سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 44
وَخُذْ بِيَدِكَ ضِغْثًا فَٱضْرِب بِّهِۦ وَلَا تَحْنَثْ ۗ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَـٰهُ صَابِرًا ۚ نِّعْمَ ٱلْعَبْدُ ۖ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ ﴿44﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And take in your hand a bundle of thin grass and strike therewith (your wife), and break not your oath. Truly! We found him patient. How excellent a slave! Verily he was ever oft-returning in repentance (to Us)!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَخُذْ
wakhudh
And take
بِيَدِكَ
biyadika
in your hand
ضِغْثًۭا
ḍigh'than
a bunch
فَٱضْرِب
fa-iḍ'rib
and strike
بِّهِۦ
bihi
with it
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تَحْنَثْ ۗ
taḥnath
break (your) oath
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, We
وَجَدْنَـٰهُ
wajadnāhu
[We] found him
صَابِرًۭا ۚ
ṣābiran
patient
نِّعْمَ
niʿ'ma
an excellent
ٱلْعَبْدُ ۖ
l-ʿabdu
slave
إِنَّهُۥٓ
innahu
Indeed, he
أَوَّابٌۭ
awwābun
repeatedly turned
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.
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