سُوْرَةُ الْقَلَمِ
Surah Al-Qalam (68) — Ayah 10
وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ ﴿10﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) obey you not everyone Hallaf Mahîn (the one who swears much and is a liar or is worthless). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تُطِعْ
tuṭiʿ
obey
كُلَّ
kulla
every
حَلَّافٍۢ
ḥallāfin
habitual swearer
مَّهِينٍ
mahīnin
worthless
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 10) ➊ {وَ لَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِيْنٍ : ’’ حَلَّافٍ ‘‘ ’’حَلَفَ يَحْلِفُ‘‘} (ض) is an intensive form, one who swears many oaths. {’’ مَهِيْنٍ ‘‘ ’’مَهُنَ يَمْهُنُ مَهَانَةً‘‘} (ک) (to be insignificant, humiliated) is on the pattern of {’’فَعِيْلٌ‘‘}, meaning insignificant, humiliated. These two qualities are inseparable from each other; by swearing too many oaths, a person becomes humiliated in the eyes of people, and it is precisely because he is humiliated and unreliable in the eyes of people that he swears more oaths, so that he can convince others of his words, because he himself understands that he has neither honor nor credibility in people’s hearts.
➋ Some commentators have taken the person with these bad traits mentioned in these six verses (10 to 15) to refer to a specific individual, but the words of the verse are general: «وَ لَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِيْنٍ » that “do not obey any person with such traits,” so every person with these traits is included in the meaning of the verse. In the previous verses, it was forbidden to obey the deniers, and now those same deniers are mentioned with these traits that generally develop in a person as a result of denying the religion. All these are qualities of disbelief; a person should strive that none of these traits develop within him.
➋ Some commentators have taken the person with these bad traits mentioned in these six verses (10 to 15) to refer to a specific individual, but the words of the verse are general: «وَ لَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِيْنٍ » that “do not obey any person with such traits,” so every person with these traits is included in the meaning of the verse. In the previous verses, it was forbidden to obey the deniers, and now those same deniers are mentioned with these traits that generally develop in a person as a result of denying the religion. All these are qualities of disbelief; a person should strive that none of these traits develop within him.
