سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 94
وَلَا تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟ أَيْمَـٰنَكُمْ دَخَلًۢا بَيْنَكُمْ فَتَزِلَّ قَدَمٌۢ بَعْدَ ثُبُوتِهَا وَتَذُوقُوا۟ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِمَا صَدَدتُّمْ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَلَكُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ ﴿94﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And make not your oaths a means of deception among yourselves, lest a foot should slip after being firmly planted, and you may have to taste the evil (punishment in this world) of having hindered (men) from the Path of Allâh (i.e. Belief in the Oneness of Allâh and His Messenger, Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم), and yours will be a great torment (i.e. the Fire of Hell in the Hereafter).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟
tattakhidhū
take
أَيْمَـٰنَكُمْ
aymānakum
your oaths
دَخَلًۢا
dakhalan
(as) a deception
بَيْنَكُمْ
baynakum
between you
فَتَزِلَّ
fatazilla
lest, should slip
قَدَمٌۢ
qadamun
a foot
بَعْدَ
baʿda
after
ثُبُوتِهَا
thubūtihā
it is firmly planted
وَتَذُوقُوا۟
watadhūqū
and you would taste
ٱلسُّوٓءَ
l-sūa
the evil
بِمَا
bimā
for what
صَدَدتُّمْ
ṣadadttum
you hindered
عَن
ʿan
from
سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ ۖ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَلَكُمْ
walakum
and for you
عَذَابٌ
ʿadhābun
(is) a punishment
عَظِيمٌۭ
ʿaẓīmun
great
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah94) ➊ {وَ لَا تَتَّخِذُوْۤا اَيْمَانَكُمْ …:} That is, do not let it happen that, seeing your deception and breach of trust, someone becomes an apostate, or the person who breaks the covenant himself falls into disbelief. Zamakhshari said that {’’ قَدَمٌ‘‘} is kept singular and indefinite so that even the slipping of one person’s foot and his turning away from Islam as a result of breach of trust is a very serious matter in the sight of Allah, let alone if many people become apostates because of this act. In the previous {’’ تَتَّخِذُوْۤا اَيْمَانَكُمْ دَخَلًۢا بَيْنَكُمْ ‘‘}, the reason for deceiving by swearing an oath was mentioned, so in this verse, by saying {’’ لَا تَتَّخِذُوْۤا اَيْمَانَكُمْ دَخَلًۢا ‘‘}, its bad consequence is stated.
➋ {بِمَا صَدَدْتُّمْ عَنْ سَبِيْلِ اللّٰهِ:} And you become a means of preventing people from Islam, and its burden comes upon you even in this world.
➌ {وَ لَكُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيْمٌ:} And then you are afflicted with the great punishment of the Hereafter. The meaning is that do not bring Islam into disrepute so that those who believe fall into doubt, the sin of which will fall upon you. (Muwaddih)
➋ {بِمَا صَدَدْتُّمْ عَنْ سَبِيْلِ اللّٰهِ:} And you become a means of preventing people from Islam, and its burden comes upon you even in this world.
➌ {وَ لَكُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيْمٌ:} And then you are afflicted with the great punishment of the Hereafter. The meaning is that do not bring Islam into disrepute so that those who believe fall into doubt, the sin of which will fall upon you. (Muwaddih)
