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Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 108
أَمْ تُرِيدُونَ أَن تَسْـَٔلُوا۟ رَسُولَكُمْ كَمَا سُئِلَ مُوسَىٰ مِن قَبْلُ ۗ وَمَن يَتَبَدَّلِ ٱلْكُفْرَ بِٱلْإِيمَـٰنِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ سَوَآءَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ ﴿108﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or do you want to ask your Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) as Mûsâ (Moses) was asked before (i.e. show us openly our Lord)? And he who changes Faith for disbelief, verily, he has gone astray from the Right Way.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمْ
am
Or
تُرِيدُونَ
turīdūna
(do) you wish
أَن
an
that
تَسْـَٔلُوا۟
tasalū
you ask
رَسُولَكُمْ
rasūlakum
your Messenger
كَمَا
kamā
as
سُئِلَ
su-ila
was asked
مُوسَىٰ
mūsā
Musa
مِن
min
from
قَبْلُ ۗ
qablu
before
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَتَبَدَّلِ
yatabaddali
exchanges
ٱلْكُفْرَ
l-kuf'ra
[the] disbelief
بِٱلْإِيمَـٰنِ
bil-īmāni
with [the] faith
فَقَدْ
faqad
so certainly
ضَلَّ
ḍalla
he went astray (from)
سَوَآءَ
sawāa
(the) evenness
ٱلسَّبِيلِ
l-sabīli
(of) the way
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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Or do you wish to question your [126] Messenger as Mosesؑ was questioned before? And whoever exchanges faith for disbelief has certainly strayed from the straight path.
[126] The second method the Jews adopted to alienate people from Islam was that they would nitpick and present all sorts of questions before the Muslims, telling them to ask their Prophet about this matter, and that one, and yet another. Upon this, Allah Almighty warned that this was the habit of the Jews—they had wearied Musa (Moses) ؑ with continuous questions and demands. Such nitpicking is the way of the disbelievers, and it is done by those who are not inclined towards obedience and submission. Therefore, you should refrain from asking such meaningless and purposeless questions.
The Jews' Pestering with Questions:
And in Surah Ma'idah it is stated: "O Muslims! Do not ask your Messenger such questions that, if answered, would trouble you." [5: 101] And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ repeatedly warned the noble Companions ؓ that previous nations were destroyed due to excessive questioning and hair-splitting. Therefore, you should avoid such things, and do not unnecessarily probe into matters which Allah and His Messenger have not addressed.
[126] The second method the Jews adopted to alienate people from Islam was that they would nitpick and present all sorts of questions before the Muslims, telling them to ask their Prophet about this matter, and that one, and yet another. Upon this, Allah Almighty warned that this was the habit of the Jews—they had wearied Musa (Moses) ؑ with continuous questions and demands. Such nitpicking is the way of the disbelievers, and it is done by those who are not inclined towards obedience and submission. Therefore, you should refrain from asking such meaningless and purposeless questions.
The Jews' Pestering with Questions:
And in Surah Ma'idah it is stated: "O Muslims! Do not ask your Messenger such questions that, if answered, would trouble you." [5: 101] And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ repeatedly warned the noble Companions ؓ that previous nations were destroyed due to excessive questioning and hair-splitting. Therefore, you should avoid such things, and do not unnecessarily probe into matters which Allah and His Messenger have not addressed.
