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Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 8
فَٱلْتَقَطَهُۥٓ ءَالُ فِرْعَوْنَ لِيَكُونَ لَهُمْ عَدُوًّا وَحَزَنًا ۗ إِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَـٰمَـٰنَ وَجُنُودَهُمَا كَانُوا۟ خَـٰطِـِٔينَ ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then the household of Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) picked him up, that he might become for them an enemy and a (cause of) grief. Verily, Fir‘aun (Pharaoh), Hâmân and their hosts were sinners.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَٱلْتَقَطَهُۥٓ
fal-taqaṭahu
Then picked him up
ءَالُ
ālu
(the) family
فِرْعَوْنَ
fir'ʿawna
(of) Firaun
لِيَكُونَ
liyakūna
so that he might become
لَهُمْ
lahum
to them
عَدُوًّۭا
ʿaduwwan
an enemy
وَحَزَنًا ۗ
waḥazanan
and a grief
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِرْعَوْنَ
fir'ʿawna
Firaun
وَهَـٰمَـٰنَ
wahāmāna
and Haman
وَجُنُودَهُمَا
wajunūdahumā
and their hosts
كَانُوا۟
kānū
were
خَـٰطِـِٔينَ
khāṭiīna
sinners
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 8) ➊ The meaning of { فَالْتَقَطَهٗۤ اٰلُ فِرْعَوْنَ: ’’ اِلْتَقَطَ‘‘} is to pick up something that has fallen from someone. The house of the mother of Musa was on the upper side of Pharaoh’s palace, by the bank of the Nile River. She placed Musa (peace be upon him) in a box, secured it to protect him from the water, and cast it into the river, which flowed past Pharaoh’s palace. When his people saw it, they took it out of the river and brought it to Pharaoh.
➋ Most commentators call this “lam” in {لِيَكُوْنَ لَهُمْ عَدُوًّا وَّ حَزَنًا:} the “lam of consequence,” meaning that the result of the people of Pharaoh picking him up was that he would become their enemy and a cause of grief for them. But it can also be considered the “lam of causation,” meaning it was Allah’s plan that the people of Pharaoh picked him up so that he would become their enemy and a cause of grief for them.
➌ The meaning of {اِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ وَ هَامٰنَ …:’’ خٰطِـِٕيْنَ ‘‘ ’’أَخْطَأَ يُخْطِئُ‘‘} (af‘āl) is to make a mistake out of forgetfulness, and the meaning of {’’خَطِئَ يَخْطَأُ ‘‘} (‘a) is to sin deliberately, as He said: «{ نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ }» [ العلق : ۱۶ ] “with those forelocks that are lying, sinful.” Its verbal noun is {’’خِطْأٌ‘‘} (with a kasrah under the khā’), as He said: «{ اِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْاً كَبِيْرًا }» [ بني إسرائیل : ۳۱ ] “Indeed, their killing has always been a great sin.” And in Surah Yusuf it is said: «{ اِنَّكِ كُنْتِ مِنَ الْخٰطِـِٕيْنَ }» [ یوسف : ۲۹ ] “Indeed, you were among the sinful.” With {’’ اِنَّ ‘‘}, usually the reason for the first statement is given, meaning: Why was Musa (peace be upon him) going to become their enemy and a cause of grief? Because all of them were disobedient to Allah and sinners, who slaughtered thousands of children and committed immense oppression against the Children of Israel. Allah made the one raised by them the means of their destruction. Some commentators have translated it as “mistaken ones,” but the literal meaning of {’’خَاطِئٌ‘‘} does not support this translation.
➋ Most commentators call this “lam” in {لِيَكُوْنَ لَهُمْ عَدُوًّا وَّ حَزَنًا:} the “lam of consequence,” meaning that the result of the people of Pharaoh picking him up was that he would become their enemy and a cause of grief for them. But it can also be considered the “lam of causation,” meaning it was Allah’s plan that the people of Pharaoh picked him up so that he would become their enemy and a cause of grief for them.
➌ The meaning of {اِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ وَ هَامٰنَ …:’’ خٰطِـِٕيْنَ ‘‘ ’’أَخْطَأَ يُخْطِئُ‘‘} (af‘āl) is to make a mistake out of forgetfulness, and the meaning of {’’خَطِئَ يَخْطَأُ ‘‘} (‘a) is to sin deliberately, as He said: «{ نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ }» [ العلق : ۱۶ ] “with those forelocks that are lying, sinful.” Its verbal noun is {’’خِطْأٌ‘‘} (with a kasrah under the khā’), as He said: «{ اِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْاً كَبِيْرًا }» [ بني إسرائیل : ۳۱ ] “Indeed, their killing has always been a great sin.” And in Surah Yusuf it is said: «{ اِنَّكِ كُنْتِ مِنَ الْخٰطِـِٕيْنَ }» [ یوسف : ۲۹ ] “Indeed, you were among the sinful.” With {’’ اِنَّ ‘‘}, usually the reason for the first statement is given, meaning: Why was Musa (peace be upon him) going to become their enemy and a cause of grief? Because all of them were disobedient to Allah and sinners, who slaughtered thousands of children and committed immense oppression against the Children of Israel. Allah made the one raised by them the means of their destruction. Some commentators have translated it as “mistaken ones,” but the literal meaning of {’’خَاطِئٌ‘‘} does not support this translation.
