there is no decrease in it. Just look, since He created the heavens and the earth, He has been spending, but there has been no decrease in the treasures of His hand.
64. 2. That is, whenever they plot against you or create causes for war, Allah Almighty nullifies them and turns their plot back upon themselves. And He puts them in a situation like "the pit digger faces the pit himself."
64. 3. It is their second nature that they always make reprehensible efforts to spread corruption in the land, whereas Allah Almighty does not like the corrupters.
64. 2. That is, whenever they plot against you or create causes for war, Allah Almighty nullifies them and turns their plot back upon themselves. And He puts them in a situation like "the pit digger faces the pit himself."
64. 3. It is their second nature that they always make reprehensible efforts to spread corruption in the land, whereas Allah Almighty does not like the corrupters.
