سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 224
وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عُرْضَةً لِّأَيْمَـٰنِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوا۟ وَتَتَّقُوا۟ وَتُصْلِحُوا۟ بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿224﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And make not Allâh’s (Name) an excuse in your oaths against your doing good and acting piously, and making peace among mankind. And Allâh is All-Hearer, All-Knower (i.e. do not swear much and if you have sworn against doing something good then give an expiation for the oath and do good).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَجْعَلُوا۟
tajʿalū
make
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah's (name)
عُرْضَةًۭ
ʿur'ḍatan
an excuse
لِّأَيْمَـٰنِكُمْ
li-aymānikum
in your oaths
أَن
an
that
تَبَرُّوا۟
tabarrū
you do good
وَتَتَّقُوا۟
watattaqū
and be righteous
وَتُصْلِحُوا۟
watuṣ'liḥū
and make peace
بَيْنَ
bayna
between
ٱلنَّاسِ ۗ
l-nāsi
[the] people
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
سَمِيعٌ
samīʿun
(is) All-Hearing
عَلِيمٌۭ
ʿalīmun
All-Knowing
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.
(Ayah 224) Some people, in a fit of anger, swear an oath to not do a good deed, and then use this oath as a pretext to refrain from righteousness. In this verse, such people are being guided that you should not swear by Allah’s name in order to find an excuse to avoid good deeds like righteousness, piety, and making peace among people, because persisting in a wrong oath is a sin. See Surah An-Nur (22).
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Abdur Rahman bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him): “When you swear an oath about something, then see that another action is better than it, then offer expiation for your oath and do what is better.” [ بخاری، الأیمان والنذور، باب قول اللہ تعالٰی : «لا یؤاخذکم اللہ …» : ۶۶۲۲ ] For the expiation of oaths, see Surah Al-Ma’idah (89).
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Abdur Rahman bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him): “When you swear an oath about something, then see that another action is better than it, then offer expiation for your oath and do what is better.” [ بخاری، الأیمان والنذور، باب قول اللہ تعالٰی : «لا یؤاخذکم اللہ …» : ۶۶۲۲ ] For the expiation of oaths, see Surah Al-Ma’idah (89).
