سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 17
مَا كَانَ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ أَن يَعْمُرُوا۟ مَسَـٰجِدَ ٱللَّهِ شَـٰهِدِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِم بِٱلْكُفْرِ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ حَبِطَتْ أَعْمَـٰلُهُمْ وَفِى ٱلنَّارِ هُمْ خَـٰلِدُونَ ﴿17﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
It is not for the Mushrikûn (polytheists, idolaters, pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh), to maintain the Mosques of Allâh (i.e. to pray and worship Allâh therein, to look after their cleanliness and their building,), while they witness against their ownselves of disbelief. The works of such are in vain and in Fire shall they abide.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مَا
mā
(It) is not
كَانَ
kāna
(It) is not
لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ
lil'mush'rikīna
for the polytheists
أَن
an
that
يَعْمُرُوا۟
yaʿmurū
they maintain
مَسَـٰجِدَ
masājida
(the) masajid of Allah
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(the) masajid of Allah
شَـٰهِدِينَ
shāhidīna
(while) witnessing
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
against
أَنفُسِهِم
anfusihim
themselves
بِٱلْكُفْرِ ۚ
bil-kuf'ri
[with] disbelief
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
(For) those
حَبِطَتْ
ḥabiṭat
worthless
أَعْمَـٰلُهُمْ
aʿmāluhum
(are) their deeds
وَفِى
wafī
and in
ٱلنَّارِ
l-nāri
the Fire
هُمْ
hum
they
خَـٰلِدُونَ
khālidūna
(will) abide forever
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.
17. 1. By مَسَا جِدَ اللّٰہِ is meant Masjid Haram. The plural form is used because it is the qiblah and center of all mosques, or in Arabic, the plural is also permissible for the singular.
17. 2. That is, those of their actions which outwardly appear good, such as tawaf, umrah, and serving the pilgrims, etc. Because without faith, these deeds are like a tree without fruit or like flowers that have no fragrance.
17. 2. That is, those of their actions which outwardly appear good, such as tawaf, umrah, and serving the pilgrims, etc. Because without faith, these deeds are like a tree without fruit or like flowers that have no fragrance.
