سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 34
وَمَا لَهُمْ أَلَّا يُعَذِّبَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَهُمْ يَصُدُّونَ عَنِ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ وَمَا كَانُوٓا۟ أَوْلِيَآءَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنْ أَوْلِيَآؤُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿34﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And why should not Allâh punish them while they hinder (men) from Al-Masjid-Al-Harâm, and they are not its guardians? None can be its guardians except Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - See V.2:2), but most of them know not.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
But what
لَهُمْ
lahum
(is) for them
أَلَّا
allā
that not
يُعَذِّبَهُمُ
yuʿadhibahumu
(should) punish them
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
يَصُدُّونَ
yaṣuddūna
hinder (people)
عَنِ
ʿani
from
ٱلْمَسْجِدِ
l-masjidi
Al-Masjid
ٱلْحَرَامِ
l-ḥarāmi
Al-Haraam
وَمَا
wamā
while not
كَانُوٓا۟
kānū
they are
أَوْلِيَآءَهُۥٓ ۚ
awliyāahu
its guardians
إِنْ
in
Not (can be)
أَوْلِيَآؤُهُۥٓ
awliyāuhu
its guardians
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ
l-mutaqūna
the ones who fear Allah
وَلَـٰكِنَّ
walākinna
but
أَكْثَرَهُمْ
aktharahum
most of them
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
know
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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34. And why should Allah not punish those who prevent others from the Sacred Mosque, though they are not its guardians? Its true guardians are only the righteous, but most of them do not know. [35]
[35]
Conditions for the Custodianship of the Ka'bah, the Usurpation of the Ka'bah by the Disbelievers of Makkah:
That is, there is no doubt in their being deserving of punishment. If punishment is not coming upon them, then the above-mentioned reasons are the cause, and there are also two reasons for their being deserving of punishment: one is that they have imposed a restriction on the entry of Muslims into the House of Allah, and the second reason is that they have usurped the House of Allah and claim that they are its custodians because they are the descendants of Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ. Whereas, a custodian does not have the right to prevent anyone from entering the House of Allah. Also, being from the descendants of Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ is not sufficient for custodianship; rather, it is also necessary that he be upon the religion of Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ, and he was a monotheist, not a polytheist. That is, if the descendants of Ibrahim are polytheists, then custodianship will be taken from them and given to the one who is a monotheist and pious, whether he is from the descendants of Ibrahim or not. The first condition for the custodianship of the Ka'bah is piety and the fear of Allah, not being from the descendants of Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ.
[35]
Conditions for the Custodianship of the Ka'bah, the Usurpation of the Ka'bah by the Disbelievers of Makkah:
That is, there is no doubt in their being deserving of punishment. If punishment is not coming upon them, then the above-mentioned reasons are the cause, and there are also two reasons for their being deserving of punishment: one is that they have imposed a restriction on the entry of Muslims into the House of Allah, and the second reason is that they have usurped the House of Allah and claim that they are its custodians because they are the descendants of Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ. Whereas, a custodian does not have the right to prevent anyone from entering the House of Allah. Also, being from the descendants of Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ is not sufficient for custodianship; rather, it is also necessary that he be upon the religion of Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ, and he was a monotheist, not a polytheist. That is, if the descendants of Ibrahim are polytheists, then custodianship will be taken from them and given to the one who is a monotheist and pious, whether he is from the descendants of Ibrahim or not. The first condition for the custodianship of the Ka'bah is piety and the fear of Allah, not being from the descendants of Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ.
