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Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 136
وَجَعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ مِمَّا ذَرَأَ مِنَ ٱلْحَرْثِ وَٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ نَصِيبًا فَقَالُوا۟ هَـٰذَا لِلَّهِ بِزَعْمِهِمْ وَهَـٰذَا لِشُرَكَآئِنَا ۖ فَمَا كَانَ لِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ فَلَا يَصِلُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَمَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ فَهُوَ يَصِلُ إِلَىٰ شُرَكَآئِهِمْ ۗ سَآءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ ﴿136﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they assign to Allâh a share of the tilth and cattle which He has created, and they say: "This is for Allâh according to their claim, and this is for our (Allâh’s so-called) partners." But the share of their (Allâh’s so-called) "partners" reaches not Allâh, while the share of Allâh reaches their (Allâh’s so-called) "partners"! Evil is the way they judge!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَجَعَلُوا۟
wajaʿalū
And they assign
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
to Allah
مِمَّا
mimmā
out of what
ذَرَأَ
dhara-a
He produced
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْحَرْثِ
l-ḥarthi
the crops
وَٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ
wal-anʿāmi
and the cattle
نَصِيبًۭا
naṣīban
a share
فَقَالُوا۟
faqālū
and they say
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
This
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
(is) for Allah
بِزَعْمِهِمْ
bizaʿmihim
by their claim
وَهَـٰذَا
wahādhā
And this
لِشُرَكَآئِنَا ۖ
lishurakāinā
(is) for our partners
فَمَا
famā
But what
كَانَ
kāna
is
لِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ
lishurakāihim
for their partners
فَلَا
falā
(does) not
يَصِلُ
yaṣilu
reach
إِلَى
ilā
[to]
ٱللَّهِ ۖ
l-lahi
Allah
وَمَا
wamā
while what
كَانَ
kāna
is
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
for Allah
فَهُوَ
fahuwa
then it
يَصِلُ
yaṣilu
reaches
إِلَىٰ
ilā
[to]
شُرَكَآئِهِمْ ۗ
shurakāihim
their partners
سَآءَ
sāa
Evil
مَا
mā
(is) what
يَحْكُمُونَ
yaḥkumūna
they judge
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.
136. 1. In this verse, a sample of the belief and practice of the polytheists is described, which they had fabricated on their own, and that is, from the produce of the earth and livestock, they would allocate some portion for Allah and some for their self-made deities. The portion for Allah would be spent on guests, the poor, and maintaining family ties, and the portion for the idols would be spent on the caretakers and their needs. Then, if the expected yield was not obtained in the portion allocated for the idols, they would take from Allah’s portion and add it to that, and if the opposite happened, they would not take from the idols’ portion, saying that Allah is self-sufficient.
136. 2. That is, in the case of a shortfall in Allah’s portion, they would not give charity and alms from the portion allocated for the idols.
136. 3. However, if there was a shortfall in the portion allocated for the idols, they would take from Allah’s allocated portion and spend it on the interests and needs of the idols. That is, in comparison to Allah, the greatness and fear of the idols was greater in their hearts, which can also be observed in the behavior of today’s polytheists.
136. 2. That is, in the case of a shortfall in Allah’s portion, they would not give charity and alms from the portion allocated for the idols.
136. 3. However, if there was a shortfall in the portion allocated for the idols, they would take from Allah’s allocated portion and spend it on the interests and needs of the idols. That is, in comparison to Allah, the greatness and fear of the idols was greater in their hearts, which can also be observed in the behavior of today’s polytheists.
