سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ
Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 12
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ سَبِيلَنَا وَلْنَحْمِلْ خَطَـٰيَـٰكُمْ وَمَا هُم بِحَـٰمِلِينَ مِنْ خَطَـٰيَـٰهُم مِّن شَىْءٍ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَـٰذِبُونَ ﴿12﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those who disbelieve say to those who believe: "Follow our way and we will verily bear your sins." Never will they bear anything of their sins. Surely, they are liars.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And said
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieve
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
to those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
ٱتَّبِعُوا۟
ittabiʿū
Follow
سَبِيلَنَا
sabīlanā
our way
وَلْنَحْمِلْ
walnaḥmil
and we will carry
خَطَـٰيَـٰكُمْ
khaṭāyākum
your sins
وَمَا
wamā
But not
هُم
hum
they
بِحَـٰمِلِينَ
biḥāmilīna
(are) going to carry
مِنْ
min
of
خَطَـٰيَـٰهُم
khaṭāyāhum
their sins
مِّن
min
any
شَىْءٍ ۖ
shayin
thing
إِنَّهُمْ
innahum
Indeed, they
لَكَـٰذِبُونَ
lakādhibūna
(are) surely liars
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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12. And the disbelievers say to those who believe, "Follow our way, and we will bear [20] your sins." But they will not bear anything of the sins of others [21]. Indeed, they are surely liars.
[20]
The Disbelievers Saying to the Muslims: "If You Return, We Will Bear Your Burden on the Day of Resurrection":
The polytheists of Makkah used to say this to the Muslims because they themselves did not believe in the establishment of the Hereafter. Nor did they have any sense that they would be questioned in the Hereafter, and then they would have to bear the burden of their own sins. On the other hand, they were also fond of their own religion and considered this polytheistic religion to be the truth. That is why they used to say to the Muslims that if you return to our religion, then according to your belief, we will bear the sin of your apostasy on the Day of Resurrection. In other words, they saw only benefit for themselves in such a compromise. That is, their demand for apostasy would be fulfilled immediately, and as for the promise they made in exchange, they themselves did not believe in it.
[21] One meaning of this is that it is an established principle that no person bears the burden of another's sin, nor can he bear it. Therefore, these people are uttering lies. And the second meaning is that when they see the punishment of Hell and realize their own fate, at that time they will never say that such-and-such person turned away from Islam at our word, so send him to Paradise and add his punishment to mine. In this respect as well, they are uttering lies.
[20]
The Disbelievers Saying to the Muslims: "If You Return, We Will Bear Your Burden on the Day of Resurrection":
The polytheists of Makkah used to say this to the Muslims because they themselves did not believe in the establishment of the Hereafter. Nor did they have any sense that they would be questioned in the Hereafter, and then they would have to bear the burden of their own sins. On the other hand, they were also fond of their own religion and considered this polytheistic religion to be the truth. That is why they used to say to the Muslims that if you return to our religion, then according to your belief, we will bear the sin of your apostasy on the Day of Resurrection. In other words, they saw only benefit for themselves in such a compromise. That is, their demand for apostasy would be fulfilled immediately, and as for the promise they made in exchange, they themselves did not believe in it.
[21] One meaning of this is that it is an established principle that no person bears the burden of another's sin, nor can he bear it. Therefore, these people are uttering lies. And the second meaning is that when they see the punishment of Hell and realize their own fate, at that time they will never say that such-and-such person turned away from Islam at our word, so send him to Paradise and add his punishment to mine. In this respect as well, they are uttering lies.
