سُوْرَةُ الْمُنَافِقُوْنَ
Surah Al-Munaafiqoon (63) — Ayah 2
ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ أَيْمَـٰنَهُمْ جُنَّةً فَصَدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ سَآءَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿2﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They have made their oaths a screen (for their hypocrisy). Thus they hinder (men) from the Path of Allâh. Verily, evil is what they used to do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟
ittakhadhū
They take
أَيْمَـٰنَهُمْ
aymānahum
their oaths
جُنَّةًۭ
junnatan
(as) a cover
فَصَدُّوا۟
faṣaddū
so they turn away
عَن
ʿan
from
سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) Way
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
إِنَّهُمْ
innahum
Indeed, [they]
سَآءَ
sāa
evil is
مَا
mā
what
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used to
يَعْمَلُونَ
yaʿmalūna
do
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2. They have taken their oaths as a shield [2] and thus they hinder others from the way of Allah [3]. Evil indeed is what they do.
[2] That is, they use oaths in the same way that a shield is used. By swearing oaths, they convince the Muslims of their faith and thus secure their lives and wealth. Also, when any of their indecent acts or conspiracies are exposed, they escape the grasp of the Muslims by swearing false oaths. Because the law of Islam is that it only holds people accountable for outward actions.
[3] The word ﴿صَدَّ﴾ is used both intransitively and transitively. It is clear that these hypocrites themselves refrain from Islam, but they also become an obstacle for those who wish to embrace Islam by creating various doubts and suspicions in their hearts, and those people think that if even those who entered Islam earlier are not satisfied, then there must be something wrong.
[2] That is, they use oaths in the same way that a shield is used. By swearing oaths, they convince the Muslims of their faith and thus secure their lives and wealth. Also, when any of their indecent acts or conspiracies are exposed, they escape the grasp of the Muslims by swearing false oaths. Because the law of Islam is that it only holds people accountable for outward actions.
[3] The word ﴿صَدَّ﴾ is used both intransitively and transitively. It is clear that these hypocrites themselves refrain from Islam, but they also become an obstacle for those who wish to embrace Islam by creating various doubts and suspicions in their hearts, and those people think that if even those who entered Islam earlier are not satisfied, then there must be something wrong.
