سُوْرَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ
Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 89
فَقَالَ إِنِّى سَقِيمٌ ﴿89﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And he said: "Verily, I am sick (with plague). [He did this trick to remain in their temple of idols to destroy them and not to accompany them to the pagan feast)]."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَقَالَ
faqāla
And he said
إِنِّى
innī
Indeed, I am
سَقِيمٌۭ
saqīmun
sick
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 89) {فَقَالَ اِنِّيْ سَقِيْمٌ :} This was indeed a true statement, because generally a person’s health is somewhat unwell, but the people understood its meaning differently (that he was not able to go), by which Ibrahim (peace be upon him) succeeded in achieving his objective. Such statements, in which the speaker intends one thing and the listener understands something else, are called “ma‘arid,” through which a person avoids outright lying. For a detailed discussion on the hadith of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) regarding {’’ثَلَاثَ كَذِبَاتٍ‘‘}, see the commentary of Surah Al-Anbiya, Ayah (62, 63) ; the hadith is found in Sahih Bukhari (3358).
