سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 21
وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ ﴿21﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And be not like those who say: "We have heard," but they hear not.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَكُونُوا۟
takūnū
be
كَٱلَّذِينَ
ka-alladhīna
like those who
قَالُوا۟
qālū
say
سَمِعْنَا
samiʿ'nā
We heard
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَسْمَعُونَ
yasmaʿūna
hear
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.
21. 1. That is, to not act despite having heard, this is the way of the disbelievers; you should avoid this attitude. In the next verse, such people are described as deaf, dumb, unintelligent, and the worst of all creatures. دَوَبّ is the plural of دَا بَّۃ, and anything that moves about on the earth is a dabbah. The meaning is creatures. That is, those who are deaf, dumb, and unintelligent regarding the truth are the worst of all.
