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Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 119
وَلَأُضِلَّنَّهُمْ وَلَأُمَنِّيَنَّهُمْ وَلَـَٔامُرَنَّهُمْ فَلَيُبَتِّكُنَّ ءَاذَانَ ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ وَلَـَٔامُرَنَّهُمْ فَلَيُغَيِّرُنَّ خَلْقَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَمَن يَتَّخِذِ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ وَلِيًّا مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَقَدْ خَسِرَ خُسْرَانًا مُّبِينًا ﴿119﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, I will mislead them, and surely, I will arouse in them false desires; and certainly, I will order them to slit the ears of cattle, and indeed I will order them to change the nature created by Allâh." And whoever takes Shaitân (Satan) as a Walî (protector or helper) instead of Allâh, has surely suffered a manifest loss.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَأُضِلَّنَّهُمْ
wala-uḍillannahum
And I will surely mislead them
وَلَأُمَنِّيَنَّهُمْ
wala-umanniyannahum
and surely arouse desires in them
وَلَـَٔامُرَنَّهُمْ
walaāmurannahum
and surely I will order them
فَلَيُبَتِّكُنَّ
falayubattikunna
so they will surely cut off
ءَاذَانَ
ādhāna
(the) ears
ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ
l-anʿāmi
(of) the cattle
وَلَـَٔامُرَنَّهُمْ
walaāmurannahum
and surely I will order them
فَلَيُغَيِّرُنَّ
falayughayyirunna
so they will surely change
خَلْقَ
khalqa
(the) creation
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَتَّخِذِ
yattakhidhi
takes
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ
l-shayṭāna
the Shaitaan
وَلِيًّۭا
waliyyan
(as) a friend
مِّن
min
from
دُونِ
dūni
besides
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
فَقَدْ
faqad
then surely
خَسِرَ
khasira
he (has) lost
خُسْرَانًۭا
khus'rānan
a loss
مُّبِينًۭا
mubīnan
manifest
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 119) ➊ { وَ لَاُمَنِّيَنَّهُمْ … :} These are the false hopes that Satan instills in the human heart: keep committing sins, Allah is Most Forgiving and Merciful; faith should be in the heart of a Muslim, what is the need for prayer and other good deeds; or, what is the hurry, we will repent at the time of death; or, the saints and spiritual leaders you boast about have great influence with Allah, just hold on to their cloak and they will take you straight to Paradise, etc. All such thoughts and assumptions fall under satanic desires. (Qurtubi, Ibn Kathir)
➋ The meaning of { فَلَيُبَتِّكُنَّ اٰذَانَ الْاَنْعَامِ : ’’ بَتْكٌ ‘‘} is to cut, that is, to cut the ears of animals in the name of others besides Allah and to consider riding them as forbidden, which were called Bahira, Sa’iba, etc. See Surah Al-Ma’idah (103).
➌ {فَلَيُغَيِّرُنَّ خَلْقَ اللّٰهِ …:} That is, they will change the form and appearance of what Allah has created and will also alter the rulings regarding their permissibility and prohibition. This includes monasticism (escaping worldly responsibilities and living in the wilderness), the act of the people of Lot, men becoming eunuchs by castration, making women barren, vasectomy of men and operations on women in the name of birth control to prevent childbirth, removing women from their homes and natural duties and placing them among men, making women the head of state, plucking eyebrows for beauty, tattooing the skin with indigo, sharpening teeth, attaching artificial hair to the head, men shaving their beards, minimizing women’s clothing to try to make them naked—these are all satanic acts and cause Allah’s curse. Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “Allah has cursed those who tattoo and those who get tattooed (those who make designs by filling the skin with indigo or kohl), those who remove facial hair and those who have it removed, and those who create gaps between their teeth for beauty, who alter the creation of Allah, the Exalted.” Then he said: “Why should I not curse those whom the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) has cursed, and it is also in the Book of Allah,” and he recited this verse: «وَ مَاۤ اٰتٰىكُمُ الرَّسُوْلُ فَخُذُوْهُ وَ مَا نَهٰىكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوْا» [ الحشر : ۷ ] “Whatever the Messenger gives you, take it, and whatever he forbids you, abstain from it.” [ بخاری ، التفسیر، باب : « وما آتاکم الرسول فخذوہ » : ۴۸۸۶ ]
➋ The meaning of { فَلَيُبَتِّكُنَّ اٰذَانَ الْاَنْعَامِ : ’’ بَتْكٌ ‘‘} is to cut, that is, to cut the ears of animals in the name of others besides Allah and to consider riding them as forbidden, which were called Bahira, Sa’iba, etc. See Surah Al-Ma’idah (103).
➌ {فَلَيُغَيِّرُنَّ خَلْقَ اللّٰهِ …:} That is, they will change the form and appearance of what Allah has created and will also alter the rulings regarding their permissibility and prohibition. This includes monasticism (escaping worldly responsibilities and living in the wilderness), the act of the people of Lot, men becoming eunuchs by castration, making women barren, vasectomy of men and operations on women in the name of birth control to prevent childbirth, removing women from their homes and natural duties and placing them among men, making women the head of state, plucking eyebrows for beauty, tattooing the skin with indigo, sharpening teeth, attaching artificial hair to the head, men shaving their beards, minimizing women’s clothing to try to make them naked—these are all satanic acts and cause Allah’s curse. Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “Allah has cursed those who tattoo and those who get tattooed (those who make designs by filling the skin with indigo or kohl), those who remove facial hair and those who have it removed, and those who create gaps between their teeth for beauty, who alter the creation of Allah, the Exalted.” Then he said: “Why should I not curse those whom the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) has cursed, and it is also in the Book of Allah,” and he recited this verse: «وَ مَاۤ اٰتٰىكُمُ الرَّسُوْلُ فَخُذُوْهُ وَ مَا نَهٰىكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوْا» [ الحشر : ۷ ] “Whatever the Messenger gives you, take it, and whatever he forbids you, abstain from it.” [ بخاری ، التفسیر، باب : « وما آتاکم الرسول فخذوہ » : ۴۸۸۶ ]
