سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 225
لَّا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِٱللَّغْوِ فِىٓ أَيْمَـٰنِكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا كَسَبَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ ﴿225﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Allâh will not call you to account for that which is unintentional in your oaths, but He will call you to account for that which your hearts have earned. And Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Forbearing.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَّا
lā
Not
يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ
yuākhidhukumu
will take you to task
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
بِٱللَّغْوِ
bil-laghwi
for (what is) unintentional
فِىٓ
fī
in
أَيْمَـٰنِكُمْ
aymānikum
your oaths
وَلَـٰكِن
walākin
[and] but
يُؤَاخِذُكُم
yuākhidhukum
He takes you to task
بِمَا
bimā
for what
كَسَبَتْ
kasabat
(have) earned
قُلُوبُكُمْ ۗ
qulūbukum
your hearts
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
غَفُورٌ
ghafūrun
(is) Oft-Forgiving
حَلِيمٌۭ
ḥalīmun
Most Forbearing
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.
(Ayah225) By "idle oaths" are meant those oaths that slip from the tongue out of habit, without intention. There is no expiation or punishment for such oaths. However, oaths that are taken with the intention of the heart, such as swearing by Allah that "I will definitely do this" or "I will not do this," and then violating them, require expiation. But if someone deliberately swears a false oath, claiming that "I or so-and-so did this" or "did not do this," this is a major sin. There is no expiation for this; only regret, a pledge not to do so in the future, and seeking forgiveness are its remedy. This is called "Yameen Ghamoos."
