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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 28
لَئِنۢ بَسَطتَ إِلَىَّ يَدَكَ لِتَقْتُلَنِى مَآ أَنَا۠ بِبَاسِطٍ يَدِىَ إِلَيْكَ لِأَقْتُلَكَ ۖ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ ٱللَّهَ رَبَّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿28﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"If you do stretch your hand against me to kill me, I shall never stretch my hand against you to kill you : for I fear Allâh, the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn, and all that exists)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَئِنۢ
la-in
If
بَسَطتَ
basaṭta
you stretch
إِلَىَّ
ilayya
towards me
يَدَكَ
yadaka
your hand
لِتَقْتُلَنِى
litaqtulanī
to kill me
مَآ
mā
not
أَنَا۠
anā
will I
بِبَاسِطٍۢ
bibāsiṭin
stretch
يَدِىَ
yadiya
my hand
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
towards you
لِأَقْتُلَكَ ۖ
li-aqtulaka
to kill you
إِنِّىٓ
innī
indeed I
أَخَافُ
akhāfu
fear
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
رَبَّ
rabba
(the) Lord
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
l-ʿālamīna
(of) the worlds
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
"If you stretch out your hand towards me to kill me, I will not stretch out my hand towards you to kill you. Indeed, I fear Allah, the Lord of all the worlds." [60] Indeed, I fear Allah, the Lord of all the worlds."
[60] When Qabil's sacrifice was rejected, his anger turned into vengeance and he openly threatened his brother Habil, saying, "I will surely kill you." (Perhaps Qabil thought that after Habil's death, he alone would have the right to marry that girl.) Habil replied that if your sacrifice was not accepted, what fault is that of mine? Rather, you should have adopted the path of piety; in that case, perhaps your sacrifice would have been accepted. And if you are determined to kill me, I have absolutely no intention of raising my hand in this matter; in any case, I will not do so, because I consider it a great injustice.
[60] When Qabil's sacrifice was rejected, his anger turned into vengeance and he openly threatened his brother Habil, saying, "I will surely kill you." (Perhaps Qabil thought that after Habil's death, he alone would have the right to marry that girl.) Habil replied that if your sacrifice was not accepted, what fault is that of mine? Rather, you should have adopted the path of piety; in that case, perhaps your sacrifice would have been accepted. And if you are determined to kill me, I have absolutely no intention of raising my hand in this matter; in any case, I will not do so, because I consider it a great injustice.
