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Idols

أَصْنَام

Idols (أَصْنَام) represent false deities or images crafted by humans and revered instead of Almighty Allah. In Islamic tradition, the rejection of idols is fundamental, standing in direct contrast to *Tawhid*, the pure and absolute monotheism that defines the faith. The Quran beautifully narrates the persistent call of prophets throughout history to abandon such practices. We learn of Prophet Abraham's profound challenge to his father, Azar, asking, [“Do you take idols as deities? Indeed, I see you and your people to be in manifest error”]. Islam unequivocally forbids worshipping anything alongside Allah, a principle clearly articulated when the Prophet Muhammad was commanded, [“Indeed, I have been forbidden to worship those you invoke besides Allah”]. Even after experiencing miraculous salvation, some of the Children of Israel, witnessing others devoted to idols, asked Moses, [“O Moses, make for us a god just as they have gods”]. This incident underscores the human inclination towards tangible objects of worship, which Moses promptly rejected as ignorance. Islam teaches that such devotion leads to nothing but futility, affirming that [“worthless is whatever they were doing”], steering humanity towards the singular truth of Allah's oneness.

In Islamic thought, idols (أَصْنَام) represent a fundamental challenge to the principle of Tawhid, the absolute oneness of Allah. The Quran and Sunnah consistently condemn idol worship, presenting it as a grave error that leads to spiritual and worldly ruin. This article will explore the concept of idols through various thematic lenses, drawing from Quranic verses, tafsir commentaries, and Hadith.

Foundations in Revelation: The Unwavering Call to Monotheism

The core of Islam is the absolute rejection of worshipping anything alongside Allah. This principle is unequivocally articulated in the Quran, where Prophet Muhammad is commanded, “Indeed, I have been forbidden to worship those you invoke besides Allah.”. This prohibition extends to all forms of polytheism, known as shirk, which is deemed the greatest injustice (zulm) one can commit. Ibn Kathir explains that shirk is a "great Zulm (wrong) indeed".

The Quran frequently highlights the futility of idol worship by challenging the inherent powerlessness of these false deities. . This verse exposes the misguided belief that idols can act as intermediaries with the Divine. Tafsir al-Jalalayn further clarifies that such a claim implies informing Allah of something He does not know, a notion utterly incongruous with His omniscience. Ibn Kathir states that these gods neither harm nor benefit, and hold no authority, rendering the idolaters' claims baseless. The Quran explicitly asserts that “those they invoke other than Allah create nothing, and they themselves are created.”. Furthermore, these false deities “do not possess for them the power of provision from the heavens and the earth at all, and in fact, they are unable.”. The supplication of disbelievers to these powerless entities is ultimately “in error i.e. futility.”.

Prophet Abraham's narrative in the Quran provides a powerful historical example of challenging idol worship. He questioned his father, Azar, where he asks, “O my father, why do you worship that which does not hear and does not see and will not benefit you at all?”, underscores the logical absurdity of worshipping inanimate objects. Ma'arif-ul-Quran explains that Ibrahim's challenge highlights the "manifest error" of worshipping self-made objects. This foundational stance against polytheism is echoed across prophetic traditions, as all messengers, from Noah to Muhammad, called their people to the worship of Allah alone (7:73, 11:25).

Prophetic Guidance and Historical Lessons

The Quran presents numerous historical accounts to illustrate the persistent human inclination towards idolatry and its severe consequences. Even after experiencing divine miracles, some of the Children of Israel, upon seeing people devoted to idols, astonishingly requested Moses, “O Moses, make for us a god just as they have gods.”. Moses sharply rebuked them, declaring, “Indeed, you are a people behaving ignorantly.”. This incident further emphasizes the human tendency towards tangible objects of worship, which Moses rejected as ignorance. Tafsir Ibn Kathir confirms that this incident occurred after they witnessed Allah's power, yet their ignorance of Allah's greatness led them to this request. The commentary highlights an event during the battle of Hunayn, where some Companions of the Prophet Muhammad, after observing disbelievers with a revered lote tree, asked the Prophet to appoint a similar "Dhat Al-Anwat" for them. The Prophet responded, "By He in Whose Hand is my soul! You said just as what the people of Musa said to him: 'Make for us a god as they have gods.' He said: 'Verily, you are an ignorant people. Verily, these people will be destroyed for that which they are engaged in, and all that they are doing is in vain.'". This prophetic Hadith underscores the continuity of human susceptibility to such ignorance.

The story of the calf worship by the Children of Israel in Moses' absence further illustrates this point: , from their ornaments a calf - an image having a lowing sound. Did they not see that it could neither speak to them nor guide them to a way? They took it , and they were wrongdoers.”]. This account in Tafsir Ibn Kathir details how As-Samiri fashioned a golden calf, and through a peculiar dust (from the trace of Jibril's horse), made it appear to moo, leading the Jews to worship it. The Quran implicitly condemns this by highlighting the calf's inability to communicate or guide.

The Prophet Muhammad’s actions upon the Conquest of Mecca serve as a powerful testament to Islam's uncompromising stance against idols. `Abdullah bin Mas`ud narrated that when the Prophet entered Mecca, there were 360 idols surrounding the Ka`ba. He began striking them with a stick, reciting, "Truth has come and Falsehood has vanished. Truly Falsehood is ever bound to vanish" . Ibn `Abbas also narrated that the Prophet refused to enter the Ka`ba until all idols, including pictures of Abraham and Ishmael holding divination arrows (azlams), were removed. The Prophet cursed those who depicted them playing games of chance with azlams, knowing they never did so (Sahih al-Bukhari 25:87, 64:321). These acts exemplify the physical and spiritual eradication of idolatry in the nascent Islamic state.

Pre-Islamic Arabian customs of animal sacrifice for idols were also explicitly condemned. Al-Bahira and As-Sa'iba were animals whose milk or use was reserved for idols, with Amr bin 'Amir bin Luhai Al-Khuza`i being identified as the first to introduce this practice (Sahih al-Bukhari 61:31, 65:145, Sahih Muslim 53:62). The Prophet Muhammad explicitly forbade "Fara'" (the first offspring of camels or sheep offered to idols) and "'Atira" (sheep slaughtered in Rajab for idols) (Sahih al-Bukhari 71:8, 71:9). These customs, along with the trade of idols, alcohol, dead animals, and pigs, were declared illegal by Allah and His Apostle during the Conquest of Mecca . The Hadith further details the curse upon Jews who melted forbidden fat and sold it, drawing a parallel to the forbidden trade of idols.

The Weakness of Idols and False Deities

The Quran repeatedly emphasizes the inherent powerlessness of idols and anything worshipped alongside Allah. They are described as entities that “neither harms them nor benefits them”. This theme is powerfully articulated in Surah Al-Hajj, where Allah states that “Indeed, those you invoke besides Allah will never create as much as a fly, even if they gathered together for that purpose. And if the fly should steal away from them a tiny thing, they could not recover it from him. Weak are the pursuer and pursued.”. This vivid imagery highlights the absolute inability of false deities to exert any influence, let alone create or protect. Tafsir al-Jalalayn explains that the idols cannot benefit those who worship them nor harm those who neglect them.

The Quran also warns of a dramatic confrontation on the Day of Resurrection, where the false gods will disavow their worshippers. “No! Those 'gods' will deny their worship of them and will be against them opponents [on the Day of Judgement.”]. On that Day, Allah will gather the polytheists and their "partners" and question them: “Where are those you claimed to be partners of Allah?”. Tafsir Ibn Kathir notes that the idols will claim innocence from their worshippers, saying they did not know or ask to be worshipped. All their invented falsehoods and claims of intercession will vanish: “and vanished from you all that you used to claim.”. The idolaters will then realize that their hopes in these false deities were utterly misplaced.

Prophets like Hud also challenged their people on this basis, stating, “Indeed, I call Allah to witness, and witness yourselves that I am free from whatever you associate with Allah.”. He further challenged them to plot against him with their gods, affirming his trust in Allah. The response of Hud's people, suggesting that "some of our gods have possessed you with evil," reveals their stubbornness and blind adherence to false beliefs.

The Consequences of Shirk

The worship of idols and associating partners with Allah (shirk) is presented as a grave transgression with severe consequences in both this life and the Hereafter. The Quran warns that had been actual gods, they would not have come to it", emphasizing their utter powerlessness even in the face of divine punishment.

The Quran highlights the ultimate loss faced by those who cling to false deities: “And they were not availed at all by their gods which they invoked other than Allah when there came the command of your Lord. And they did not increase them in other than ruin.”. Tafsir Ibn Kathir explains that these idols provided no benefit and only led to "loss and ruin" for their worshippers. On the Day of Judgment, those who "confuse not their belief with Zulm (wrong)" will have security. Ibn `Abbas, as recorded by Al-Bukhari, clarified that zulm in this context refers specifically to shirk, the greatest injustice.

Historical accounts serve as stark warnings. Previous nations who denied their messengers and engaged in idol worship were destroyed by various forms of divine punishment, such as floods (Noah's people), windstorms (Ad), earthquakes and cries (Thamud, Shu'ayb's people), and cities being overturned (Lut's people) (7:4, 7:5, 7:72, 7:91, 7:92, 11:71, 11:72, 11:94). The Quran asks, “Have they not seen how many a generation before them We have destroyed whom We had established on the earth such as We have not established you?”. Tafsir Ibn Kathir explains that these nations were stronger and wealthier, yet were destroyed for their sins, serving as a warning to later generations.

The stubborn refusal to abandon idolatry, even when confronted with clear evidence, is a recurring theme. The Quran states that those who reject divine signs are “deaf and dumb in darkness”. Tafsir Ibn Kathir likens them to "dead corpses" due to their spiritual blindness. Their hearts become hardened, and Satan makes their evil deeds seem fair-seeming to them. Even when faced with imminent destruction, their repentance is often too late or insincere, like Pharaoh who believed only as he drowned, a belief that was not accepted (10:90, 10:91). The people of Yunus were an exception, as their sincere collective repentance before the punishment fully materialized led to its removal.

The Call to Reflect and Understand

Islam calls humanity to reflect upon the natural world and the signs of Allah's oneness and power evident everywhere. The creation of the heavens and the earth, the alternation of day and night, the sun, moon, and stars are all signs for those who ponder (10:5, 10:6, 7:54). Allah describes Himself as “the Originator of the heavens and the earth” and “He created all things and He is the All-Knower of everything.”. Such creation demonstrates His absolute power and His independence from needing any associates or offspring.

The Quran consistently challenges the idolaters to consider the source of their sustenance and protection: “And He is Allah in the heavens and the earth, He knows what you conceal and what you reveal, and He knows what you earn.”. When facing distress, even idolaters instinctively call upon Allah alone, forgetting their false gods (6:41, 10:22). This inherent recognition of Allah's sole power is a natural inclination, as illustrated by the example of travelers at sea who, when threatened by a storm, invoke Allah alone with sincere faith, promising gratitude if saved. However, upon being saved, they often revert to their rebellious ways “rebelling (disobey Allah) in the earth wrongfully”.

The Quran invites people to examine the universe as proof of Allah’s perfect wisdom and power, from the intricate balance of the cosmos to the growth of vegetation on Earth. “Look at their fruits when they begin to bear, and the process of ripening. Indeed, in that are signs for a people who believe.”. These signs are detailed for those who understand. The ultimate purpose of human existence and this elaborate creation is to worship Allah alone, as He has made the earth a dwelling place and provided sustenance for all creatures (7:10, 11:6).

The Enduring Reality of Divine Justice

The rejection of idols and the affirmation of Tawhid are not merely theological concepts but have profound implications for justice, accountability, and salvation. The Quran warns that “Surely, the wrongdoers shall never be successful.”. On the Day of Judgment, every soul will realize the consequences of its deeds. Those who associated partners with Allah will be gathered with their false deities, only to find them denying any partnership and offering no help (16:86, 25:17, 25:18, 29:25, 34:22).

The descriptions of the Hereafter paint a stark picture for those who persist in shirk. They will be denied entry into Paradise “until a camel enters into the eye of a needle”, an image of utter impossibility. Their abode will be Hell, with a bed of fire beneath them and coverings of fire above them. Tafsir Ibn Kathir further elaborates that their torment will be doubled for hindering others from Allah's path, and they will be the "greatest losers" in the Hereafter, having exchanged Paradise for Hell.

Conversely, believers who uphold Tawhid and perform righteous deeds will find peace and security. They will be welcomed into the Abode of Peace (Paradise) with greetings of "Salam" (10:10, 7:127). The Quran assures them that “no fear shall befall them neither shall they grieve.”. Allah, in His boundless mercy, has "written Mercy for Himself", promising forgiveness to those who repent and reform their deeds. Tafsir Ibn Kathir explains that this means Allah "obliged His Most Honored Self to grant mercy" as a favor, ensuring that sincere repentance leads to forgiveness and rewards.

Idols, in essence, represent anything that distracts humanity from the singular worship of Allah. The Quran, Hadith, and scholarly interpretations consistently reinforce the imperative of Tawhid, warning against the spiritual void and dire consequences of shirk, and inviting humanity to reflect on the manifest signs of Allah’s oneness and power in the universe.

Quran — 69 verses

قُلْ إِنِّى نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ قُل لَّآ أَتَّبِعُ أَهْوَآءَكُمْ قَدْ ضَلَلْتُ إِذًا وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

Qul innee nuheetu an a'budal lazeena tad'oona min doonil laah; qul laaa attabi'u ahwaaa'akum qad dalaltu izanw wa maaa ana minal muhtadeen

Say, "Indeed, I have been forbidden to worship those you invoke besides Allah." Say, "I will not follow your desires, for I would then have gone astray, and I would not be of the [rightly] guided."

(اے پیغمبر! کفار سے) کہہ دو کہ جن کو تم خدا کے سوا پکارتے ہو مجھے ان کی عبادت سے منع کیا گیا ہے۔ (یہ بھی) کہہ دو کہ میں تمہاری خواہشوں کی پیروی نہیں کروں گا ایسا کروں تو گمراہ ہوجاؤں اور ہدایت یافتہ لوگوں میں نہ رہوں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The Linkage of Verses In the verses cited above, the answer to disbelievers who were demanding that the Divine punishment should come to them posthaste was given in: وَهُوَ خَيْرُ‌ الْفَاصِلِينَ (He is the best decision-maker) while the mention of the perfect power of Almighty Allah was made in: وَا...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Say ‘Truly I have been forbidden to worship those whom you call upon those whom you worship besides God.’ Say ‘I shall not follow your whims by worshipping them for then if I did follow them verily I would have gone astray and I would not be of the rightly guided’.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Prophet Understands What He Conveys; Torment is in Allah's Hands Not the Prophet's Allah says, just as We mentioned the clear signs that testify and direct to the path of guidance, all the while chastising useless arguments and defiance, كَذلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ الآيَـتِ (And thus do We explain the Aya...

وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ لِأَبِيهِ ءَازَرَ أَتَتَّخِذُ أَصْنَامًا ءَالِهَةً إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰكَ وَقَوْمَكَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

Wa iz qaala Ibraaheemu li abeehi Aazara a-tattakhizu asnaaman aalihatan inneee araaka wa qawmaka fee dalaalim mmubeen

And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham said to his father Azar, "Do you take idols as deities? Indeed, I see you and your people to be in manifest error."

اور (وہ وقت بھی یاد کرنے کے لائق ہے) جب ابراہیم نے اپنے باپ آزر سے کہا کہ تم بتوں کو کیا معبود بناتے ہو۔ میں دیکھتا ہوں کہ تم اور تمہاری قوم صریح گمراہی میں ہو

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary Previous verses contained a description of the call given by the Holy Prophet ﷺ in which he addressed the disbelievers of Arabia and appealed to them that they should forsake the worship of idols and believe in a single object of worship: Allah. The present verses support this call of tru...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And mention when Abraham said to his father Āzar which was his cognomen his first name being Terah Tārikh ‘Do you take idols as gods to worship? an interrogative meant as a rebuke. I see you and your people by this act of taking them as gods in manifest error’ far from the truth.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Ibrahim Advises his Father Ibrahim advised, discouraged and forbade his father from worshipping idols, just as Allah stated, وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَهِيمُ لاًّبِيهِ ءَازَرَ أَتَتَّخِذُ أَصْنَاماً ءَالِهَةً (And (remember) when Ibrahim said to his father Azar: "Do you take idols as gods") meaning, do you ...

وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ أَتَذَرُ مُوسَىٰ وَقَوْمَهُۥ لِيُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَيَذَرَكَ وَءَالِهَتَكَ قَالَ سَنُقَتِّلُ أَبْنَآءَهُمْ وَنَسْتَحْىِۦ نِسَآءَهُمْ وَإِنَّا فَوْقَهُمْ قَٰهِرُونَ

Wa qaalal mala-u min qawmi Fir'awna atazaru Moosaa wa qawmahoo liyufsidoo fil ardi wa yazaraka wa aalihatak; qaala sanuqattilu abnaaa 'ahum wa nastahyee nisaaa'ahum wa innaa fawqahum qaahiroon

And the eminent among the people of Pharaoh said," Will you leave Moses and his people to cause corruption in the land and abandon you and your gods?" [Pharaoh] said, "We will kill their sons and keep their women alive; and indeed, we are subjugators over them."

اور قومِ فرعون میں جو سردار تھے کہنے لگے کہ کیا آپ موسیٰ اور اس کی قوم کو چھوڑ دیجیے گا کہ ملک میں خرابی کریں اور آپ سے اور آپ کے معبودوں سے دست کش ہوجائیں۔ وہ بولے کہ ہم ان کے لڑکوں کو قتل کرڈالیں گے اور لڑکیوں کو زندہ رہنے دیں گے اور بےشک ہم ان پر غالب ہیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Pharaoh was frightened It is to be noted that the Pharaoh was in some degree successful in keeping his ignorant people in their former ignorance through his clever and false statements, but at the same time, they strangely noted that all the fury and rage of Pharaoh was limited to the sorcerers only...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Then the council of Pharaoh’s folk said to him to Pharaoh ‘Will you leave Moses and his people to work corruption in the land by calling to disobedience against you and flout you and your gods?’ — he had fashioned small idols for them to worship and had said to them ‘I am your lord and their lord’ w...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Fir`awn vows to kill the Children of Israel, Who complain to Musa; Allah promises Them Victory Allah mentions the conspiracy of Fir`awn and his people, their ill intentions and their hatred for Musa and his people. وَقَالَ الْمَلأ مِن قَوْمِ فِرْعَونَ (The chiefs of Fir`awn's people said), to Fir`aw...

وَجَٰوَزْنَا بِبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلْبَحْرَ فَأَتَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ يَعْكُفُونَ عَلَىٰٓ أَصْنَامٍ لَّهُمْ قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَى ٱجْعَل لَّنَآ إِلَٰهًا كَمَا لَهُمْ ءَالِهَةٌ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ تَجْهَلُونَ

Wa jaawaznaa bi Banneee Israaa'eelal bahra fa ataw 'alaa qawminy ya'kufoona 'alaaa asnaamil lahum; qaaloo yaa Moosaj'al lanaa ilaahan kamaa lahum aalihah; qaala innakum qawmun tajhaloon

And We took the Children of Israel across the sea; then they came upon a people intent in devotion to [some] idols of theirs. They said, "O Moses, make for us a god just as they have gods." He said, "Indeed, you are a people behaving ignorantly.

اور ہم نے بنی اسرائیل کو دریا کے پار اتارا تو وہ ایسے لوگوں کے پاس جا پہنچے جو اپنے بتوں (کی عبادت) کے لیے بیٹھے رہتے تھے۔ (بنی اسرائیل) کہنے لگے کہ موسیٰ جیسے ان لوگوں کے معبود ہیں۔ ہمارے لیے بھی ایک معبود بنا دو۔ موسیٰ نے کہا کہ تم بڑے ہی جاہل لوگ ہو

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: After the miraculous victory of the Israelites over Pharaoh and his people, and having a life of ease and comfort, they started to show the signs of ignorance as people of wealth show when given a life of luxury and opulence. The first impertinent request they made was to the prophet Musa (علیہ السل...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And We brought the Children of Israel across the sea and they came upon they passed by a people cleaving in devotion read ya‘kufūn or ya‘kifūn to idols they had constantly worshipping them. They said ‘O Moses make for us a god an idol for us to worship just as they have gods.’ He said ‘Truly you are...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Children of Israel safely cross the Sea, but still held on to the Idea of Idol Worshipping Allah mentions the words that the ignorant ones among the Children of Israel uttered to Musa after they crossed the sea and witnessed Allah's Ayat and great power. فَأَتَوْاْ عَلَى قَوْمٍ يَعْكُفُونَ عَلَى...

إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ مُتَبَّرٌ مَّا هُمْ فِيهِ وَبَٰطِلٌ مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

Innaa haaa'ulaaa'i mutabbarum maa hum feehi wa baatilum maa kaanoo ya'maloon

Indeed, those [worshippers] - destroyed is that in which they are [engaged], and worthless is whatever they were doing."

یہ لوگ جس (شغل) میں (پھنسے ہوئے) ہیں وہ برباد ہونے والا ہے اور جو کام یہ کرتے ہیں سب بیہودہ ہیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: After the miraculous victory of the Israelites over Pharaoh and his people, and having a life of ease and comfort, they started to show the signs of ignorance as people of wealth show when given a life of luxury and opulence. The first impertinent request they made was to the prophet Musa (علیہ السل...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Truly as for these their way will be destroyed and what they have been doing is in vain’.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Children of Israel safely cross the Sea, but still held on to the Idea of Idol Worshipping Allah mentions the words that the ignorant ones among the Children of Israel uttered to Musa after they crossed the sea and witnessed Allah's Ayat and great power. فَأَتَوْاْ عَلَى قَوْمٍ يَعْكُفُونَ عَلَى...

وَٱتَّخَذَ قَوْمُ مُوسَىٰ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ مِنْ حُلِيِّهِمْ عِجْلًا جَسَدًا لَّهُۥ خُوَارٌ أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّهُۥ لَا يُكَلِّمُهُمْ وَلَا يَهْدِيهِمْ سَبِيلًا ٱتَّخَذُوهُ وَكَانُوا۟ ظَٰلِمِينَ

Wattakhaza qawmu Moosaa mim ba'dihee min huliyyihim 'ijlan jasadal lahoo khuwaar; alam yaraw annahoo laa yukallimuhum wa laa yahdeehim sabeelaa; ittakha zoohu wa kaanoo zaalimeen

And the people of Moses made, after [his departure], from their ornaments a calf - an image having a lowing sound. Did they not see that it could neither speak to them nor guide them to a way? They took it [for worship], and they were wrongdoers.

اور قوم موسیٰ نے موسیٰ کے بعد اپنے زیور کا ایک بچھڑا بنا لیا (وہ) ایک جسم (تھا) جس میں سے بیل کی آواز نکلتی تھی۔ ان لوگوں نے یہ نہ دیکھا کہ وہ نہ ان سے بات کرسکتا ہے اور نہ ان کو راستہ دکھا سکتا ہے۔ اس کو انہوں نے (معبود) بنالیا اور (اپنے حق میں) ظلم کیا

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The next verses continue to narrate the remaining part of the story. When the prophet Musa (علیہ السلام) did not turn up after thirty days from the mount of Sinai where he was to be ordained by Allah after passing ten more nights on the mount, the Israelites who were a hasty and impatient people beg...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And the people of Moses after him that is after he had departed for the communion with God made of their ornaments which they had borrowed from Pharaoh’s folk on the pretext of a wedding celebration and which remained in their possession a calf which the Samaritan had fashioned for them therefrom; a...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Story of worshipping the Calf Allah describes the misguidance of those who worshipped the calf that As-Samiri made for them from the ornaments they borrowed from the Copts. He made the shape of a calf with these ornaments and threw in it a handful of dust from the trace of the horse that the Angel J...

وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا يَنفَعُهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ شُفَعَٰٓؤُنَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ قُلْ أَتُنَبِّـُٔونَ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

Wa ya'budoona min doonil laahi maa laa yadurruhum wa laa yanfa'uhum wa yaqooloona haaa'ulaaa'i shufa'aaa 'unaa 'indal laah; qul atunabbi 'oonal laaha bima laa ya'lamu fis samaawaati wa laa fil ard; subhaanahoo wa Ta'aalaa 'ammaa yushrikoon

And they worship other than Allah that which neither harms them nor benefits them, and they say, "These are our intercessors with Allah " Say, "Do you inform Allah of something He does not know in the heavens or on the earth?" Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him

اور یہ (لوگ) خدا کے سوا ایسی چیزوں کی پرستش کرتے ہیں جو نہ ان کا کچھ بگاڑ ہی سکتی ہیں اور نہ کچھ بھلا ہی کر سکتی ہیں اور کہتے ہیں کہ یہ خدا کے پاس ہماری سفارش کرنے والے ہیں۔ کہہ دو کہ کیا تم خدا کو ایسی چیز بتاتے ہو جس کا وجود اسے نہ آسمانوں میں معلوم ہوتا ہے اور نہ زمین میں۔ وہ پاک ہے اور (اس کی شان) ان کے شرک کرنے سے بہت بلند ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The last verse (17) emphasizes the subject conclusively by warning that attributing any statement to Allah Ta` ala that was not His Word, or denying what actually was, were crimes deserving severe punishment.
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And they worship besides God that is other than Him that which can neither hurt them should they not worship it nor profit them if they do worship it — and these are the idols; and they say of them ‘These are our intercessors with God’. Say to them ‘Would you tell would you inform God of what He doe...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): What do the Idolators believe about Their Gods Allah reproaches the idolators that worshipped others beside Allah, thinking that those gods would intercede for them before Allah. Allah states that these gods do not harm or benefit. They don't have any authority over anything, nor do they own anythin...

قَالُوا۟ يَٰهُودُ مَا جِئْتَنَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَارِكِىٓ ءَالِهَتِنَا عَن قَوْلِكَ وَمَا نَحْنُ لَكَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ

Qaaloo yaa Hoodu maa ji'tanaa bibaiyinatinw wa maa nahnu bitaarikeee aalihatinaa 'an qawlika wa maa nahnu laka bimu'mineen

They said, "O Hud, you have not brought us clear evidence, and we are not ones to leave our gods on your say-so. Nor are we believers in you.

وہ بولے ہود تم ہمارے پاس کوئی دلیل ظاہر نہیں لائے اور ہم (صرف) تمہارے کہنے سے نہ اپنے معبودوں کو چھوڑنے والے ہیں اور نہ تم پر ایمان لانے والے ہیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: After that, the next eight verses (61-68) carry the story of Sayyidna Salih peace be upon him. He was sent to the people of Thamud, another branch of the tribe of ` Ad. He too invited his people to believe in Tauhid, the Oneness of Allah. As customary, his people belied him and insisted that he must...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: They said ‘O Hūd you have not brought us any clear proof any evidence for what you say and we are not going to forsake our gods on the basis of your saying that is because of what you say and we are not believers in you.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Conversation between (the People of) `Ad and Hud Allah, the Exalted, informs that they said to their Prophet, مَا جِئْتَنَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ (No evidence have you brought us.) This means that they claimed that Hud had not brought them any proof or evidence for what he claimed. وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَارِكِى...

إِن نَّقُولُ إِلَّا ٱعْتَرَىٰكَ بَعْضُ ءَالِهَتِنَا بِسُوٓءٍ قَالَ إِنِّىٓ أُشْهِدُ ٱللَّهَ وَٱشْهَدُوٓا۟ أَنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّمَّا تُشْرِكُونَ

In naqoolu illa' taraaka ba'du aalihatinaa bisooo'; qaala inneee ushhidul laaha wash hadooo annee bareee'um mimmaa tushrikoon

We only say that some of our gods have possessed you with evil." He said, "Indeed, I call Allah to witness, and witness [yourselves] that I am free from whatever you associate with Allah

ہم تو یہ سمجھتے ہیں کہ ہمارے کسی معبود نے تمہیں آسیب پہنچا کر (دیوانہ کر) دیا ہے۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ میں خدا کو گواہ کرتا ہوں اور تم بھی گواہ رہو کہ جن کو تم (خدا کا) شریک بناتے ہو میں اس سے بیزار ہوں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: After that, the next eight verses (61-68) carry the story of Sayyidna Salih peace be upon him. He was sent to the people of Thamud, another branch of the tribe of ` Ad. He too invited his people to believe in Tauhid, the Oneness of Allah. As customary, his people belied him and insisted that he must...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: We say nothing concerning you save that one of our gods has possessed you in some evil way’ rendering you insane for your having cursed them and so you are raving. He said ‘Lo! I call God to bear witness for me and you bear witness also that I am innocent of what you associate with Him
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Conversation between (the People of) `Ad and Hud Allah, the Exalted, informs that they said to their Prophet, مَا جِئْتَنَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ (No evidence have you brought us.) This means that they claimed that Hud had not brought them any proof or evidence for what he claimed. وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَارِكِى...

قَالُوا۟ يَٰصَٰلِحُ قَدْ كُنتَ فِينَا مَرْجُوًّا قَبْلَ هَٰذَآ أَتَنْهَىٰنَآ أَن نَّعْبُدَ مَا يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَا وَإِنَّنَا لَفِى شَكٍّ مِّمَّا تَدْعُونَآ إِلَيْهِ مُرِيبٍ

Qaaloo yaa Saalihu qad kunta feenaa marjuwwan qabla haazaaa atanhaanaaa an na'bu da maa ya'budu aabaaa'unaa wa innanaa lafee shakkim mimmaa tad'oonaaa ilaihi mureeb

They said, "O Salih, you were among us a man of promise before this. Do you forbid us to worship what our fathers worshipped? And indeed we are, about that to which you invite us, in disquieting doubt."

انہوں نے کہا کہ صالح اس سے پہلے ہم تم سے (کئی طرح کی) امیدیں رکھتے تھے (اب وہ منقطع ہوگئیں) کیا تم ہم کو ان چیزوں کے پوجنے سے منع کرتے ہو جن کو ہمارے بزرگ پوجتے آئے ہیں؟ اور جس بات کی طرف تم ہمیں بلاتے ہو، اس میں ہمیں قوی شبہ ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: As part of this event, the people of Sayyidna Salih (علیہ السلام) have been reported to have said to him: قَدْ كُنتَ فِينَا مَرْ‌جُوًّا قَبْلَ هَـٰذَا ( O Salih, we had hopes in you before this - 62). It means that, before he claimed to be a prophet and started telling them to shun idol-worship, the...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: They said ‘O Sālih you had been one of promise among us that is to say we had hoped that you would become our chief before this that has issued from you. Do you forbid us to worship what our fathers worshipped? in the way of graven images? Truly we are in grave doubt doubt creating great uncertainty...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Conversation between Salih and the People of Thamud Allah, the Exalted, mentions what transpired in the discussion between Salih and his people. Allah informs of their ignorance and obstinacy in their statement, قَدْ كُنتَ فِينَا مَرْجُوًّا قَبْلَ هَـذَا (You have been among us as a figure of go...

قَالُوا۟ يَٰشُعَيْبُ أَصَلَوٰتُكَ تَأْمُرُكَ أَن نَّتْرُكَ مَا يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَآ أَوْ أَن نَّفْعَلَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِنَا مَا نَشَٰٓؤُا۟ إِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ ٱلْحَلِيمُ ٱلرَّشِيدُ

Qaaloo yaa Shu'aybu asalaatuka taamuruka an natruka maa ya'budu aabaaa'unaaa aw an naf'ala feee amwaalinaa maa nashaaa'oo innaka la antal haleemur rasheed

They said, "O Shu'ayb, does your prayer command you that we should leave what our fathers worship or not do with our wealth what we please? Indeed, you are the forbearing, the discerning!"

انہوں نے کہا شعیب کیا تمہاری نماز تمہیں یہ سکھاتی ہے کہ جن کو ہمارے باپ دادا پوجتے آئے ہیں ہم ان کو ترک کر دیں یا اپنے مال میں تصرف کرنا چاہیں تو نہ کریں۔ تم تو بڑے نرم دل اور راست باز ہو

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: It means if they were not to listen to him, let them remember that he was not responsible for the eventuality that they may be seized by some punishment. The Holy Prophet ﷺ said about Sayyidna Shu'aib that he was an orator among prophets. His eloquence was exceptional. He went to its farthest limits...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: They said to him mockingly ‘O Shu‘ayb does your way of prayer command you with the obligation to make sure that we should leave what our fathers used to worship of idols or that we should cease to do as we will with our goods? meaning that such a command is an absurdity which no person calling to go...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Response of Shu`ayb's People They said to Shu`ayb, in mockery, أَصَلَوَتُكَ (Does your Salah) Al-A`mash said, "This means your reading." تَأْمُرُكَ أَن نَّتْرُكَ مَا يَعْبُدُ ءابَاؤُنَآ (command you that we give up what our fathers used to worship,) meaning the idols and statues. أَوْ أَن نَّفْع...

وَمَا ظَلَمْنَٰهُمْ وَلَٰكِن ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ فَمَآ أَغْنَتْ عَنْهُمْ ءَالِهَتُهُمُ ٱلَّتِى يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ لَّمَّا جَآءَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ وَمَا زَادُوهُمْ غَيْرَ تَتْبِيبٍ

Wa maa zalamnaahum wa laakin zalamooo anfusahum famaaa aghnat 'anhum aalihatuhumul latee yad'oona min doonil laahi min shai'il lammaa jaaa'a amru Rabbika wa maa zaadoohum ghaira tatbeeb

And We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves. And they were not availed at all by their gods which they invoked other than Allah when there came the command of your Lord. And they did not increase them in other than ruin.

اور ہم نے ان لوگوں پر ظلم نہیں کیا بلکہ انہوں نے خود اپنے اُوپر ظلم کیا۔ غرض جب تمہارے پروردگار کا حکم آپہنچا تو جن معبودوں کو وہ خدا کے سوا پکارا کرتے تھے وہ ان کے کچھ بھی کام نہ آئے۔ اور تباہ کرنے کے سوا ان کے حق میں اور کچھ نہ کرسکے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: After having given this good counsel to them, he warned them of the punishment of Allah Ta` ala. He said: وَيَا قَوْمِ لَا يَجْرِ‌مَنَّكُمْ شِقَاقِي أَن يُصِيبَكُم مِّثْلُ مَا أَصَابَ قَوْمَ نُوحٍ أَوْ قَوْمَ هُودٍ أَوْ قَوْمَ صَالِحٍ ۚ وَمَا قَوْمُ لُوطٍ مِّنكُم بِبَعِيدٍ And 0 my people, let not y...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And We did not wrong them destroying them for not having committed any sins but they wronged themselves through idolatry. Their gods did not avail defend them in any way min shay’in min is extra those gods upon whom they called whom they worshipped besides God that is other than Him when the command...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Lesson taken from the Destroyed Towns When Allah mentioned the story of the Prophets and what happened with them and their nations -- how He destroyed the disbelievers and saved the believers -- He goes on to say, ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَنْبَآءِ الْقُرَى (That is some of the news of the (population of ) t...

مَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَسْمَآءً سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَٰنٍ إِنِ ٱلْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ أَمَرَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلْقَيِّمُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Maa ta'budoona min doonihee illaaa asmaaa'an sam maitumoohaaa antum wa aabaaa'ukum maaa anzalal laahu bihaa min sultan; inilhukmu illaa lillaah; amara allaa ta'budooo illaaa iyyaah; zaalikad deenul qaiyimu wa laakinna aksaran naasi laa ya'lamoon

You worship not besides Him except [mere] names you have named them, you and your fathers, for which Allah has sent down no authority. Legislation is not but for Allah. He has commanded that you worship not except Him. That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know.

جن چیزوں کی تم خدا کے سوا پرستش کرتے ہو وہ صرف نام ہی نام ہیں جو تم نے اور تمہارے باپ دادا نے رکھ لیے ہیں۔ خدا نے ان کی کوئی سند نازل نہیں کی۔ (سن رکھو کہ) خدا کے سوا کسی کی حکومت نہیں ہے۔ اس نے ارشاد فرمایا ہے کہ اس کے سوا کسی کی عبادت نہ کرو۔ یہی سیدھا دین ہے لیکن اکثر لوگ نہیں جانتے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: After that, he declares his abhorrence for disbelief and his disengagement from the community of disbelievers. Then, with it, he also stresses that he is a member of the House of Prophets and it is their Community that he adheres to and that he is a scion of the House of Ibrahim, Ishaq and Ya` qub (...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: You do not worship apart from Him that is other than Him anything but mere names that you have named that you have named for idols you and your fathers. God has not revealed any warrant any definitive argument or proof regarding them regarding worship of them. Judgement decree belongs only to God al...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): ءَأَرْبَابٌ مُّتَّفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ (Are many different lords (gods) better or Allah, the One, the Irresistible) to Whose grace and infinite kingdom everything and everyone has submitted in humiliation. Prophet Yusuf explained to them next that it is because of th...

لَهُۥ دَعْوَةُ ٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ لَا يَسْتَجِيبُونَ لَهُم بِشَىْءٍ إِلَّا كَبَٰسِطِ كَفَّيْهِ إِلَى ٱلْمَآءِ لِيَبْلُغَ فَاهُ وَمَا هُوَ بِبَٰلِغِهِۦ وَمَا دُعَآءُ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَٰلٍ

Lahoo da'watul haqq; wallazeena yad'oona min doonihee laa yastajeeboona lahum bishai'in illaa kabaasiti kaffaihi ilal maaa'i liyablugha faahu wa maa huwa bibaalighih; wa maa du'aaa'ul aafireena illaa fee dalaal

To Him [alone] is the supplication of truth. And those they call upon besides Him do not respond to them with a thing, except as one who stretches his hands toward water [from afar, calling it] to reach his mouth, but it will not reach it [thus]. And the supplication of the disbelievers is not but in error [i.e. futility].

سودمند پکارنا تو اسی کا ہے اور جن کو یہ لوگ اس کے سوا پکارتے ہیں وہ ان کی پکار کو کسی طرح قبول نہیں کرتے مگر اس شخص کی طرح جو اپنے دونوں ہاتھ پانی کی طرف پھیلا دے تاکہ (دور ہی سے) اس کے منہ تک آ پہنچے حالانکہ وہ (اس تک کبھی بھی) نہیں آسکتا اور (اسی طرح) کافروں کی پکار بیکار ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: In the next verse (13), it was said: وَيُسَبِّحُ الرَّ‌عْدُ بِحَمْدِهِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ مِنْ خِيفَتِهِ (And the thunder proclaims His purity with His praise, and [ so do ] the angels, out of His awe). In Arabic usage, the word: الرَّ‌عْدُ (Ar-Ra` d)refers to the sound of the clouds generated by thei...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: His exalted be He is the call of truth that is the words that constitute it the truth and these are ‘there is no god but God’ lā ilāha illā’Llāh; and those upon whom they call read yad‘ūn or tad‘ūn ‘you call’ those whom they worship apart from Him that is other than Him — namely the idols — do not a...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): A Parable for the Weakness of the False Gods of the Polytheists `Ali bin Abi Talib said that Allah's statement, لَهُ دَعْوَةُ الْحَقِّ (For Him is the Word of Truth.) is in reference to Tawhid, according to Ibn Jarir At-Tabari. Ibn `Abbas, Qatadah, and Malik who narrated it from Muhammad bin Al-Munk...

قَالَتْ رُسُلُهُمْ أَفِى ٱللَّهِ شَكٌّ فَاطِرِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ يَدْعُوكُمْ لِيَغْفِرَ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرَكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى قَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا تُرِيدُونَ أَن تَصُدُّونَا عَمَّا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَا فَأْتُونَا بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

Qaalat Rusuluhum afillaahi shakkun faatiris samaawaati wal ardi yad'ookum liyaghfira lakum min zunoobikum wa yu'akhkhirakum ilaaa ajalim musam maa; qaaloo in antum illaa basharum mislunaa tureedoona an tasuddoonaa 'ammaa kaana ya'budu aabaaa'unaa faatoonaa bisul taanim mubeen

Their messengers said, "Can there be doubt about Allah, Creator of the heavens and earth? He invites you that He may forgive you of your sins, and He delays your death for a specified term." They said, "You are not but men like us who wish to avert us from what our fathers were worshipping. So bring us a clear authority."

ان کے پیغمبروں نے کہا کیا (تم کو) خدا (کے بارے) میں شک ہے جو آسمانوں اور زمین کا پیدا کرنے والا ہے۔ وہ تمہیں اس لیے بلاتا ہے کہ تمہارے گناہ بخشے اور (فائدہ پہنچانے کے لیے) ایک مدت مقرر تک تم کو مہلت دے۔ وہ بولے کہ تم تو ہمارے ہی جیسے آدمی ہو۔ تمہارا یہ منشاء ہے کہ جن چیزوں کو ہمارے بڑے پوجتے رہے ہیں ان (کے پوجنے) سے ہم کو بند کر دو تو (اچھا) کوئی کھلی دلیل لاؤ (یعنی معجزہ دکھاؤ)

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: In the last verse here (8), it was said: قَالَ مُوسَىٰ إِن تَكْفُرُ‌وا أَنتُمْ وَمَن فِي الْأَرْ‌ضِ جَمِيعًا (And Musa said, "If you are ungrateful, you and all those on earth, then, Allah is free of all needs, worthy of every praise.) " This was said by Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) to his people. He...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Their messengers said ‘Can there be doubt concerning God an interrogative meant as a denial in other words there can be no doubt concerning His Oneness given the manifest proofs of it the Originator the Creator of the heavens and the earth? He calls you to obedience of Him so that He might forgive y...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Argument between the Prophets and the Disbelievers Allah narrates to us the arguments that ensued between the disbelievers and their Messengers. When their nations doubted the Message of worshipping Allah alone without partners, the Messengers said, أَفِى اللَّهِ شَكٌّ ((What!) Can there be a do...

وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ رَبِّ ٱجْعَلْ هَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدَ ءَامِنًا وَٱجْنُبْنِى وَبَنِىَّ أَن نَّعْبُدَ ٱلْأَصْنَامَ

Wa iz qaala Ibraaheemu Rabbij 'al haazal balada aaminanw wajnubnee wa baniyya an na'budal asnaam

And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham said, "My Lord, make this city [Makkah] secure and keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols.

اور جب ابراہیم نے دعا کی کہ میرے پروردگار اس شہر کو (لوگوں کے لیے) امن کی جگہ بنا دے۔ اور مجھے اور میری اولاد کو اس بات سے کہ بتوں کی پرستش کرنے لگیں بچائے رکھ

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary Stated in the previous verses was the rational strength and cardinal position of Tauhid, the belief in the Oneness of Allah. And also mentioned there in contrast was the gross ignorance of Shirk, the ascribing of partners in the pristine divinity of Allah, and a condemnation thereof. Amon...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And mention when Abraham said ‘My Lord make this land Mecca secure — God granted him this petition and thus made it Mecca a sanctuary in which no human blood is shed no person is wronged prey is not hunted and one which is never deserted in any of its parts — and turn me and my sons away from servin...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): brahim's Supplication to Allah when He brought Isma`il to Makkah Allah mentions here, while bringing forth more evidences against Arab polytheists, that the Sacred House in Makkah was established on the worship of Allah alone, without partners. He also states that Ibrahim, who establsihed the city, ...

وَٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْـًٔا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ

Wallazeena yad'oona min doonil laahi laa yakhluqoona shai'anw wa hum yukhlaqoon

And those they invoke other than Allah create nothing, and they [themselves] are created.

اور جن لوگوں کو یہ خدا کے سوا پکارتے ہیں وہ کوئی چیز بھی تو نہیں بناسکتے بلکہ خود ان کو اور بناتے ہیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary Verses appearing immediately earlier described the many blessings of Allah Ta` ala in details, proved that He alone is their Creator and established that He is unique in this matter. Now, in the present verses, there comes an admonition against the failure of people to recognize that ther...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And those whom you invoke tad‘ūna or read yad‘una ‘they invoke’ besides God namely the idols do not create anything but are themselves created fashioned from stones and other materials.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The gods of the Idolators are Created, they do not create Then Allah tells us that the idols which people call on instead of Him cannot create anything, they are themselves created, as Al-Khalil (Ibrahim) said: قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ - وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ ("Do you wor...

وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُونَ نَصِيبًا مِّمَّا رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ تَٱللَّهِ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنتُمْ تَفْتَرُونَ

Wa yaj'aloona limaa laa ya'lamoona naseebam mimmaa razaqnnaahum; tallaahi latus'alunaa 'ammaa kuntum taftaroon

And they assign to what they do not know a portion of that which We have provided them. By Allah, you will surely be questioned about what you used to invent.

اور ہمارے دیئے ہوئے مال میں سے ایسی چیزوں کا حصہ مقرر کرتے ہیں جن کو جانتے ہی نہیں۔ (کافرو) خدا کی قسم کہ جو تم افتراء کرتے ہو اس کی تم سے ضرور پرسش ہوگی

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Even the Punishment of the World is Mercy in Disguise In the verses cited above, after having mentioned various punishments which could seize disbelievers within this world, it was said in the end: فَإِنَّ رَ‌بَّكُمْ لَرَ‌ءُوفٌ رَّ‌حِيمٌ (So, indeed your Lord is Very Kind Very Merciful). First of al...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And they that is the idolaters assign to what they do not know that they cause harm and cannot benefit them — namely the idols — a portion of that which We have provided them with of crops and cattle saying that ‘this is for God and this is for our partners’. By God you will indeed be questioned a q...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Among the Behavior of the Idolators was vowing to Things that Allah had provided for Them to their gods Allah tells us about some of the heinous deeds of those who used to perform baseless worship of other gods besides Him, such as idols and statues, with no grounds for doing so. They gave their ido...

وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ رِزْقًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ

Wa ya'budoona min doonil laahi maa laa yamliku lahum rizqam minas samaawaati wal ardi shai'anw wa laa yastatee'oon

And they worship besides Allah that which does not possess for them [the power of] provision from the heavens and the earth at all, and [in fact], they are unable.

اور خدا کے سوا ایسوں کو پوجتے ہیں جو ان کو آسمانوں اور زمین میں روزی دینے کا ذرا بھی اختیار نہیں رکھتے اور نہ کسی اور طرح کا مقدور رکھتے ہیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary In verse 72: جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا (Allah has created spouses from among you), a special blessing has been mentioned in that Allah Ta’ ala has created spouses from the same genus so that they remain mutually familiar and their distinction and nobility inherent in the h...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And they worship besides God that is other than Him what has no power to give them any sort of provision from the heavens such as water and the earth such as plants shay’an ‘anything’ is a substitute for rizqan ‘provision’ nor do they have the capacity nor are they able to do anything — and these ar...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Denouncing the Worship of anything besides Allah Allah tells us about the Mushrikin who worship others besides Him, even though He alone is the bountiful Provider, the Creator and Sustainer, without partners or associates, but they still worship idols and make rivals for Him. He says: مَا لاَ يَمْلِ...

وَإِذَا رَءَا ٱلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا۟ شُرَكَآءَهُمْ قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ شُرَكَآؤُنَا ٱلَّذِينَ كُنَّا نَدْعُوا۟ مِن دُونِكَ فَأَلْقَوْا۟ إِلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقَوْلَ إِنَّكُمْ لَكَٰذِبُونَ

Wa izaa ra al lazeena ashrakoo shurakaaa'ahum qaaloo Rabbana haaa'ulaaa'i shurakaaa'unal lazeena kunnaa nad'oo min doonika fa alqaw ilaihimul qawla innakum lakaaziboon

And when those who associated others with Allah see their "partners," they will say," Our Lord, these are our partners [to You] whom we used to invoke besides You." But they will throw at them the statement, "Indeed, you are liars."

اور جب مشرک (اپنے بنائے ہوئے) شریکوں کو دیکھیں گے تو کہیں گے کہ پروردگار یہ وہی ہمارے شریک ہیں جن کو ہم تیرے سوا پُکارا کرتے تھے۔ تو وہ (اُن کے کلام کو مسترد کردیں گے اور) اُن سے کہیں گے کہ تم تو جھوٹے ہو

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Finally, a note about the statement: سَرَ‌ابِيلَ تَقِيكُمُ الْحَرَّ‌ (shirts which protect you from heat - 81). Here, protection from heat has been identified as the purpose of a shirt - though, a shirt protects one from heat and cold both. This has been answered by Imam Al-Qurtubi and other comment...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And when the idolaters behold their associates of devils and others they will say ‘Our Lord these are our associates whom we used to invoke whom we used to worship besides You’. But they will fling to them the saying that is they will say to them ‘You are indeed liars!’ when you say that you used to...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Homes, Furnishings and Clothing are also Blessings from Allah Allah mentions His great blessings for His servant in that He has given them homes to dwell in and protect themselves with, in which they find all kinds of benefits. He has also given them homes from the hides of cattle, i.e., leather, wh...

لَّا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَقْعُدَ مَذْمُومًا مَّخْذُولًا

Laa taj'al ma'al laahi ilaahan aakhara fataq'uda mazoomam makhzoolaa

Do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity and [thereby] become censured and forsaken.

اور خدا کے ساتھ کوئی اور معبود نہ بنانا کہ ملامتیں سن کر اور بےکس ہو کر بیٹھے رہ جاؤ گے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Sequence Previous verses mentioned some conditions attached to the acceptance of deeds. One of the conditions required that no deed is accepted unless it comes with 'Iman (faith, belief) and is in accordance with Shari` ah (Law) and Sunnah (sayings and deeds of the Prophet ﷺ). In the present verses,...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Do not set up another god besides God or you will sit blameworthy forsaken with no one to assist you.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Do not associate Anything in Worship with Allah Addressing those who are responsible among this Ummah, Allah says, "Do not admit any partner into your worship of your Lord." فَتَقْعُدَ مَذْمُومًا (or you will sit down reproved,) meaning, because of associating others with Him. مَّخْذُولاً (forsaken....

قُل لَّوْ كَانَ مَعَهُۥٓ ءَالِهَةٌ كَمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذًا لَّٱبْتَغَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ سَبِيلًا

Qul law kaana ma'ahooo aalihatun kamaa yaqooloona izal labtaghaw ilaa zil 'Arshi Sabeela

Say, [O Muhammad], "If there had been with Him [other] gods, as they say, then they [each] would have sought to the Owner of the Throne a way."

کہہ دو کہ اگر خدا کے ساتھ اور معبود ہوتے جیسا کہ یہ کہتے ہیں تو وہ ضرور (خدائے) مالک عرش کی طرف (لڑنے بھڑنے کے لئے) رستہ نکالتے

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary According to the proof of Tauhid (the Oneness of Allah) given in the verse: إِذًا لَّابْتَغَوْا إِلَىٰ ذِي الْعَرْ‌شِ سَبِيلًا (then they would have found out a way to the Lord of the Throne - 42), Allah alone is the creator, owner and master of the entire universe. The argument is if it ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Say to them ‘If there were with Him that is with God other gods as they say they would in that case have sought against the Lord of the Throne that is against God some path some way in order to fight Him off.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى عَمَّا يَقُولُونَ (Glorified and Exalted is He high above what they say!) meaning these idolators who transgress and do wrong when they claim that there are other gods besides Him. عُلُوّاً كَبِيراً (high above) means, far above. He is Allah, the One, the Self-Sufficient Maste...

إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ يَٰٓأَبَتِ لِمَ تَعْبُدُ مَا لَا يَسْمَعُ وَلَا يُبْصِرُ وَلَا يُغْنِى عَنكَ شَيْـًٔا

Iz qaala li abeehi yaaa abati lima ta'budu maa laa yasma'u wa laa yubsiru wa laa yughnee 'anka shai'aa

[Mention] when he said to his father, "O my father, why do you worship that which does not hear and does not see and will not benefit you at all?

جب انہوں نے اپنے باپ سے کہا کہ ابّا آپ ایسی چیزوں کو کیوں پوجتے ہیں جو نہ سنیں اور نہ دیکھیں اور نہ آپ کے کچھ کام آسکیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: How to give counsel to elders. يَا أَبَتِ (My dear father - 19:42) In Arabic language this word conveys deep respect and intense love for one's father. Allah Ta` ala had combined in the person of Sayyidna Khalilullah (علیہ السلام) the noble qualities and attributes, and his address to his father is ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: When he said to his father Āzar ‘O my father! the final tā’ here of abati has replaced the possessive yā’ of genitive annexation sc. of yā abī; the two however are never used together — he Abraham’s father used to worship idols. Why do you worship that which neither hears nor sees and is of no avail...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Ibrahim's Admonition of His Father Allah, the Exalted, tells His Prophet, Muhammad ﷺ, وَاذْكُرْ فِى الْكِتَـبِ إِبْرَهِيمَ (And mention in the Book, Ibrahim.) "Recite this to your people who are worshipping idols and mention to them what happened with Ibrahim, the intimate Friend (Khalil) of the Mos...

قَالَ أَرَاغِبٌ أَنتَ عَنْ ءَالِهَتِى يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ لَأَرْجُمَنَّكَ وَٱهْجُرْنِى مَلِيًّا

Qaala araaghibun anta 'an aalihatee yaaa Ibraaheemu la 'il lam tantahi la arjumannaka wahjumee maliyyaa

[His father] said, "Have you no desire for my gods, O Abraham? If you do not desist, I will surely stone you, so avoid me a prolonged time."

اس نے کہا ابراہیم کیا تو میرے معبودوں سے برگشتہ ہے؟ اگر تو باز نہ آئے گا تو میں تجھے سنگسار کردوں گا اور تو ہمیشہ کے لئے مجھ سے دور ہوجا

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: How to give counsel to elders. يَا أَبَتِ (My dear father - 19:42) In Arabic language this word conveys deep respect and intense love for one's father. Allah Ta` ala had combined in the person of Sayyidna Khalilullah (علیہ السلام) the noble qualities and attributes, and his address to his father is ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: He said ‘Are you renouncing my gods O Abraham? so that you are denouncing them in this way? If you do not desist from criticising them I shall surely assail you with stones or with evil words so beware of me; and stay away from me for a long time’.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Reply of Ibrahim's Father Allah, the Exalted, informs of the reply of Ibrahim's father to his son, Ibrahim, in reference to what he was calling him to. He said, أَرَاغِبٌ أَنتَ عَنْ آلِهَتِى يإِبْرَهِيمُ (Do you revile my gods, O Ibrahim) This means, "If you do not want to worship them (the idol...

وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً لِّيَكُونُوا۟ لَهُمْ عِزًّا

Wattakhazoo min doonil laahi aalihatal liyakoonoo lahum 'izzaa

And they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that they would be for them [a source of] honor.

اور ان لوگوں نے خدا کے سوا اور معبود بنالئے ہیں تاکہ وہ ان کے لئے (موجب عزت و) مدد ہوں

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: وَنَرِ‌ثُهُ مَا يَقُولُ "And We will inherit from him what he is talking about" - 19:80. It is foolish of him to talk about retaining his wealth and children in the Hereafter because he will have to leave behind even these things which he possesses in this world, and his wealth and children will all...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And they namely the disbelievers of Mecca have taken besides God graven images as other gods for them to worship that they may be for them a source of might that they may be intercessors before God so that they will not be chastised.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Idols of the Polytheists will deny Their Worship Allah, the Exalted, informs about the disbelievers who associate partners with their Lord, that they have taken gods besides Allah, so that these gods may be a source of honor and might for them. They think that these gods give them power and make...

كَلَّا سَيَكْفُرُونَ بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ وَيَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضِدًّا

Kallaa; sa yakfuroona bi'ibaadatihim wa yakoonoona 'alaihim diddaa

No! Those "gods" will deny their worship of them and will be against them opponents [on the Day of Judgement].

ہرگز نہیں وہ (معبودان باطل) ان کی پرستش سے انکار کریں گے اور ان کے دشمن (ومخالف) ہوں گے

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: وَيَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضِدًّا "And they will be just the opposite for them" - 19:82. The idols and the false gods whom the infidels worshipped in the hope of winning their help will turn against them on the Day of Judgment. God will grant speech to them and they will say, "0 God! Finish these sinne...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Nay that is to say there is none to prevent their being chastised but they namely the idol gods shall reject their worship that is they will deny it — as is stated in another verse It was not us that they used to worship Q. 2863 — and they shall be pitted against them as opponents enemies supporting...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Idols of the Polytheists will deny Their Worship Allah, the Exalted, informs about the disbelievers who associate partners with their Lord, that they have taken gods besides Allah, so that these gods may be a source of honor and might for them. They think that these gods give them power and make...

أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ ءَالِهَةً مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ هُمْ يُنشِرُونَ

Amit takhazooo aalihatam minal ardi hum yunshiroon

Or have men taken for themselves gods from the earth who resurrect [the dead]?

بھلا لوگوں نے جو زمین کی چیزوں سے (بعض کو) معبود بنا لیا ہے (تو کیا) وہ ان کو (مرنے کے بعد) اُٹھا کھڑا کریں گے؟

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا آلِهَةً مِّنَ الْأَرْ‌ضِ هُمْ يُنشِرُ‌ونَ (Or have they taken to gods from the earth who raise the dead? - 21:21) Here the ignorance of polytheists is described variously. Allah says how foolish and ignorant the polytheists are that they have made their gods from amongst the creature...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Or am functions with the meaning of bal ‘nay’ to effect a transition in subject-matter; the hamza is for rhetorical denial have they chosen gods that are from the earth such as stones gold or silver who that is gods who resurrect? who bring the dead back to life? No! Indeed only one who brings the d...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Refutation of false gods Allah denounces those who take other gods instead of Him: أَمِ اتَّخَذُواْ آلِهَةً مِّنَ الاٌّرْضِ هُمْ يُنشِرُونَ (Or have they taken gods from the earth who raise the dead) meaning, can they bring the dead back to life and bring them forth from the earth They cannot do any...

وَإِذَا رَءَاكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا أَهَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى يَذْكُرُ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَهُم بِذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ هُمْ كَٰفِرُونَ

Wa izaa ra aakal lazeena kafarooo iny-yattakhizoonaka illa huzuwaa; ahaazal lazee yazkuru aalihatakum wa hum bi zikrir Rahmaani hum kaafiroon

And when those who disbelieve see you, [O Muhammad], they take you not except in ridicule, [saying], "Is this the one who insults your gods?" And they are, at the mention of the Most Merciful, disbelievers.

اور جب کافر تم کو دیکھتے ہیں تو تم سے استہزاء کرتے ہیں کہ کیا یہی شخص ہے جو تمہارے معبودوں کا ذکر (برائی سے) کیا کرتا ہے حالانکہ وہ خود رحمٰن کے نام سے منکر ہیں

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: What is death? Allah has said كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ 'Every soul has to taste death'. Here the word soul refers to the living things of the earth, who must all face death, but does not include the angels. There is a difference of opinion about whether the angels will also die or not on the...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And whenever the disbelievers see you they only take you in derision that is as one to be derided saying ‘Is this the one who mentions your gods?’ that is the one who derides them? And yet when it comes to the mention of the Compassionate One to them they hum repeated for emphasis are disbelieving o...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): How the Idolators mocked the Prophet Allah tells His Prophet ... وَإِذَا رَآكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ (And when those who disbelieved see you,) meaning, the disbelievers of the Quraysh, such as Abu Jahl and his like. إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلاَّ هُزُواً (they take you not except for mockery) means, they m...

أَمْ لَهُمْ ءَالِهَةٌ تَمْنَعُهُم مِّن دُونِنَا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَلَا هُم مِّنَّا يُصْحَبُونَ

Am lahum aalihatun tamna'ulum min dooninaa; laa yastatee'oona nasra anfusihim wa laa hum minnna yus-haboon

Or do they have gods to defend them other than Us? They are unable [even] to help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us.

کیا ہمارے سوا ان کے اور معبود ہیں کہ ان کو (مصائب سے) بچاسکیں۔ وہ آپ اپنی مدد تو کر ہی نہیں سکتے اور نہ ہم سے پناہ ہی دیئے جائیں گے

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Haste is undesirable خُلِقَ الْإِنسَانُ مِنْ عَجَلٍ (Man is made of haste. - 21:37). عَجَل ('ajal) means haste or hurry. The word is used in situations when one desires things to happen before their time, and this trait is bad by its very nature. In another place also the word is used to denote huma...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Or is it that they have am ‘or’ functions with the sense of a hamza used to indicate denial that is read it as a-lahum ‘do they have’ gods to defend them against that which might cause them harm besides Us? In other words do they have anyone other than Us to defend them against such things? No! They...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Lessons to be learned from Those Who mocked the Messengers in the Past Allah says consoling His Messenger for the pain and insult caused by the mockery and disbelief of the idolators, وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِىءَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِالَّذِينَ سَخِرُواْ مِنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِ يَسْتَهْز...

إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلتَّمَاثِيلُ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَٰكِفُونَ

Iz qaala li abeehi wa qawmihee maa haazihit tamaaseelul lateee antum lahee 'aakifoon

When he said to his father and his people, "What are these statues to which you are devoted?"

جب انہوں نے اپنے باپ اور اپنی قوم کے لوگوں سے کہا یہ کیا مورتیں ہیں جن (کی پرستش) پر تم معتکف (وقائم) ہو؟

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary الْفُرْ‌قَانَ وَضِيَاءً وَذِكْرً‌ا لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ (Criterion and light and an advice for the God-fearing - 21:48) The three attributes which belong to Torah are فُرْ‌قَانَ (criterion) which differentiates between right and wrong second is 4 ' (light) which provides light and manifestatio...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: when he said to his father and his people ‘What are these images these idols to which you constantly cleave?’ that is which you are constantly worshipping.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Story of Ibrahim and his People Allah tells us about His close Friend Ibrahim, peace be upon him, and how He bestowed upon him guidance aforetime, i.e., from an early age He inspired him with truth and evidence against his people, as Allah says elsewhere: وَتِلْكَ حُجَّتُنَآ ءَاتَيْنَـهَآ إِبْرَ...

قَالُوا۟ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا لَهَا عَٰبِدِينَ

Qaaloo wajadnaaa aabaaa'anaa lahaa 'aabideen

They said, "We found our fathers worshippers of them."

وہ کہنے لگے کہ ہم نے اپنے باپ دادا کو ان کی پرستش کرتے دیکھا ہے

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary الْفُرْ‌قَانَ وَضِيَاءً وَذِكْرً‌ا لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ (Criterion and light and an advice for the God-fearing - 21:48) The three attributes which belong to Torah are فُرْ‌قَانَ (criterion) which differentiates between right and wrong second is 4 ' (light) which provides light and manifestatio...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: They said ‘We found our fathers worshipping them’ and so we followed their example.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Story of Ibrahim and his People Allah tells us about His close Friend Ibrahim, peace be upon him, and how He bestowed upon him guidance aforetime, i.e., from an early age He inspired him with truth and evidence against his people, as Allah says elsewhere: وَتِلْكَ حُجَّتُنَآ ءَاتَيْنَـهَآ إِبْرَ...

وَتَٱللَّهِ لَأَكِيدَنَّ أَصْنَٰمَكُم بَعْدَ أَن تُوَلُّوا۟ مُدْبِرِينَ

Wa tallaahi la akeedanna asnaamakum ba'da an tuwalloo mudbireen

And [I swear] by Allah, I will surely plan against your idols after you have turned and gone away."

اور خدا کی قسم جب تم پیٹھ پھیر کر چلے جاؤ گے تو میں تمہارے بتوں سے ایک چال چلوں گا

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary وَتَاللَّـهِ لَأَكِيدَنَّ أَصْنَامَكُم (And I swear by Allah that I will do something to your idols - 21:57) The wording of the verse indicates that Sayyidna Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) spoke these words before his community. But this explanation leaves a little doubt in one's mind because Sayy...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And by God I shall devise a stratagem against your idols after you have gone away with your backs turned’.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): How Ibrahim broke the Idols Then Ibrahim swore an oath, which some of his people heard, to plot against their idols, i.e., to break them and destroy them after they had gone away and turned their backs, when they went out to their festival. They had a festival which they would go out to celebrate. A...

قَالُوا۟ مَن فَعَلَ هَٰذَا بِـَٔالِهَتِنَآ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

Qaaloo man fa'ala haazaa bi aalihatinaaa innahoo laminaz zaalimeen

They said, "Who has done this to our gods? Indeed, he is of the wrongdoers."

کہنے لگے کہ ہمارے معبودوں کے ساتھ یہ معاملہ کس نے کیا؟ وہ تو کوئی ظالم ہے

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: فَجَعَلَهُمْ جُذَاذًا (21:58) The word جُذَاذً is the plural for جُذَ. which means fragment or piece. Thus its meaning is that Sayyidna Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) broke the idols into small pieces. إِلَّا كَبِيرً‌ا لَّهُمْ (Save the big one of them - 21:58) That is, only the biggest idol was left intact ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: They said upon returning and seeing what had been done ‘Who has done this to our gods? Truly he is an evildoer’ in this regard.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): How Ibrahim broke the Idols Then Ibrahim swore an oath, which some of his people heard, to plot against their idols, i.e., to break them and destroy them after they had gone away and turned their backs, when they went out to their festival. They had a festival which they would go out to celebrate. A...

قَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُۥ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَٰذَا فَسْـَٔلُوهُمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ يَنطِقُونَ

Qaala bal fa'alahoo kabeeruhum haazaa fas'aloohum in kaanoo yantiqoon

He said, "Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak."

(ابراہیم نے) کہا (نہیں) بلکہ یہ ان کے اس بڑے (بت) نے کیا (ہوگا) ۔ اگر یہ بولتے ہیں تو ان سے پوچھ لو

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The words of Sayyidna Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) were not untrue, but only allusions قَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُ‌هُمْ هَـٰذَا فَاسْأَلُوهُمْ إِن كَانُوا يَنطِقُونَ (He said, "Rather, this is done by this chief of theirs. So, ask them if they were to speak." - 21:63) When the community of Sayyidna Ibrahim...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: He said concealing his deed ‘Rather it was this principal one among them did it. So question them about the perpetrator of this if they can speak!’ here the response to the conditional statement precedes the conditional clause; in the preceding clause there is an intimation for them that an idol ack...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): How Ibrahim broke the Idols Then Ibrahim swore an oath, which some of his people heard, to plot against their idols, i.e., to break them and destroy them after they had gone away and turned their backs, when they went out to their festival. They had a festival which they would go out to celebrate. A...

ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا۟ عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمْ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ يَنطِقُونَ

Summa nukisoo 'alaa ru'oosihim laqad 'alimta maa haaa'ulaaa'i yantiqoon

Then they reversed themselves, [saying], "You have already known that these do not speak!"

پھر (شرمندہ ہو کر) سر نیچا کرلیا (اس پر بھی ابراہیم سے کہنے لگے کہ) تم جانتے ہو یہ بولتے نہیں

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The words of Sayyidna Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) were not untrue, but only allusions قَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُ‌هُمْ هَـٰذَا فَاسْأَلُوهُمْ إِن كَانُوا يَنطِقُونَ (He said, "Rather, this is done by this chief of theirs. So, ask them if they were to speak." - 21:63) When the community of Sayyidna Ibrahim...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Then they were turned by God on their heads that is to say they were made to return to their disbelief and said ‘By God you are certainly aware that these idols cannot speak’ in other words how can you thus command us to question them?
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The People's admission of their gods' incapability, and Ibrahim's preaching Allah tells us that when Ibrahim said what he said, his people فَرَجَعُواْ إِلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ (turned to themselves) meaning, they blamed themselves for not taking precautions and protecting their gods. They said: إِنَّكُمْ أ...

إِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ أَنتُمْ لَهَا وَٰرِدُونَ

Innakum wa maa ta'budoona min doonil laahi hasabu Jahannama antum lahaa waaridoon

Indeed, you [disbelievers] and what you worship other than Allah are the firewood of Hell. You will be coming to [enter] it.

(کافرو اس روز) تم اور جن کی تم خدا کے سوا عبادت کرتے ہو دوزخ کا ایندھن ہوں گے۔ اور تم سب اس میں داخل ہو کر رہو گے

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: إِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّـهِ حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ (Surely, you and whatever you worship other than Allah are the fuel of Jahannam - 21:98) Here a question may arise as to the application of this verse to the case of Sayyidna Masih (علیہ السلام) ، Sayyidna ` Uzair (علیہ السلام) and ange...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: ‘Truly you O people of Mecca and what you worship besides God that is other than Him in the way of graven images shall be fuel for Hell you shall be its fodder; and you shall come to it’ you shall enter it.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Idolators and their gods are Fuel for Hell Allah says to the people of Makkah, the idolators of the Quraysh and those who followed their religion of idol worship: إِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ (Certainly you and that which you are worshipping now besides Allah, a...

لَوْ كَانَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ءَالِهَةً مَّا وَرَدُوهَا وَكُلٌّ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

Law kaana haaa'ulaaa'i aalihatam maa waradoohaa wa kullun feehaa khaalidoon

Had these [false deities] been [actual] gods, they would not have come to it, but all are eternal therein.

اگر یہ لوگ (درحقیقت) معبود ہوتے تو اس میں داخل نہ ہوتے۔ سب اس میں ہمیشہ (جلتے) رہیں گے

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: إِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّـهِ حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ (Surely, you and whatever you worship other than Allah are the fuel of Jahannam - 21:98) Here a question may arise as to the application of this verse to the case of Sayyidna Masih (علیہ السلام) ، Sayyidna ` Uzair (علیہ السلام) and ange...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Had these graven images been gods as you claim they would never have come to it they would never have entered it and they will all both the worshippers and the worshipped abide therein.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Idolators and their gods are Fuel for Hell Allah says to the people of Makkah, the idolators of the Quraysh and those who followed their religion of idol worship: إِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ (Certainly you and that which you are worshipping now besides Allah, a...

ذَٰلِكَ وَمَن يُعَظِّمْ حُرُمَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦ وَأُحِلَّتْ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَنْعَٰمُ إِلَّا مَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ ٱلرِّجْسَ مِنَ ٱلْأَوْثَٰنِ وَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ قَوْلَ ٱلزُّورِ

Zaalika wa mai yu'azzim hurumaatil laahi fahuwa khairul lahoo 'inda Rabbih; wa uhillat lakumul an'aamu illaa maa yutlaa 'alaikum fajtanibur rijsa minal awsaani wajtaniboo qawlaz zoor

That [has been commanded], and whoever honors the sacred ordinances of Allah - it is best for him in the sight of his Lord. And permitted to you are the grazing livestock, except what is recited to you. So avoid the uncleanliness of idols and avoid false statement,

یہ (ہمارا حکم ہے) جو شخص ادب کی چیزوں کی جو خدا نے مقرر کی ہیں عظمت رکھے تو یہ پروردگار کے نزدیک اس کے حق میں بہتر ہے۔ اور تمہارے لئے مویشی حلال کردیئے گئے ہیں۔ سوا ان کے جو تمہیں پڑھ کر سنائے جاتے ہیں تو بتوں کی پلیدی سے بچو اور جھوٹی بات سے اجتناب کرو

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary حُرُ‌مَاتِ اللَّـهِ (22:30) are the things sanctified by Allah Ta’ ala, that is the religious laws. They are a source of welfare in this world and in the Hereafter for those pious Muslims who seek to learn them and act upon them. وَأُحِلَّتْ لَكُمُ الْأَنْعَامُ إِلَّا مَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْك...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: That is that dhālika the predicate of an implied subject in other words ‘the matter’ or ‘the affair’ is ‘that which has been mentioned’. And whoever venerates the sacraments of God namely those things whose violation is forbidden that veneration of them shall be better for him with his Lord in the H...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Reward for avoiding Sin Allah says: `This is what We have commanded you to do in the rituals (of Hajj), and this is the great reward that the person who does that will gain.' وَمَن يُعَظِّمْ حُرُمَـتِ اللَّهِ (whoever honors the sacred things of Allah,) means, whoever avoids disobeying Him and d...

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ضُرِبَ مَثَلٌ فَٱسْتَمِعُوا۟ لَهُۥٓ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَن يَخْلُقُوا۟ ذُبَابًا وَلَوِ ٱجْتَمَعُوا۟ لَهُۥ وَإِن يَسْلُبْهُمُ ٱلذُّبَابُ شَيْـًٔا لَّا يَسْتَنقِذُوهُ مِنْهُ ضَعُفَ ٱلطَّالِبُ وَٱلْمَطْلُوبُ

Yaaa ayyuhan naasu duriba masalun fastami'oo lah; innal lazeena tad'oona min doonil laahi lai yakhluqoo zubaabanw wa lawijtama'oo lahoo wa iny yaslub humuz zubbabu shai'al laa yastan qizoohu minh; da'ufat taalibu walmatloob

O people, an example is presented, so listen to it. Indeed, those you invoke besides Allah will never create [as much as] a fly, even if they gathered together for that purpose. And if the fly should steal away from them a [tiny] thing, they could not recover it from him. Weak are the pursuer and pursued.

لوگو! ایک مثال بیان کی جاتی ہے اسے غور سے سنو۔ کہ جن لوگوں کو تم خدا کے سوا پکارتے ہو وہ ایک مکھی بھی نہیں بنا سکتے اگرچہ اس کے لئے سب مجتمع ہوجائیں۔ اور اگر ان سے مکھی کوئی چیز لے جائے تو اسے اس سے چھڑا نہیں سکتے۔ طالب اور مطلوب (یعنی عابد اور معبود دونوں) گئے گزرے ہیں

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary Illustrating the futility of polytheism and idol-worship by citing a parable Generally the words ضُرِبَ مَثَلُ are used for quoting an incident as an example. However, it is not used here in that sense but the foolishness of idol worship has been illustrated by citing a parable. The infid...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: O mankind that is to say O people of Mecca a similitude is being struck so listen to it and it is that truly those on whom you call whom you worship besides God that is other than Him and these are the idols will never create a fly dhubāb is a generic noun the singular of which is dhubāba for both t...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The insignificance of the Idols and the foolishness of their Worshippers Here Allah points out the insignificance of the idols and the foolishness of those who worship them. يأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ضُرِبَ مَثَلٌ (O mankind! A parable has been made,) meaning, a parable of that which is worshipped by those...

وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً لَّا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْـًٔا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ لِأَنفُسِهِمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ مَوْتًا وَلَا حَيَوٰةً وَلَا نُشُورًا

Wattakhazoo min dooniheee aahihatal laa yakhluqoona shai'anw wa hum yukhlaqoona wa laa yamlikoona li anfusihim darranw wa laa naf'anw wa laa yamlikoona mawtanw wa laa hayaatanw wa laa nushooraa

But they have taken besides Him gods which create nothing, while they are created, and possess not for themselves any harm or benefit and possess not [power to cause] death or life or resurrection.

اور (لوگوں نے) اس کے سوا اور معبود بنا لئے ہیں جو کوئی چیز بھی پیدا نہیں کرسکتے اور خود پیدا کئے گئے ہیں۔ اور نہ اپنے نقصان اور نفع کا کچھ اختیار رکھتے ہیں اور نہ مرنا ان کے اختیار میں ہے اور نہ جینا اور نہ مر کر اُٹھ کھڑے ہونا

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Special Wisdom in every creation فَقَدَّرَ‌هُ تَقْدِيرً‌ا (And designed it in a perfect measure - 25:2): Here تَقْدِير‌ (designing in a perfect measure) is mentioned after تخلِیق (Creation). تخلِیق means to create something from nothing that is to bring in something without any pre-existing substanc...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Yet they the disbelievers have taken besides Him that is besides God in other words other than Him gods from among the idols who create nothing but have themselves been created and who possess no harm for themselves that is the power to repel it nor any benefit that is the power to attract it nor do...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Foolishness of the Idolators Allah tells us of the ignorance of the idolators in taking other gods instead of Allah, the Creator of all things, the One Who controls the affairs of all things; whatever He wills happens and whatever He does not will does not happen. In spite of that, they still wo...

وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَيَقُولُ ءَأَنتُمْ أَضْلَلْتُمْ عِبَادِى هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ أَمْ هُمْ ضَلُّوا۟ ٱلسَّبِيلَ

Wa Yawma yahshuruhum wa maa ya'budoona min doonil lahi fa yaqoolu 'a-antum adlaltum 'ibaadee haaa'ulaaa'i am hum dallus sabeel

And [mention] the Day He will gather them and that which they worship besides Allah and will say, "Did you mislead these, My servants, or did they [themselves] stray from the way?"

اور جس دن (خدا) ان کو اور اُن کو جنہیں یہ خدا کے سوا پوجتے ہیں جمع کرے گا تو فرمائے گا کیا تم نے میرے ان بندوں کو گمراہ کیا تھا یا یہ خود گمراہ ہوگئے تھے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The Second Objection was that if the Holy Prophet ﷺ was a prophet, he should not have been eating and drinking like common people; instead he should have been free from eating and drinking like angels. And if this was not so, he should have at least enough wealth and gardens to take care of his day ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And on the day when He will assemble them yahshuruhum; a variant reading has nahshuruhum ‘We assemble them’ and that which they worship besides God that is other than Him such as the angels Jesus Ezra and the jinn and will say exalted be He fa-yaqūlu; a variant has fa-naqūlu and We shall say’ to tho...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The gods of the Idolators will disown Them on the Day of Resurrection Allah tells us about what will happen on the Day of Resurrection, when those whom the idolators used to worship instead of Allah, angels and others, will rebuke them. Allah says: وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ا...

قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَكَ مَا كَانَ يَنۢبَغِى لَنَآ أَن نَّتَّخِذَ مِن دُونِكَ مِنْ أَوْلِيَآءَ وَلَٰكِن مَّتَّعْتَهُمْ وَءَابَآءَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ نَسُوا۟ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَكَانُوا۟ قَوْمًۢا بُورًا

Qaaloo Subhaanaka maa kaana yambaghee lanaaa an nattakhiza min doonika min awliyaaa'a wa laakim matta'tahum wa aabaaa'ahum hattaa nasuz zikra wa kaanoo qawmam booraa

They will say, "Exalted are You! It was not for us to take besides You any allies. But You provided comforts for them and their fathers until they forgot the message and became a people ruined."

وہ کہیں گے تو پاک ہے ہمیں یہ بات شایان نہ تھی کہ تیرے سوا اوروں کو دوست بناتے۔ لیکن تو نے ہی ان کو اور ان کے باپ دادا کو برتنے کو نعمتیں دیں یہاں تک کہ وہ تیری یاد کو بھول گئے۔ اور یہ ہلاک ہونے والے لوگ تھے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The Second Objection was that if the Holy Prophet ﷺ was a prophet, he should not have been eating and drinking like common people; instead he should have been free from eating and drinking like angels. And if this was not so, he should have at least enough wealth and gardens to take care of his day ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: They will say ‘Glory be to You — exalted be You above what does not befit You! It was not it would not have been right for us to take any guardians besides You that is other than You min awliyā’a the first direct object the min being extra added to emphasise the negation; the preceding min dūnika ‘b...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The gods of the Idolators will disown Them on the Day of Resurrection Allah tells us about what will happen on the Day of Resurrection, when those whom the idolators used to worship instead of Allah, angels and others, will rebuke them. Allah says: وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ا...

إِن كَادَ لَيُضِلُّنَا عَنْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لَوْلَآ أَن صَبَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا وَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ حِينَ يَرَوْنَ ٱلْعَذَابَ مَنْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا

In kaada la yudillunaa 'an aalihatinaa law laaa an sabarnaa 'alaihaa; wa sawfa ya'lamoona heena yarawnal 'azaaba man adallu sabeela

He almost would have misled us from our gods had we not been steadfast in [worship of] them." But they are going to know, when they see the punishment, who is farthest astray in [his] way.

اگر ہم نے اپنے معبودوں کے بارے میں ثابت قدم نہ رہتے تو یہ ضرور ہم کو بہکا دیتا۔ (اور ان سے پھیر دیتا) اور یہ عنقریب معلوم کرلیں گے جب عذاب دیکھیں گے کہ سیدھے رستے سے کون بھٹکا ہوا ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary In the above verses it is mentioned that it had been the common practice of the people through the ages to rebuff the prophets and the message they had brought. In order to give weight to this assertion a few of the well known prophets are mentioned who were rejected by their people and t...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Indeed in softened in place of the hardened form with its subject omitted namely innahu he was about to lead us astray turn us away from our gods had we not stood by them’ he would have turned us away from them. God exalted be He says And soon they will know when they behold the chastisement with th...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): How the Disbelievers mocked the Messenger Allah tells us how the disbelievers mocked the Messenger when they saw him. This is like the Ayah, وَإِذَا رَآكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلاَّ هُزُواً (And when the disbelievers see you, they take you not except for mockery) (21:36), which me...

قَالُوا۟ نَعْبُدُ أَصْنَامًا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَٰكِفِينَ

Qaaloo na'budu asnaaman fanazallu lahaa 'aakifeen

They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted."

وہ کہنے لگے کہ ہم بتوں کو پوجتے ہیں اور ان کی پوجا پر قائم ہیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The reasoning for this he gave إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَ‌بِّي سَيَهْدِينِ (62) "Indeed with me is my Lord. He will guide me." Such are the moments for the test of faith, when Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) was not terror stricken at all, as if he was seeing for himself the way out. Almost the same thing happened...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: They said ‘We worship idols — they reiterate the verb in the response in order to supplement it with the following remark — and remain cleaving to them’ we remain worshipping them all day; they give a longer response to indicate their misplaced pride in such an act.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): How the Close Friend of Allah, Ibrahim spoke out against Shirk Here Allah tells us about His servant, Messenger and Close Friend, Ibrahim, upon him be peace, the leader of the pure monotheists. Allah commanded His Messenger Muhammad ﷺ to recite this story to his Ummah so that they could follow this ...

قَالَ هَلْ يَسْمَعُونَكُمْ إِذْ تَدْعُونَ

Qaala hal yasma'oona kum iz tad'oon

He said, "Do they hear you when you supplicate?

ابراہیم نے کہا کہ جب تم ان کو پکارتے ہو تو کیا وہ تمہاری آواز کو سنتے ہیں؟

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The reasoning for this he gave إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَ‌بِّي سَيَهْدِينِ (62) "Indeed with me is my Lord. He will guide me." Such are the moments for the test of faith, when Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) was not terror stricken at all, as if he was seeing for himself the way out. Almost the same thing happened...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: He said ‘Do they hear you when you supplicate?
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): How the Close Friend of Allah, Ibrahim spoke out against Shirk Here Allah tells us about His servant, Messenger and Close Friend, Ibrahim, upon him be peace, the leader of the pure monotheists. Allah commanded His Messenger Muhammad ﷺ to recite this story to his Ummah so that they could follow this ...

أَوْ يَنفَعُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَضُرُّونَ

Aw yanfa'oonakum aw yadurroon

Or do they benefit you, or do they harm?"

یا تمہیں کچھ فائدے دے سکتے یا نقصان پہنچا سکتے ہیں؟

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The reasoning for this he gave إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَ‌بِّي سَيَهْدِينِ (62) "Indeed with me is my Lord. He will guide me." Such are the moments for the test of faith, when Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) was not terror stricken at all, as if he was seeing for himself the way out. Almost the same thing happened...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Or do they bring you benefit when you worship them or harm? to you if you do not?
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): How the Close Friend of Allah, Ibrahim spoke out against Shirk Here Allah tells us about His servant, Messenger and Close Friend, Ibrahim, upon him be peace, the leader of the pure monotheists. Allah commanded His Messenger Muhammad ﷺ to recite this story to his Ummah so that they could follow this ...

قَالَ أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ

Qaala afara 'aitum maa kuntum ta'budoon

He said, "Then do you see what you have been worshipping,

ابراہیم نے کہا کیا تم نے دیکھا کہ جن کو تم پوجتے رہے ہو

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The reasoning for this he gave إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَ‌بِّي سَيَهْدِينِ (62) "Indeed with me is my Lord. He will guide me." Such are the moments for the test of faith, when Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) was not terror stricken at all, as if he was seeing for himself the way out. Almost the same thing happened...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: He said ‘Have you considered what you have been worshipping
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): How the Close Friend of Allah, Ibrahim spoke out against Shirk Here Allah tells us about His servant, Messenger and Close Friend, Ibrahim, upon him be peace, the leader of the pure monotheists. Allah commanded His Messenger Muhammad ﷺ to recite this story to his Ummah so that they could follow this ...

وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ

Wa qeela lahum aina maa kuntum ta'budoon

And it will be said to them, "Where are those you used to worship

اور ان سے کہا جائے گا کہ جن کو تم پوجتے تھے وہ کہاں ہیں؟

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ ﴿88﴾ إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّـهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ ﴿89﴾ The Day when neither wealth will be of any use (to any one) nor sons, [ 88] except to one who will come to Allah with a sound heart, [ 26:89] This verse has declared that wealth and children will not be of a...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And it will be said to them ‘Where is that which you used to worship
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Those Who have Taqwa and the Astray on the Day of Resurrection, and the Arguments and Sorrow of the Erring وَأُزْلِفَتِ الْجَنَّةُ (And Paradise will be brought near) means, it will be brought close to its people, adorned and decorated for them to behold it. Its people are the pious who preferred it...

مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ هَلْ يَنصُرُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَنتَصِرُونَ

Min doonil laahi hal yansuroonakum aw yantasiroon

Other than Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?"

یعنی جن کو خدا کے سوا (پوجتے تھے) کیا وہ تمہاری مدد کرسکتے ہیں یا خود بدلہ لے سکتے ہیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ ﴿88﴾ إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّـهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ ﴿89﴾ The Day when neither wealth will be of any use (to any one) nor sons, [ 88] except to one who will come to Allah with a sound heart, [ 26:89] This verse has declared that wealth and children will not be of a...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: besides God? that is other than Him in the way of idols. Do they help you by averting from you the chastisement or do they help one another?’ by averting it from themselves? No neither!
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Those Who have Taqwa and the Astray on the Day of Resurrection, and the Arguments and Sorrow of the Erring وَأُزْلِفَتِ الْجَنَّةُ (And Paradise will be brought near) means, it will be brought close to its people, adorned and decorated for them to behold it. Its people are the pious who preferred it...

فَكُبْكِبُوا۟ فِيهَا هُمْ وَٱلْغَاوُۥنَ

Fakubkiboo feehaa hum walghaawoon

So they will be overturned into Hellfire, they and the deviators

تو وہ اور گمراہ (یعنی بت اور بت پرست) اوندھے منہ دوزخ میں ڈال دیئے جائیں گے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ ﴿88﴾ إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّـهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ ﴿89﴾ The Day when neither wealth will be of any use (to any one) nor sons, [ 88] except to one who will come to Allah with a sound heart, [ 26:89] This verse has declared that wealth and children will not be of a...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Then they will be hurled cast into it they and the perverse
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Those Who have Taqwa and the Astray on the Day of Resurrection, and the Arguments and Sorrow of the Erring وَأُزْلِفَتِ الْجَنَّةُ (And Paradise will be brought near) means, it will be brought close to its people, adorned and decorated for them to behold it. Its people are the pious who preferred it...

وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَأُ مَا عَلِمْتُ لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرِى فَأَوْقِدْ لِى يَٰهَٰمَٰنُ عَلَى ٱلطِّينِ فَٱجْعَل لِّى صَرْحًا لَّعَلِّىٓ أَطَّلِعُ إِلَىٰٓ إِلَٰهِ مُوسَىٰ وَإِنِّى لَأَظُنُّهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ

Wa qaala Fir'awnu yaaa aiyuhal mala-u maa 'alimtu lakum min ilaahin ghairee fa awqid lee yaa Haamaanu 'alatteeni faj'al lee sarhal la'alleee attali'u ilaaa ilaahi Moosaa wa innee la azunnuhoo minal kaazibeen

And Pharaoh said, "O eminent ones, I have not known you to have a god other than me. Then ignite for me, O Haman, [a fire] upon the clay and make for me a tower that I may look at the God of Moses. And indeed, I do think he is among the liars."

اور فرعون نے کہا کہ اے اہلِ دربار میں تمہارا اپنے سوا کسی کو خدا نہیں جانتا تو ہامان میرے لئے گارے کو آگ لگوا (کر اینٹیں پکوا) دو پھر ایک (اُونچا) محل بنادو تاکہ میں موسٰی کے خدا کی طرف چڑھ جاؤں اور میں تو اُسے جھوٹا سمجھتا ہوں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary فَأَوْقِدْ لِي يَا هَامَانُ عَلَى الطِّينِ (So kindle for me, 0 Haman, a fire on the clay (to bake bricks) - 28:38). When the Pharaoh planned to build a very tall palace for himself, he asked his minister Haman to get the bricks baked properly first, because half baked bricks could not ta...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And Pharaoh said ‘O members of the council I do not know of any god for you other than me. So kindle for me O Hāmān a fire over the clay and bake for me bricks of clay and make me a tower a lofty palace that I may take a look at the god of Moses to observe him and inspect him; for truly I consider h...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Arrogance of Fir`awn and His ultimate Destiny Allah tells us of Fir`awn's disbelief and wrongdoing, and how he falsely claimed divinity for his evil self, may Allah curse him. فَاسْتَخَفَّ قَوْمَهُ فَأَطَاعُوهُ (Thus he fooled his people, and they obeyed him.) 43:54 He called on his people to re...

إِنَّمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْثَٰنًا وَتَخْلُقُونَ إِفْكًا إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ لَكُمْ رِزْقًا فَٱبْتَغُوا۟ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرِّزْقَ وَٱعْبُدُوهُ وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ لَهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

Innamaa ta'ubdoona min doonil laahi awsaananw-wa takhluqoona ifkaa; innal lazeena ta'budoona min doonil laahi laa yamlikoona lakum rizqan fabtaghoo 'indal laahir rizqa fabtaghoo 'indal laahir rizqa wa'budoohu washkuroo lahooo ilaihi turja'oon

You only worship, besides Allah, idols, and you produce a falsehood. Indeed, those you worship besides Allah do not possess for you [the power of] provision. So seek from Allah provision and worship Him and be grateful to Him. To Him you will be returned."

تو تم خدا کو چھوڑ کر بتوں کو پوجتے اور طوفان باندھتے ہو تو جن لوگوں کو تم خدا کے سوا پوجتے ہو وہ تم کو رزق دینے کا اختیار نہیں رکھتے پس خدا ہی کے ہاں سے رزق طلب کرو اور اسی کی عبادت کرو اور اسی کا شکر کرو اسی کی طرف تم لوٹ کر جاؤ گے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary It was described in the previous verses that infidels keep on their opposition and afflictions on Muslims as a routine. In the above verses the Holy Prophet ﷺ was consoled by relating some incidents of earlier people that this practice of harassment of believers by the infidels is going o...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: What you worship besides God that is other than Him are only graven images and you fabricate a calumny you speak lies such as ‘These graven images are God’s partners’. Truly those whom you worship besides God have no power to provide for you. So seek your provision from God request it from Him and w...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Ibrahim's preaching to His People Allah tells us how His servant, Messenger and close friend Ibrahim, the Imam of the monotheists, called his people to worship Allah alone, with no partner or associate, to fear Him alone, to seek provision from Him alone, with no partner or associate, to give thanks...

وَقَالَ إِنَّمَا ٱتَّخَذْتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْثَٰنًا مَّوَدَّةَ بَيْنِكُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ يَكْفُرُ بَعْضُكُم بِبَعْضٍ وَيَلْعَنُ بَعْضُكُم بَعْضًا وَمَأْوَىٰكُمُ ٱلنَّارُ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن نَّٰصِرِينَ

Wa qaala innamat takhaz tum min doonil laahi awsaanam mawaddata bainikum fil hayaatid dunyaa summa yawmal qiyaamati yakfuru ba'dukum biba 'dinw wa yal'anu ba'dukum ba'danw-wa yal'anu ba'dukum ba'danw wa maa waakumun Naaru wa maa lakum min naasireen

And [Abraham] said, "You have only taken, other than Allah, idols as [a bond of] affection among you in worldly life. Then on the Day of Resurrection you will deny one another and curse one another, and your refuge will be the Fire, and you will not have any helpers."

اور ابراہیم نے کہا کہ تم جو خدا کو چھوڑ کر بتوں کو لے بیٹھے ہو تو دنیا کی زندگی میں باہم دوستی کے لئے (مگر) پھر قیامت کے دن تم ایک دوسرے (کی دوستی) سے انکار کر دو گے اور ایک دوسرے پر لعنت بھیجو گے اور تمہارا ٹھکانا دوزخ ہوگا اور کوئی تمہارا مددگار نہ ہوگا

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary The infidels of Makkah believed that it is Allah who has created the whole universe, but they deemed it impossible that the people will be resurrected after they once die. The present verses have described the fallacy of their view. It is stated that repeating the process of creation is m...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And he Abraham said ‘You have adopted mere idols besides God which you worship mā of innamā relates to the verbal noun for the sake of mutual affection between you mawaddatu baynikum this is the predicate of inna of innamā; the accusative reading mawaddata baynikum would denote a direct object denot...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Response of Ibrahim's People -- and how Allah controlled the Fire Allah tells us how Ibrahim's people stubbornly and arrogantly disbelieved, and how they resisted the truth with falsehood. After Ibrahim addressed them with his words of clear guidance, إِلاَّ أَن قَالُواْ اقْتُلُوهُ أَوْ حَرِّقُو...

مَثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْلِيَآءَ كَمَثَلِ ٱلْعَنكَبُوتِ ٱتَّخَذَتْ بَيْتًا وَإِنَّ أَوْهَنَ ٱلْبُيُوتِ لَبَيْتُ ٱلْعَنكَبُوتِ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ

Masalul lazeenat takhazoo min doonil laahi awliyaaa'a kamasalil 'ankaboot, ittakhazat baitaa; wa inna awhanal buyooti la baitul 'ankaboot; law kaanoo ya'lamoon

The example of those who take allies other than Allah is like that of the spider who takes a home. And indeed, the weakest of homes is the home of the spider, if they only knew.

جن لوگوں نے خدا کے سوا (اوروں کو) کارساز بنا رکھا ہے اُن کی مثال مکڑی کی سی ہے کہ وہ بھی ایک (طرح کا) گھر بناتی ہے۔ اور کچھ شک نہیں کہ تمام گھروں سے کمزور مکڑی کا گھر ہے کاش یہ (اس بات کو) جانتے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: وَإِنَّ أَوْهَنَ الْبُيُوتِ لَبَيْتُ الْعَنكَبُوتِ (And surely the weakest of houses is the house of the spider - 29:41). ` Ankabut (عَنكَبُوتِ ) is the Arabic language equivalent for spider. There are different species of spiders. Some of them live underground. Apparently those are not meant here. ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: The likeness of those who choose besides God other patrons namely idols from whom they hope to profit is as the likeness of the spider that makes a home for itself in which to shelter. And truly the frailest the weakest of homes is the home of the spider for it neither protects it from heat nor cold...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Likening the gods of the Idolators to the House of a Spider This is how Allah described the idolators in their reverence of gods besides Him, hoping that they would help them and provide for them, and turning to them in times of difficulties. In this regard, they were like the house of a spider, whi...

قُلِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا لَهُمْ فِيهِمَا مِن شِرْكٍ وَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْهُم مِّن ظَهِيرٍ

Qulid 'ul lazeena za'amtum min doonil laahi laa yamlikoona misqaala zarratin fissamaawaati wa laa fil ardi wa maa lahum feehimaa min shirkinw wa maa lahoo minhum min zaheer

Say, [O Muhammad], "Invoke those you claim [as deities] besides Allah." They do not possess an atom's weight [of ability] in the heavens or on the earth, and they do not have therein any partnership [with Him], nor is there for Him from among them any assistant.

کہہ دو کہ جن کو تم خدا کے سوا (معبود) خیال کرتے ہو ان کو بلاؤ۔ وہ آسمانوں اور زمین میں ذرہ بھر چیز کے بھی مالک نہیں ہیں اور نہ ان میں ان کی شرکت ہے اور نہ ان میں سے کوئی خدا کا مددگار ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary These verses are meant to prove the falsity of three different types of idol-worshippers. The first group among them, and the most absurd of all, was of the people who believed that these idols, made of stones are the partners of Allah and His associates in all His powers. The beginning p...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Say O Muhammad (s) to the disbelievers of Mecca ‘Call on those whom you have asserted those whom you have asserted to be gods besides God in other words other than Him so that they might benefit you as you are wont to assert. God exalted be He says of them They do not possess even so much as the wei...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Helplessness of the gods of the Idolators Here Allah states clearly that He is the One and Only God, the Self-Sufficient Master, Who has no peer or partner; He is independent in His command and there is no one who can share or dispute with Him in that, or overturn His command. So, He says: قُلِ ...

وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

Wattakhazoo min doonil laahi aalihatal la'allahum yunsaroon

But they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that perhaps they would be helped.

اور انہوں نے خدا کے سوا (اور) معبود بنا لیے ہیں کہ شاید (ان سے) ان کو مدد پہنچے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: In verse 72: وَذَلَّلْنَاهَا لَهُمْ (And We have brought them under their control), yet another favor and blessing has been pointed to. If one were to look at the camel, horse, elephant, ox and other animals, it will be realized that they are seemingly far stronger than human beings. Man is weak as ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And they have taken besides God in other words other than Him other gods idols which they worship that perhaps they might be helped protected against God’s chastisement by their gods’ interceding for them as they are wont to claim.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The gods of the Idolators are not able to help Them Allah denounces the idolators for taking the idols as gods alongside Allah, hoping that those gods will help them and provide for them and bring them closer to Allah. Allah says: لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَهُمْ (They cannot help them,) meaning, those...

أَئِفْكًا ءَالِهَةً دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ

A'ifkan aalihatan doonal laahi tureedoon

Is it falsehood [as] gods other than Allah you desire?

کیوں جھوٹ (بنا کر) خدا کے سوا اور معبودوں کے طالب ہو؟

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: In verse 84, it was said: إِذْ جَاءَ رَ‌بَّهُ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ (when he came to his Lord with a pure heart). Here, 'coming to his Lord' means 'to turn to Allah, to zero in one's attention towards Him and to worship Him.' By placing the restriction of 'with a pure heart' it has been indicated that no...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Is it a calumny a-ifkan as regards the two hamzas the same applies as mentioned before — gods other than God — that you desire? ifkan is an object denoting reason; ālihatan is the direct object of turīdūna ‘you desire’; ifk denotes the worst kind of lie. In other words do you worship any other than ...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Story of Ibrahim and His People `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him: وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِ لإِبْرَهِيمَ (And verily, among those who followed his ways was Ibrahim.) means, he was one of the followers of his religion. Mujahid said, "He was following his pat...

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ

Faraagha ilaaa aalihatihim faqaala alaa taakuloon

Then he turned to their gods and said, "Do you not eat?

پھر ابراہیم ان کے معبودوں کی طرف متوجہ ہوئے اور کہنے لگے کہ تم کھاتے کیوں نہیں؟

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: In verses 88 and 89, it was said: نَظَرَ‌ نَظْرَ‌ةً فِي النُّجُومِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٌ. (Then, he cast a look at the stars, and then said, "I feel indisposed" 37:88-89). There is a background to these verses. The people of Sayyidna Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) used to have a festival on a particular day...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Then he turned he stole away to their gods the idols in front of which the food had been placed and said mockingly ‘Will you not eat? — but they failed to utter a word.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): فَتَوَلَّوْاْ عَنْهُ مُدْبِرِينَ (So they turned away from him and departed.) Qatadah said, "The Arabs say of one who thinks deeply that he is looking at the stars." What Qatadah meant is that he looked at the heavens thinking of a way to distract his people. So he said, إِنِّى سَقِيمٌ (Verily, I am...

أَجَعَلَ ٱلْـَٔالِهَةَ إِلَٰهًا وَٰحِدًا إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ عُجَابٌ

Aja'alal aalihata Ilaahanw Waahidan inna haazaa lashai'un 'ujaab

Has he made the gods [only] one God? Indeed, this is a curious thing."

کیا اس نے اتنے معبودوں کی جگہ ایک ہی معبود بنا دیا۔ یہ تو بڑی عجیب بات ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary The background of the revelation The background of the revelation of the initial verses of this Surah was that Abu Talib, the uncle of the Holy Prophet ﷺ was doing his best as his guardian, despite that he had not yet embraced Islam. When he fell sick, the chiefs of the tribe of Quraish h...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Has he made the gods One God? — for he had said to them ‘Say there is no god except God’ — in other words they objected how could one god suffice for all of creation? Lo! that is indeed a curious thing’.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Idolators were amazed at the Message, Tawhid and the Qur'an Allah tells us that the idolators wondered at the sending of the Messenger of Allah as a bringer of glad tidings and a warner. This is like the Ayah: أَكَانَ لِلنَّاسِ عَجَبًا أَنْ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَنْ أَنذِرِ النَّاس...

وَٱنطَلَقَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِنْهُمْ أَنِ ٱمْشُوا۟ وَٱصْبِرُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِكُمْ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ يُرَادُ

Wantalaqal mala-u minhum anim shoo wasbiroo 'alaaa aalihatikum innna haazaa lashai 'uny yuraad

And the eminent among them went forth, [saying], "Continue, and be patient over [the defense of] your gods. Indeed, this is a thing intended.

تو ان میں جو معزز تھے وہ چل کھڑے ہوئے (اور بولے) کہ چلو اور اپنے معبودوں (کی پوجا) پر قائم رہو۔ بےشک یہ ایسی بات ہے جس سے (تم پر شرف وفضلیت) مقصود ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: In verse 6, it was said: وَانطَلَقَ الْمَلَأُ مِنْهُمْ أَنِ امْشُوا وَاصْبِرُ‌وا عَلَىٰ آلِهَتِكُمْ (And the leaders among them went forth saying (to their followers)," Walk away (from the Prophet) and stay firm on (adhering to) your gods - 12). This is pointing out to the event mentioned above that...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And the council from among them go about from the place of their assembly at the house of Abū Tālib and the place where they heard the Prophet s say ‘Say there is no god except God’ saying ‘Go! they say to one another go and stand by your gods adhere firmly to worship of them; lo! this that has been...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Idolators were amazed at the Message, Tawhid and the Qur'an Allah tells us that the idolators wondered at the sending of the Messenger of Allah as a bringer of glad tidings and a warner. This is like the Ayah: أَكَانَ لِلنَّاسِ عَجَبًا أَنْ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَنْ أَنذِرِ النَّاس...

قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا لِتَأْفِكَنَا عَنْ ءَالِهَتِنَا فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

Qaaloo aji'tanaa litaa fikanaa 'an aalihatinaa faatinaa bimaa ta'idunaaa in kunta minas saadiqeen

They said, "Have you come to delude us away from our gods? Then bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the truthful."

کہنے لگے کیا تم ہمارے پاس اس لئے آئے ہو کہ ہم کو ہمارے معبودوں سے پھیر دو۔ اگر سچے ہو تو جس چیز سے ہمیں ڈراتے ہو اسے ہم پر لے آؤ

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: { 1} The reference here is to the towns of Thamud and the people of Sayyidna Lut (علیہ السلام) that were in the way of the people of Arabia while they travelled to Syria. The people of ` Ad were in Yemen, towards South from Makkah, while the towns of Thamud and those of Sayyidna Lut (علیہ السلام) we...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: They said ‘Have you come to divert us from our gods? to turn us away from worship of them. Then bring us what you threaten us with of chastisement for worshipping them if you are of the truthful’ in saying that it will befall us.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Story of `Ad Allah says, consoling His Prophet in regard to the rejection of those who opposed him among his people, وَاذْكُرْ أَخَا عَادٍ (And remember the brother of `Ad,) This refers to Hud, peace be upon in him. Allah sent him to the first people of `Ad who inhabited Al-Ahqaf. Ahqaf is plura...

فَلَوْلَا نَصَرَهُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ قُرْبَانًا ءَالِهَةًۢ بَلْ ضَلُّوا۟ عَنْهُمْ وَذَٰلِكَ إِفْكُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ

Falaw laa nasarahumul lazeenat takhazoo min doonil laahi qurbaanan aalihatam bal dalloo 'anhum' wa zaalika ifkuhum wa maa kaanoo yaftaroon

Then why did those they took besides Allah as deities by which to approach [Him] not aid them? But they had strayed from them. And that was their falsehood and what they were inventing.

تو جن کو ان لوگوں نے تقرب (خدا) کے سوا معبود بنایا تھا انہوں نے ان کی کیوں مدد نہ کی۔ بلکہ وہ ان (کے سامنے) سے گم ہوگئے۔ اور یہ ان کا جھوٹ تھا اور یہی وہ افتراء کیا کرتے تھے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: { 1} The reference here is to the towns of Thamud and the people of Sayyidna Lut (علیہ السلام) that were in the way of the people of Arabia while they travelled to Syria. The people of ` Ad were in Yemen, towards South from Makkah, while the towns of Thamud and those of Sayyidna Lut (علیہ السلام) we...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: So why did they not help them by averting from them the chastisement those whom they had chosen besides God that is to say other than Him as a means of nearness through whom they may secure nearness to God to be gods? alongside Him and these are the idols the first object of ittakhadhū ‘they had cho...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ سَمْعاً وَأَبْصَـراً وَأَفْئِدَةً فَمَآ أَغْنَى عَنْهُمْ سَمْعُهُمْ وَلاَ أَبْصَـرُهُمْ وَلاَ أَفْئِدَتُهُمْ مِّن شَىْءٍ إِذْ كَانُواْ يَجْحَدُونَ بِـَايَـتِ اللَّهِ وَحَاقَ بِهم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ (We also gave them hearing, vision, and hearts. But their hearing, ...

أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱللَّٰتَ وَٱلْعُزَّىٰ

Afara'aytumul laata wal 'uzzaa

So have you considered al-Lat and al-'Uzza?

بھلا تم لوگوں نے لات اور عزیٰ کو دیکھا

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Refuting Idolatry The preceding verses declared the Glory of Allah, His Majesty and Dignity. They further confirmed and verified in the fullest details the Prophet-hood and messenger-ship of Muhammad ﷺ ، and the preservation of his revelation. The present two verses imply a subtle rebuke to the Makk...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Have you considered al-Lāt and al-‘Uzzā
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Refuting Idolatry, Al-Lat and Al-`Uzza Allah the Exalted rebukes the idolators for worshipping idols and taking rivals to Him. They built houses for their idols to resemble the Ka`bah built by Prophet Ibrahim, Allah's Khalil. أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ اللَّـتَ (Have you then considered Al-Lat,) Al-Lat was a wh...

وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓ

Wa manaatas saalisatal ukhraa

And Manat, the third - the other one?

اور تیسرے منات کو (کہ یہ بت کہیں خدا ہوسکتے ہیں)

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Refuting Idolatry The preceding verses declared the Glory of Allah, His Majesty and Dignity. They further confirmed and verified in the fullest details the Prophet-hood and messenger-ship of Muhammad ﷺ ، and the preservation of his revelation. The present two verses imply a subtle rebuke to the Makk...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: and Manāt the third of the preceding two the other? al-ukhrā a derogatory qualification of the third one. These were stone idols which the idolaters worshipped and which they claimed interceded for them with God the first direct object of a-fa-ra’aytum ‘have you seen’ is al-Lāt and what has been sup...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Refuting Idolatry, Al-Lat and Al-`Uzza Allah the Exalted rebukes the idolators for worshipping idols and taking rivals to Him. They built houses for their idols to resemble the Ka`bah built by Prophet Ibrahim, Allah's Khalil. أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ اللَّـتَ (Have you then considered Al-Lat,) Al-Lat was a wh...

أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ

A-lakumuz zakaru wa lahul unsaa

Is the male for you and for Him the female?

(مشرکو!) کیا تمہارے لئے تو بیٹے اور خدا کے لئے بیٹیاں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Refuting Idolatry The preceding verses declared the Glory of Allah, His Majesty and Dignity. They further confirmed and verified in the fullest details the Prophet-hood and messenger-ship of Muhammad ﷺ ، and the preservation of his revelation. The present two verses imply a subtle rebuke to the Makk...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Are you to have males and He females?
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Refuting Idolatry, Al-Lat and Al-`Uzza Allah the Exalted rebukes the idolators for worshipping idols and taking rivals to Him. They built houses for their idols to resemble the Ka`bah built by Prophet Ibrahim, Allah's Khalil. أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ اللَّـتَ (Have you then considered Al-Lat,) Al-Lat was a wh...

إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّآ أَسْمَآءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَٰنٍ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى ٱلْأَنفُسُ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

In hiya illaaa asmaaa'un sammaitumoohaaa antum wa aabaaa'ukum maaa anzalal laahu bihaa min sultaan; inyyattabi'oona illaz zanna wa maa tahwal anfusu wa laqad jaaa'ahum mir Rabbihimul hudaa

They are not but [mere] names you have named them - you and your forefathers - for which Allah has sent down no authority. They follow not except assumption and what [their] souls desire, and there has already come to them from their Lord guidance.

وہ تو صرف نام ہی نام ہیں جو تم نے اور تمہارے باپ دادا نے گھڑ لئے ہیں۔ خدا نے تو ان کی کوئی سند نازل نہیں کی۔ یہ لوگ محض ظن (فاسد) اور خواہشات نفس کے پیچھے چل رہے ہیں۔ حالانکہ ان کے پروردگار کی طرف سے ان کے پاس ہدایت آچکی ہے

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Various Types of Zann إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ شَيْئًا (and conjecture is of no use in [ the matter on Truth.... 53:28) The Arabic word ظَن Zann is used in several different senses, and one of them is baseless thoughts. This is the sense in which it...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: These that is the mentioned deities are nothing but names which you have named by which you have named you and your fathers idols that you worship. God has not revealed any warrant any proof or evidence for them that is to say for the worship of them. They follow nothing but conjecture in their wors...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Refuting Idolatry, Al-Lat and Al-`Uzza Allah the Exalted rebukes the idolators for worshipping idols and taking rivals to Him. They built houses for their idols to resemble the Ka`bah built by Prophet Ibrahim, Allah's Khalil. أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ اللَّـتَ (Have you then considered Al-Lat,) Al-Lat was a wh...

قَدْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ فِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُۥٓ إِذْ قَالُوا۟ لِقَوْمِهِمْ إِنَّا بُرَءَٰٓؤُا۟ مِنكُمْ وَمِمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَفَرْنَا بِكُمْ وَبَدَا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْعَدَٰوَةُ وَٱلْبَغْضَآءُ أَبَدًا حَتَّىٰ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَحْدَهُۥٓ إِلَّا قَوْلَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ لِأَبِيهِ لَأَسْتَغْفِرَنَّ لَكَ وَمَآ أَمْلِكُ لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ رَّبَّنَا عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

Qad kaanat lakum uswatun basanatun feee Ibraaheema wallazeena ma'ahoo iz qaaloo liqawmihim innaa bura'aaa'u minkum wa mimmaa ta'budoona min doonil laahi kafarnaa bikum wa badaa bainanaa wa bainakumul 'adaawatu wal baghdaaa'u abadan hattaa tu'minoo billaahi wahdahooo illaa qawla Ibraheema li abeehi la astaghfiranna laka wa maaa amliku laka minal laahi min shai; rabbanaa 'alaika tawakkalnaa wa ilaika anabnaa wa ilaikal maseer

There has already been for you an excellent pattern in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people, "Indeed, we are disassociated from you and from whatever you worship other than Allah. We have denied you, and there has appeared between us and you animosity and hatred forever until you believe in Allah alone" except for the saying of Abraham to his father, "I will surely ask forgiveness for you, but I have not [power to do] for you anything against Allah. Our Lord, upon You we have relied, and to You we have returned, and to You is the destination.

تمہیں ابراہیم اور ان کے رفقاء کی نیک چال چلنی (ضرور) ہے۔ جب انہوں نے اپنی قوم کے لوگوں سے کہا کہ ہم تم سے اور ان (بتوں) سے جن کو تم خدا کے سوا پوجتے ہو بےتعلق ہیں (اور) تمہارے (معبودوں کے کبھی) قائل نہیں (ہوسکتے) اور جب تک تم خدائے واحد اور ایمان نہ لاؤ ہم میں تم میں ہمیشہ کھلم کھلا عداوت اور دشمنی رہے گی۔ ہاں ابراہیمؑ نے اپنے باپ سے یہ (ضرور) کہا کہ میں آپ کے لئے مغفرت مانگوں گا اور خدا کے سامنے آپ کے بارے میں کسی چیز کا کچھ اختیار نہیں رکھتا۔ اے ہمارے پروردگار تجھ ہی پر ہمارا بھروسہ ہے اور تیری ہی طرف ہم رجوع کرتے ہیں اور تیرے ہی حضور میں (ہمیں) لوٹ کر آنا ہے

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: قَدْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ فِي إِبْرَ‌اهِيمَ ۔ ۔ ۔ حَتَّىٰ تُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّـهِ وَحْدَهُ (Indeed, there is an excellent example for you in Ibrahim and those with him, when they said to their people, "We disown you and what you worship instead of Allah. We disbelieve in you. Enmity and ha...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Verily there is for you a good example read iswa or uswa in both instances meaning qudwa in the person of Abraham in terms of his sayings and deeds and those who were with him of believers when they said to their people ‘We are indeed innocent of you bura’ā’ is the plural of barī’ similar in form to...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Good Example of Ibrahim and His Followers, when They disowned Their Disbelieving People Allah the Exalted says to His faithful servants, whom He commanded to disown the disbelievers, to be enemies with them, and to distant themselves and separate from them: قَدْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ ...

يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ

Yawma yakhrujoona minal ajdaasi siraa'an ka anna hum ilaa nusubiny yoofidoon

The Day they will emerge from the graves rapidly as if they were, toward an erected idol, hastening.

اس دن یہ قبر سے نکل کر (اس طرح) دوڑیں گے جیسے (شکاری) شکار کے جال کی طرف دوڑتے ہیں

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: وَالَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَادَاتِهِمْ قَائِمُونَ (...and those who are upright in their testimonies, [ 70:33] '. The word shahadat is the plural of shahadah. The use of plural number in this verse too indicates that there are many types and categories of 'testimony', and it is necessary to stand firm by ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: the day when they will come forth from the graves hastening to the site of the Gathering as if racing to a standing target nasbin a variant reading has nusubin meaning something that has been erected mansūb such as a flag or a banner
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Rebuke of the Disbelievers and the Threat against Them Allah rebukes the disbelievers who, in the time of the Prophet , saw him and the guidance Allah sent him with. They witnessed the magnificent miracles Allah aided him with. Then, after all of this they fled from him and separated themselves ...

وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّا وَلَا سُوَاعًا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْرًا

Wa qaaloo laa tazarunna aalihatakum wa laa tazarunna Waddanw wa laa Suwaa'anw wa laa Yaghoosa wa Ya'ooqa wa Nasraa

And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwa' or Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.

اور کہنے لگے کہ اپنے معبودوں کو ہرگز نہ چھوڑنا اور ود اور سواع اور یغوث اور یعقوب اور نسر کو کبھی ترک نہ کرنا

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: لَا تَذَرُ‌نَّ آلِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُ‌نَّ وَدًّا وَلَا سُوَاعًا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْرً‌ا (and never forsake Wadd, nor Suwa', nor yaghuth and Ya` uq and Nasr…71:23). Imam Baghawi reports that these five were in fact righteous servants of Allah who lived in the intervening period between P...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: and have said to the riffraff “Do not abandon your gods and do not abandon Wadd read Wadd or Wudd nor Suwā‘ nor Yaghūth and Ya‘ūq and Nasr” — these being the names of their idols.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Nuh complains to His Lord about His People's Response Allah says that Nuh turned to Allah to inform Allah - the All Knowing from Whom nothing escapes - that he presented the clear call, as mentioned previously, and the comprehensive invitation in various ways. He called them sometimes by encourageme...
Hadith — 22 traditions
Sahih al-Bukhari 25:87sahih

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَمَّا قَدِمَ أَبَى أَنْ يَدْخُلَ الْبَيْتَ وَفِيهِ الآلِهَةُ فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَأُخْرِجَتْ فَأَخْرَجُوا صُورَةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ فِي أَيْدِيهِمَا الأَزْلاَمُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ قَاتَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ قَدْ عَلِمُوا أَنَّهُمَا لَمْ يَسْتَقْسِمَا بِهَا قَطُّ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَدَخَلَ الْبَيْتَ، فَكَبَّرَ فِي نَوَاحِيهِ، وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ فِيهِ‏.‏

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to Mecca, he refused to enter the Ka`ba with idols in it. He ordered (idols to be taken out). So they were taken out. The people took out the pictures of Abraham and Ishmael holding Azlams in their hands. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "May Allah curse these people. By Allah, both Abraham and Ishmael never did the game of chance with Azlams." Then he entered the Ka`ba and said Takbir at its corners but did not offer the prayer in it

ہم سے ابومعمر نے بیان کیا، کہا کہ ہم سے عبدالوارث نے بیان کیا، کہا کہ ہم سے ایوب نے بیان کیا، کہا کہ ہم سے عکرمہ نے ابن عباس رضی اللہ عنہما سے بیان کیا، آپ نے فرمایا کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم جب ( فتح مکہ کے دن ) تشریف لائے تو آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے کعبہ کے اندر جانے سے اس لیے انکار فرمایا کہ اس میں بت رکھے ہوئے تھے۔ پھر آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے حکم دیا اور وہ نکالے گئے، لوگوں نے ابراہیم اور اسماعیل علیہما السلام کے بت بھی نکالے۔ ان کے ہاتھوں میں فال نکالنے کے تیر دے رکھے تھے۔ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا اللہ ان مشرکوں کو غارت کرے، اللہ کی قسم انہیں اچھی طرح معلوم تھا کہ ان بزرگوں نے تیر سے فال کبھی نہیں نکالی۔ اس کے بعد آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کعبہ کے اندر تشریف لے گئے اور چاروں طرف تکبیر کہی۔ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے اندر نماز نہیں پڑھی۔

Sahih al-Bukhari 34:182sahih

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ، وَهُوَ بِمَكَّةَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ حَرَّمَ بَيْعَ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْتَةِ وَالْخِنْزِيرِ وَالأَصْنَامِ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَرَأَيْتَ شُحُومَ الْمَيْتَةِ فَإِنَّهَا يُطْلَى بِهَا السُّفُنُ، وَيُدْهَنُ بِهَا الْجُلُودُ، وَيَسْتَصْبِحُ بِهَا النَّاسُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ، هُوَ حَرَامٌ ‏"‏‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ ‏"‏ قَاتَلَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ، إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمَّا حَرَّمَ شُحُومَهَا جَمَلُوهُ ثُمَّ بَاعُوهُ فَأَكَلُوا ثَمَنَهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَاصِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، كَتَبَ إِلَىَّ عَطَاءٌ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرًا ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏

Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), in the year of the Conquest of Mecca, saying, "Allah and His Apostle made illegal the trade of alcohol, dead animals, pigs and idols." The people asked, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! What about the fat of dead animals, for it was used for greasing the boats and the hides; and people use it for lights?" He said, "No, it is illegal." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) further said, "May Allah curse the Jews, for Allah made the fat (of animals) illegal for them, yet they melted the fat and sold it and ate its price

ہم سے قتیبہ نے بیان کیا، کہا کہ ہم سے لیث نے بیان کیا، انہوں نے کہا کہ ہم سے یزید بن ابی حبیب نے بیان کیا، ان سے عطاء بن ابی رباح نے بیان کیا، اور ان سے جابر بن عبداللہ رضی اللہ عنہما نے کہ انہوں نے رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے سنا، فتح مکہ کے سال آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا، آپ کا قیام ابھی مکہ ہی میں تھا کہ اللہ اور اس کے رسول نے شراب، مردار، سور اور بتوں کا بیچنا حرام قرار دے دیا ہے۔ اس پر پوچھا گیا کہ یا رسول اللہ! مردار کی چربی کے متعلق کیا حکم ہے؟ اسے ہم کشتیوں پر ملتے ہیں۔ کھالوں پر اس سے تیل کا کام لیتے ہیں اور لوگ اس سے اپنے چراغ بھی جلاتے ہیں۔ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ نہیں وہ حرام ہے۔ اسی موقع پر آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ اللہ یہودیوں کو برباد کرے اللہ تعالیٰ نے جب چربی ان پر حرام کی تو ان لوگوں نے پگھلا کر اسے بیچا اور اس کی قیمت کھائی۔ ابوعاصم نے کہا کہ ہم سے عبدالحمید نے بیان کیا، ان سے یزید نے بیان کیا، انہیں عطاء نے لکھا کہ میں نے جابر رضی اللہ عنہ سے سنا اور انہوں نے نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے۔

Sahih al-Bukhari 46:39sahih

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَكَّةَ، وَحَوْلَ الْكَعْبَةِ ثَلاَثُمِائَةٍ وَسِتُّونَ نُصُبًا فَجَعَلَ يَطْعَنُهَا بِعُودٍ فِي يَدِهِ وَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ ‏{‏جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ‏}‏ الآيَةَ‏.‏

Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud:The Prophet (ﷺ) entered Mecca and (at that time) there were three hundred-and-sixty idols around the Ka`ba. He started stabbing the idols with a stick he had in his hand and reciting: "Truth (Islam) has come and Falsehood (disbelief) has vanished

ہم سے علی بن عبداللہ نے بیان کیا، انہوں نے کہا ہم سے سفیان نے بیان کیا، انہوں نے کہا ہم سے ابن ابی نجیح نے بیان کیا، ان سے مجاہد نے بیان کیا، ان سے ابومعمر نے بیان کیا، اور ان سے عبداللہ بن مسعود رضی اللہ عنہ نے بیان کیا کہ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ( فتح مکہ دن جب ) مکہ میں داخل ہوئے تو خانہ کعبہ کے چاروں طرف تین سو ساٹھ بت تھے۔ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کے ہاتھ میں ایک چھڑی تھی جس سے آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ان بتوں پر مارنے لگے اور فرمانے لگے کہ «جاء الحق وزهق الباطل‏» ”حق آ گیا اور باطل مٹ گیا“۔

Sahih al-Bukhari 61:31sahih

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ، قَالَ الْبَحِيرَةُ الَّتِي يُمْنَعُ دَرُّهَا لِلطَّوَاغِيتِ وَلاَ يَحْلُبُهَا أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ، وَالسَّائِبَةُ الَّتِي كَانُوا يُسَيِّبُونَهَا لآلِهَتِهِمْ فَلاَ يُحْمَلُ عَلَيْهَا شَىْءٌ‏.‏ قَالَ وَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ رَأَيْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ عَامِرِ بْنِ لُحَىٍّ الْخُزَاعِيَّ يَجُرُّ قُصْبَهُ فِي النَّارِ، وَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ سَيَّبَ السَّوَائِبَ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab:Al-Bahira was an animal whose milk was spared for the idols and other deities, and so nobody was allowed to milk it. As-Saiba was an animal which they (i.e. infidels) used to set free in the names of their gods so that it would not be used for carrying anything. Abu Huraira said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'I saw `Amr bin 'Amir bin Luhai Al-Khuza`i dragging his intestines in the (Hell) Fire, for he was the first man who started the custom of releasing animals (for the sake of false gods)

ہم سے ابولیمان نے بیان کیا، کہا ہم سے شعیب نے خبر دی، ان سے زہری نے بیان کیا، انہوں نے سعید بن مسیب سے سنا، انہوں نے بیان کیا کہ «بحيرة» وہ اونٹنی جس کے دودھ کی ممانعت ہوتی تھی۔ کیونکہ وہ بتوں کے لیے وقف ہوتی تھی۔ اس لیے کوئی بھی شخص اس کا دودھ نہیں دوھتا تھا اور «سائبة» اسے کہتے جس کو وہ اپنے معبودوں کے لیے چھوڑ دیتے اور ان پر کوئی بوجھ نہ لادتا اور نہ کوئی سواری کرتا۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ نے بیان کیا کہ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا ”میں نے عمرو بن عامر بن لحیی خزاعی کو دیکھا کہ جہنم میں وہ اپنی انتڑیاں گھسیٹ رہا تھا اور یہی عمرو وہ پہلا شخص ہے جس نے «سائبة» کی رسم نکالی۔“

Sahih al-Bukhari 63:51sahih

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا فُضَيْلُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، رضى الله عنهما أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَقِيَ زَيْدَ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ نُفَيْلٍ بِأَسْفَلِ بَلْدَحَ، قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنْزِلَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْوَحْىُ فَقُدِّمَتْ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم سُفْرَةٌ، فَأَبَى أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ زَيْدٌ إِنِّي لَسْتُ آكُلُ مِمَّا تَذْبَحُونَ عَلَى أَنْصَابِكُمْ، وَلاَ آكُلُ إِلاَّ مَا ذُكِرَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ‏.‏ وَأَنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو كَانَ يَعِيبُ عَلَى قُرَيْشٍ ذَبَائِحَهُمْ، وَيَقُولُ الشَّاةُ خَلَقَهَا اللَّهُ، وَأَنْزَلَ لَهَا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ الْمَاءَ، وَأَنْبَتَ لَهَا مِنَ الأَرْضِ، ثُمَّ تَذْبَحُونَهَا عَلَى غَيْرِ اسْمِ اللَّهِ إِنْكَارًا لِذَلِكَ وَإِعْظَامًا لَهُ‏.‏

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) met Zaid bin 'Amr bin Nufail in the bottom of (the valley of) Baldah before any Divine Inspiration came to the Prophet. A meal was presented to the Prophet (ﷺ) but he refused to eat from it. (Then it was presented to Zaid) who said, "I do not eat anything which you slaughter in the name of your stone idols. I eat none but those things on which Allah's Name has been mentioned at the time of slaughtering." Zaid bin 'Amr used to criticize the way Quraish used to slaughter their animals, and used to say, "Allah has created the sheep and He has sent the water for it from the sky, and He has grown the grass for it from the earth; yet you slaughter it in other than the Name of Allah. He used to say so, for he rejected that practice and considered it as something abominable

مجھ سے محمد بن ابی بکر نے بیان کیا، کہا ہم سے فضیل بن سلیمان نے بیان کیا، ان سے موسیٰ نے بیان کیا، ان سے سالم بن عبداللہ نے بیان کیا اور ان سے عبداللہ بن عمر رضی اللہ عنہما نے کہ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی زید بن عمرو بن نفیل رضی اللہ عنہ سے ( وادی ) بلدح کے نشیبی علاقہ میں ملاقات ہوئی، یہ قصہ نزول وحی سے پہلے کا ہے، پھر نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کے سامنے ایک دستر خوان بچھایا گیا تو زید بن عمرو بن نفیل نے کھانے سے انکار کر دیا اور جن لوگوں نے دستر خوان بچھایا تھا ان سے کہا کہ اپنے بتوں کے نام پر جو تم ذبیحہ کرتے ہو میں اسے نہیں کھاتا میں تو بس وہی ذبیحہ کھایا کرتا ہوں جس پر صرف اللہ کا نام لیا گیا ہو، زید بن عمرو قریش پر ان کے ذبیحے کے بارے میں عیب لگایا کرتے اور کہتے تھے کہ بکری کو پیدا تو کیا اللہ تعالیٰ نے، اسی نے اس کے لیے آسمان سے پانی برسایا ہے اسی نے اس کے لیے زمین سے گھاس اگائی، پھر تم لوگ اللہ کے سوا دوسرے ( بتوں کے ) ناموں پر اسے ذبح کرتے ہو۔ زید نے یہ کلمات ان کے ان کاموں پر اعتراض کرتے ہوئے اور ان کے اس عمل کو بہت بڑی غلطی قرار دیتے ہوئے کہے تھے۔

Sahih al-Bukhari 64:320sahih

حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَكَّةَ يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ وَحَوْلَ الْبَيْتِ سِتُّونَ وَثَلاَثُمِائَةِ نُصُبٍ، فَجَعَلَ يَطْعُنُهَا بِعُودٍ فِي يَدِهِ وَيَقُولُ ‏ "‏ جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ، جَاءَ الْحَقُّ، وَمَا يُبْدِئُ الْبَاطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated `Abdullah:When the Prophet (ﷺ) entered Mecca on the day of the Conquest, there were 360 idols around the Ka`ba. The Prophet (ﷺ) started striking them with a stick he had in his hand and was saying, "Truth has come and Falsehood will neither start nor will it reappear

ہم سے صدقہ بن فضل نے بیان کیا ‘ کہا ہم کو سلیمان بن عیینہ نے خبر دی ‘ انہیں ابن ابی نجیح نے ‘ انہیں مجاہد نے ‘ انہیں ابومعمر نے اور ان سے عبداللہ بن مسعود رضی اللہ عنہ نے بیان کیا کہ فتح مکہ کے دن جب نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم مکہ میں داخل ہوئے تو بیت اللہ کے چاروں طرف تین سو ساٹھ بت تھے۔ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ایک چھڑی سے جو دست مبارک میں تھی ‘ مارتے جاتے تھے اور اس آیت کی تلاوت کرتے جاتے «جاء الحق وزهق الباطل،‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ جاء الحق،‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ وما يبدئ الباطل وما يعيد» کہ ”حق قائم ہو گیا اور باطل مغلوب ہو گیا ‘ حق قائم ہو گیا اور باطل سے نہ شروع میں کچھ ہو سکا ہے نہ آئندہ کچھ ہو سکتا ہے۔“

Sahih al-Bukhari 64:321sahih

حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَمَّا قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ أَبَى أَنْ يَدْخُلَ الْبَيْتَ وَفِيهِ الآلِهَةُ، فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَأُخْرِجَتْ، فَأُخْرِجَ صُورَةُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ فِي أَيْدِيهِمَا مِنَ الأَزْلاَمِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ قَاتَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ لَقَدْ عَلِمُوا مَا اسْتَقْسَمَا بِهَا قَطُّ ‏"‏‏.‏ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ الْبَيْتَ، فَكَبَّرَ فِي نَوَاحِي الْبَيْتِ، وَخَرَجَ وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ فِيهِ‏.‏ تَابَعَهُ مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ‏.‏ وَقَالَ وُهَيْبٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) arrived in Mecca, he refused to enter the Ka`ba while there were idols in it. So he ordered that they be taken out. The pictures of the (Prophets) Abraham and Ishmael, holding arrows of divination in their hands, were carried out. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "May Allah ruin them (i.e. the infidels) for they knew very well that they (i.e. Abraham and Ishmael) never drew lots by these (divination arrows). Then the Prophet (ﷺ) entered the Ka`ba and said. "Allahu Akbar" in all its directions and came out and did not offer any prayer therein

مجھ سے اسحاق بن منصور نے بیان کیا ‘ کہا ہم سے عبدالصمد نے بیان کیا ‘ کہا کہ مجھ سے میرے والد عبدالوارث نے بیان کیا ‘ ان سے ایوب سختیانی نے بیان کیا ‘ ان سے عکرمہ نے اور ان سے ابن عباس رضی اللہ عنہما نے کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم جب مکہ آئے تو بیت اللہ میں اس وقت تک داخل نہیں ہوئے جب تک اس میں بت موجود رہے بلکہ آپ نے حکم دیا تو بتوں کو باہر نکال دیا گیا۔ انہیں میں ایک تصویر ابراہیم اور اسماعیل علیہما السلام کی بھی تھی اور ان کے ہاتھوں میں ( پانسہ ) کے تیر تھے۔ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ اللہ ان مشرکین کا ناس کرے ‘ انہیں خوب معلوم تھا کہ ان بزرگوں نے کبھی پانسہ نہیں پھینکا۔ پھر آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم بیت اللہ میں داخل ہوئے اور اندر چاروں طرف تکبیر کہی پھر باہر تشریف لائے۔ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے اندر نماز نہیں پڑھی تھی۔ عبدالصمد کے ساتھ اس حدیث کو معمر نے بھی ایوب سے روایت کیا اور وہیب بن خالد نے یوں کہا ‘ ہم سے ایوب نے بیان کیا ‘ انہوں نے عکرمہ سے ‘ انہوں نے نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے۔

Sahih al-Bukhari 65:145sahih

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، قَالَ الْبَحِيرَةُ الَّتِي يُمْنَعُ دَرُّهَا لِلطَّوَاغِيتِ فَلاَ يَحْلُبُهَا أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ‏.‏ وَالسَّائِبَةُ كَانُوا يُسَيِّبُونَهَا لآلِهَتِهِمْ لاَ يُحْمَلُ عَلَيْهَا شَىْءٌ‏.‏ قَالَ وَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ رَأَيْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ عَامِرٍ الْخُزَاعِيَّ يَجُرُّ قُصْبَهُ فِي النَّارِ، كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ سَيَّبَ السَّوَائِبَ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَالْوَصِيلَةُ النَّاقَةُ الْبِكْرُ تُبَكِّرُ فِي أَوَّلِ نِتَاجِ الإِبِلِ، ثُمَّ تُثَنِّي بَعْدُ بِأُنْثَى‏.‏ وَكَانُوا يُسَيِّبُونَهُمْ لِطَوَاغِيتِهِمْ إِنْ وَصَلَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا بِالأُخْرَى لَيْسَ بَيْنَهُمَا ذَكَرٌ‏.‏ وَالْحَامِ فَحْلُ الإِبِلِ يَضْرِبُ الضِّرَابَ الْمَعْدُودَ، فَإِذَا قَضَى ضِرَابَهُ وَدَعُوهُ لِلطَّوَاغِيتِ وَأَعْفَوْهُ مِنَ الْحَمْلِ فَلَمْ يُحْمَلْ عَلَيْهِ شَىْءٌ وَسَمَّوْهُ الْحَامِيَ‏.‏ وَقَالَ لي أَبُو الْيَمَانِ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدًا، قَالَ يُخْبِرُهُ بِهَذَا قَالَ وَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ‏.‏ وَرَوَاهُ ابْنُ الْهَادِ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏

Narrated Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab:Bahira is a she-camel whose milk is kept for the idols and nobody is allowed to milk it; Sa'iba was the she-camel which they used to set free for their gods and nothing was allowed to be carried on it. Abu Huraira said: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "I saw `Amr bin 'Amir Al-Khuza`i (in a dream) dragging his intestines in the Fire, and he was the first person to establish the tradition of setting free the animals (for the sake of their deities)," Wasila is the she-camel which gives birth to a she-camel as its first delivery, and then gives birth to another she-camel as its second delivery. People (in the Pre-Islamic periods of ignorance) used to let that she camel loose for their idols if it gave birth to two she-camels successively without giving birth to a male camel in between. 'Ham' was the male camel which was used for copulation. When it had finished the number of copulations assigned for it, they would let it loose for their idols and excuse it from burdens so that nothing would be carried on it, and they called it the 'Hami.' Abu Huraira said, "I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying so

ہم سے موسیٰ بن اسماعیل نے بیان کیا، کہا ہم سے ابراہیم بن سعد نے بیان کیا، ان سے صالح بن کیسان نے، ان سے ابن شہاب نے اور ان سے سعید بن مسیب نے بیان کیا کہ «بحيرة» اس اونٹنی کو کہتے تھے جس کا دودھ بتوں کے لیے روک دیا جاتا اور کوئی شخص اس کے دودھ کو دوہنے کا مجاز نہ سمجھا جاتا اور «سائبة» اس اونٹنی کو کہتے تھے جسے وہ اپنے دیوتاؤں کے نام پر آزاد چھوڑ دیتے اور اس سے باربرداری و سواری وغیرہ کا کام نہ لیتے۔ سعید راوی نے بیان کیا کہ ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ نے بیان کیا کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ میں نے عمرو بن عامر خزاعی کو دیکھا کہ وہ اپنی آنتوں کو جہنم میں گھسیٹ رہا تھا، اس نے سب سے پہلے سانڈ چھوڑنے کی رسم نکالی تھی۔ اور «وصيلة» اس جوان اونٹنی کو کہتے تھے جو پہلی مرتبہ مادہ بچہ جنتی اور پھر دوسری مرتبہ بھی مادہ ہی جنتی، اسے بھی وہ بتوں کے نام پر چھوڑ دیتے تھے لیکن اسی صورت میں جبکہ وہ برابر دو مرتبہ مادہ بچہ جنتی اور اس درمیان میں کوئی نر بچہ نہ ہوتا۔ اور «حام» وہ نر اونٹ جو مادہ پر شمار سے کئی دفعہ چڑھتا ( اس کے نطفے سے دس بچے پیدا ہو جاتے ) جب وہ اتنی صحبتیں کر چکتا تو اس کو بھی بتوں کے نام پر چھوڑ دیتے اور بوجھ لادنے سے معاف کر دیتے ( نہ سواری کرتے ) اس کا نام «حام» رکھتے اور ابوالیمان ( حکم بن نافع ) نے کہا ہم کو شعیب نے خبر دی، انہوں نے زہری سے سنا، کہا میں نے سعید بن مسیب سے یہی حدیث سنی جو اوپر گزری۔ سعید نے کہا ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ نے کہا میں نے نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے سنا ( وہی عمرو بن عامر خزاعی کا قصہ جو اوپر گزرا ) اور یزید بن عبداللہ بن ہاد نے بھی اس حدیث کو ابن شہاب سے روایت کیا۔ انہوں نے سعید بن مسیب سے، انہوں نے ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ سے، کہا میں نے نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے سنا۔

Sahih al-Bukhari 65:146sahih

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي يَعْقُوبَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْكَرْمَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَسَّانُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ رَأَيْتُ جَهَنَّمَ يَحْطِمُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا، وَرَأَيْتُ عَمْرًا يَجُرُّ قُصْبَهُ، وَهْوَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ سَيَّبَ السَّوَائِبَ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated Aisha:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "I saw Hell and its different portions were consuming each other and saw `Amr dragging his intestines (in it), and he was the first person to establish the tradition of letting animals loose (for the idols)

مجھ سے محمد بن ابی یعقوب ابوعبداللہ کرمانی نے بیان کیا، کہا ہم سے حسان بن ابراہیم نے بیان کیا، کہا ہم سے یونس نے بیان کیا، ان سے زہری نے، ان سے عروہ نے اور ان سے عائشہ رضی اللہ عنہا نے بیان کیا کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ میں نے جہنم کو دیکھا کہ اس کے بعض حصے بعض دوسرے حصوں کو کھائے جا رہے ہیں اور میں نے عمرو بن عامر خزاعی کو دیکھا کہ وہ اپنی آنتیں اس میں گھسیٹا پھر رہا تھا۔ یہی وہ شخص ہے جس نے سب سے پہلے سانڈ چھوڑنے کی رسم ایجاد کی تھی۔

Sahih al-Bukhari 65:242sahih

حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَكَّةَ وَحَوْلَ الْبَيْتِ سِتُّونَ وَثَلاَثُمِائَةِ نُصُبٍ فَجَعَلَ يَطْعُنُهَا بِعُودٍ فِي يَدِهِ وَيَقُولُ ‏{‏جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا‏}‏ ‏{‏جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَمَا يُبْدِئُ الْبَاطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُ‏}‏

Narrated `Abdullah bin Masud:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) entered Mecca (in the year of the Conquest) and there were three-hundred and sixty idols around the Ka`ba. He then started hitting them with a stick in his hand and say: 'Truth (i.e. Islam) has come and falsehood (disbelief) vanished. Truly falsehood (disbelief) is ever bound to vanish.' (17.81) 'Truth has come and falsehood (Iblis) can not create anything

ہم سے عبداللہ بن زبیر حمیدی نے بیان کیا، انہوں نے کہا ہم سے سفیان بن عیینہ نے بیان کیا، ان سے عبداللہ ابن ابی نجیح نے، ان سے مجاہد نے، ان سے ابومعمر نے اور ان سے عبداللہ بن مسعود رضی اللہ عنہ نے بیان کیا کہ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم جب مکہ میں ( فتح کے بعد ) داخل ہوئے تو کعبہ کے چاروں طرف تین سو ساٹھ بت تھے۔ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم اپنے ہاتھ کی لکڑی سے ایک کو ٹکراتے جاتے اور پڑھتے جاتے «جاء الحق وزهق الباطل إن الباطل كان زهوقا‏»،‏‏‏‏ «جاء الحق وما يبدئ الباطل وما يعيد‏» حق آیا اور جھوٹ نابود ہوا بیشک جھوٹ نابود ہونے والا ہی تھا۔

Sahih al-Bukhari 65:440sahih

حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، وَقَالَ، عَطَاءٌ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ صَارَتِ الأَوْثَانُ الَّتِي كَانَتْ فِي قَوْمِ نُوحٍ فِي الْعَرَبِ بَعْدُ، أَمَّا وُدٌّ كَانَتْ لِكَلْبٍ بِدَوْمَةِ الْجَنْدَلِ، وَأَمَّا سُوَاعٌ كَانَتْ لِهُذَيْلٍ، وَأَمَّا يَغُوثُ فَكَانَتْ لِمُرَادٍ ثُمَّ لِبَنِي غُطَيْفٍ بِالْجُرُفِ عِنْدَ سَبَا، وَأَمَّا يَعُوقُ فَكَانَتْ لِهَمْدَانَ، وَأَمَّا نَسْرٌ فَكَانَتْ لِحِمْيَرَ، لآلِ ذِي الْكَلاَعِ‏.‏ أَسْمَاءُ رِجَالٍ صَالِحِينَ مِنْ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ، فَلَمَّا هَلَكُوا أَوْحَى الشَّيْطَانُ إِلَى قَوْمِهِمْ أَنِ انْصِبُوا إِلَى مَجَالِسِهِمُ الَّتِي كَانُوا يَجْلِسُونَ أَنْصَابًا، وَسَمُّوهَا بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ فَفَعَلُوا فَلَمْ تُعْبَدْ حَتَّى إِذَا هَلَكَ أُولَئِكَ وَتَنَسَّخَ الْعِلْمُ عُبِدَتْ‏.‏

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:All the idols which were worshiped by the people of Noah were worshiped by the Arabs later on. As for the idol Wadd, it was worshiped by the tribe of Kalb at Daumat-al-Jandal; Suwa` was the idol of (the tribe of) Hudhail; Yaghouth was worshiped by (the tribe of) Murad and then by Bani Ghutaif at Al-Jurf near Saba; Ya`uq was the idol of Hamdan, and Nasr was the idol of Himyar, the branch of Dhi-al-Kala`. The names (of the idols) formerly belonged to some pious men of the people of Noah, and when they died Satan inspired their people to (prepare and place idols at the places where they used to sit, and to call those idols by their names. The people did so, but the idols were not worshiped till those people (who initiated them) had died and the origin of the idols had become obscure, whereupon people began worshiping them

ہم سے ابراہیم بن موسیٰ نے بیان کیا، انہوں نے کہا ہم کو ہشام نے خبر دی، ان سے ابن جریج نے اور عطاء نے بیان کیا اور ان سے عبداللہ بن عباس رضی اللہ عنہما نے بیان کیا کہ جو بت موسیٰ علیہ السلام کی قوم میں پوجے جاتے تھے بعد میں وہی عرب میں پوجے جانے لگے۔ ود دومۃ الجندل میں بنی کلب کا بت تھا۔ سواع بنی ہذیل کا۔ یغوث بنی مراد کا اور مراد کی شاخ بنی غطیف کا جو وادی اجوف میں قوم سبا کے پاس رہتے تھے یعوق بنی ہمدان کا بت تھا۔ نسر حمیر کا بت تھا جو ذوالکلاع کی آل میں سے تھے۔ یہ پانچوں نوح علیہ السلام کی قوم کے نیک لوگوں کے نام تھے جب ان کی موت ہو گئی تو شیطان نے ان کے دل میں ڈالا کہ اپنی مجلسوں میں جہاں وہ بیٹھے تھے ان کے بت قائم کر لیں اور ان بتوں کے نام اپنے نیک لوگوں کے نام پر رکھ لیں چنانچہ ان لوگوں نے ایسا ہی کیا اس وقت ان بتوں کی پوجا نہیں ہوتی تھی لیکن جب وہ لوگ بھی مر گئے جنہوں نے بت قائم کئے تھے اور علم لوگوں میں نہ رہا تو ان کی پوجا ہونے لگی۔

Sahih al-Bukhari 71:8sahih

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ فَرَعَ وَلاَ عَتِيرَةَ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَالْفَرَعُ أَوَّلُ النِّتَاجِ، كَانُوا يَذْبَحُونَهُ لَطِوَاغِيتِهِمْ، وَالْعَتِيرَةُ فِي رَجَبٍ‏.‏

Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Neither Fara' nor 'Atira (is permissible):" Al-Fara' nor 'Atira (is permissible):" Al- Fara' was the first offspring (of camels or sheep) which the pagans used to offer (as a sacrifice) to their idols. And Al-`Atira was (a sheep which was to be slaughtered) during the month of Rajab

ہم سے عبدان نے بیان کیا، کہا ہم سے عبداللہ بن مبارک نے بیان کیا، کہا ہم کو معمر نے خبر دی، انہیں زہری نے خبر دی، انہیں ابن مسیب نے اور انہیں ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ نے کہ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا ( اسلام میں ) «فرع» اور «عتيرة» نہیں ہیں۔ «فرع» ( اونٹنی کے ) سب سے پہلے بچہ کو کہتے تھے جسے ( جاہلیت میں ) لوگ اپنے بتوں کے لیے ذبح کرتے تھے اور «عتيرة» کو رجب میں ذبح کیا جاتا تھا۔

Sahih al-Bukhari 71:9sahih

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ فَرَعَ وَلاَ عَتِيرَةَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ وَالْفَرَعَ أَوَّلُ نِتَاجٍ كَانَ يُنْتَجُ لَهُمْ، كَانُوا يَذْبَحُونَهُ لِطَوَاغِيتِهِمْ، وَالْعَتِيرَةُ فِي رَجَبٍ‏.‏

Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Neither Fara' nor 'Atira) is permissible)." Al-Fara' was the first offspring (they got of camels or sheep) which they (pagans) used to offer (as a sacrifice) to their idols. 'Atira was (a sheep which used to be slaughtered) during the month of Rajab

ہم سے علی بن عبداللہ مدینی نے بیان کیا، کہا ہم سے سفیان بن عیینہ نے بیان کیا، ان سے زہری نے بیان کیا، انہوں نے کہا ہم سے سعید بن مسیب نے بیان کیا اور ان سے ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ نے کہ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ «فرع» اور «عتيرة» ( اسلام میں ) نہیں ہیں۔ بیان کیا کہ «فرع» سب سے پہلے بچہ کو کہتے تھے جو ان کے یہاں ( اونٹنی سے ) پیدا ہوتا تھا، اسے وہ اپنے بتوں کے نام پر ذبح کرتے تھے اور «عتيرة» وہ قربانی جسے وہ رجب میں کرتے تھے ( اور اس کی کھال درخت پر ڈال دیتے ) ۔

Sahih al-Bukhari 79:73sahih

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ مَنْ حَلَفَ مِنْكُمْ فَقَالَ فِي حَلِفِهِ بِاللاَّتِ وَالْعُزَّى‏.‏ فَلْيَقُلْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ‏.‏ وَمَنْ قَالَ لِصَاحِبِهِ تَعَالَ أُقَامِرْكَ‏.‏ فَلْيَتَصَدَّقْ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whoever among you takes an oath wherein he says, 'By Al-Lat and Al-`Uzza,' names of two Idols worshipped by the Pagans, he should say, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah; And whoever says to his friend, 'Come, let me gamble with you ! He should give something in charity. " (See Hadith No)

ہم سے یحییٰ بن بکیر نے بیان کیا، کہا ہم سے لیث بن سعد نے بیان کیا، ان سے عقیل نے، ان سے ابن شہاب نے بیان کیا، کہا کہ مجھے حمید بن عبدالرحمٰن نے بیان کیا اور ان سے ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ نے بیان کیا کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا ”تم میں سے جس نے قسم کھائی اور کہا کہ لات و عزیٰ کی قسم، تو پھر وہ «لا إله إلا الله» کہے اور جس نے اپنے ساتھی سے کہا کہ آؤ جوا کھیلیں تو اسے صدقہ کر دینا چاہئے۔“

Sahih Muslim 1:312sahih

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ جَدِّي، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، يَقُولُ أَخْبَرَنِي جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏"‏ ثُمَّ فَتَرَ الْوَحْىُ عَنِّي فَتْرَةً فَبَيْنَا أَنَا أَمْشِي ‏"‏ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ مِثْلَ حَدِيثِ يُونُسَ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَجُثِثْتُ مِنْهُ فَرَقًا حَتَّى هَوَيْتُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَقَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ وَالرُّجْزُ الأَوْثَانُ قَالَ ثُمَّ حَمِيَ الْوَحْىُ بَعْدُ وَتَتَابَعَ

It is narrated on the authority of Jabir b. Abdullah that he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) says:The wahi was intermitted for me for a small span of time and while I was walking, and then the hadith like the one narrated by Yunus was transmitted but with the exception of these words: I was terror-stricken till I fell on the ground. Abu Salama said: Defilement means idols. After this the revelation was speeded up and followed rapidly

عقیل بن خالد نے ابن شہاب سے بیان کیا ، انہوں نے کہا : میں نے ابو سلمہ بن عبد الرحمن کو یہ کہتے ہوئے سنا کہ مجھے حضرت جابر بن عبد اللہ ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ کو یہ کہتے ہوئے سنا کہ مجھے حضرت جابر بن عبد اللہ ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ نے خبر دی کہ انہوں نے رسو ل اللہﷺ سے سنا ، آپ فرما رہے تھے : ’’پھر وحی ایک وقفے کے لیے مجھ سے منقطع ہو گئی ، اسی دوران میں جب میں چل رہا تھا..... ‘ ‘ پھر ( عقیل نے ) یونس کی طرح روایت بیان کی ، البتہ انہوں نے ( مزید یہ ) کہا : ’’ تو خوف سے مجھ پر گھبراہٹ طاری ہو گئی حتی کہ میں زمین پر گر پڑا ‘ ‘ ( ابن شہاب نےکہا : ابوسلمہ نےبتایا : الرجز سے بت مراد ہیں ) کہا : پھر نزول وحی ( کی رفتار ) میں گرمی آ گئی اور مسلسل نازل ہونے لگی ۔

Sahih Muslim 1:375sahih

حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ رَوْحٍ، قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ الْقَيْسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يُسْأَلُ عَنِ الْوُرُودِ، فَقَالَ نَجِيءُ نَحْنُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَنْ كَذَا، وَكَذَا، انْظُرْ أَىْ ذَلِكَ فَوْقَ النَّاسِ - قَالَ - فَتُدْعَى الأُمَمُ بِأَوْثَانِهَا وَمَا كَانَتْ تَعْبُدُ الأَوَّلُ فَالأَوَّلُ ثُمَّ يَأْتِينَا رَبُّنَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَيَقُولُ مَنْ تَنْظُرُونَ فَيَقُولُونَ نَنْظُرُ رَبَّنَا ‏.‏ فَيَقُولُ أَنَا رَبُّكُمْ ‏.‏ فَيَقُولُونَ حَتَّى نَنْظُرَ إِلَيْكَ ‏.‏ فَيَتَجَلَّى لَهُمْ يَضْحَكُ - قَالَ - فَيَنْطَلِقُ بِهِمْ وَيَتَّبِعُونَهُ وَيُعْطَى كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنْهُمْ - مُنَافِقٍ أَوْ مُؤْمِنٍ - نُورًا ثُمَّ يَتَّبِعُونَهُ وَعَلَى جِسْرِ جَهَنَّمَ كَلاَلِيبُ وَحَسَكٌ تَأْخُذُ مَنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ يَطْفَأُ نُورُ الْمُنَافِقِينَ ثُمَّ يَنْجُو الْمُؤْمِنُونَ فَتَنْجُو أَوَّلُ زُمْرَةٍ وُجُوهُهُمْ كَالْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفًا لاَ يُحَاسَبُونَ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ كَأَضْوَإِ نَجْمٍ فِي السَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ كَذَلِكَ ثُمَّ تَحِلُّ الشَّفَاعَةُ وَيَشْفَعُونَ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ مِنَ النَّارِ مَنْ قَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَكَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ مَا يَزِنُ شَعِيرَةً فَيُجْعَلُونَ بِفِنَاءِ الْجَنَّةِ وَيَجْعَلُ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ يَرُشُّونَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَاءَ حَتَّى يَنْبُتُوا نَبَاتَ الشَّىْءِ فِي السَّيْلِ وَيَذْهَبُ حُرَاقُهُ ثُمَّ يَسْأَلُ حَتَّى تُجْعَلَ لَهُ الدُّنْيَا وَعَشَرَةُ أَمْثَالِهَا مَعَهَا ‏.‏

It is reported on the authority of Abu Zubair that he heard from Jabir b 'Abdullah, who was asked about the arrival (of people on the Day of Resurrection). He said. We would come on the Day of Resurrection like this, like this, and see. carefully. that which concerns" elevated people". He (the narrator) said:Then the people would be summoned along with their idols whom they worshipped, one after another. Then our Lord would come to us and say: Whom are you waiting for? They would say: We are waiting for our Lord. He would say: I am your Lord. They would say: (We are not sure) till we gaze at Thee, and He would manifest Himself to them smilingly, and would go along with them and they would follow Him; and every person, whether a hypocrite or a believer, would be endowed with a light, and there would be spikes and hooks on the bridge of the Hell, which would catch hold of those whom Allah willed. Then the light of the hypocrites would be extinguished, and the believers would secure salvation. and the first group to achieve it would comprise seventy thousand men who would have the brightness of full moon on their faces, and they would not be called to account. Then the people immediately following them would have their faces as the brightest stars in the heaven. This is how (the groups would follow one after another). Then the stage of intercession would come, and they (who are permitted to intercede) would intercede, till he who had declared:" There is no god but Allah" and had in his heart virtue of the weight of a barley grain would come out of the Fire. They would be then brought in the courtyard of Paradise and the inhabitants of Paradise would begin to sprinkle water over them till they would sprout like the sprouting of a thing in flood water, and their burns would disappear. They would ask their Lord till they would be granted (the bounties) of the world and with it ten more besides it

ابو زبیر نے بتایا کہ انہوں نے حضرت جابر بن عبد اللہ ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ سے سنا ، ان سے ( جنت اور جہنم میں ) وارد ہونے کے بارے میں سوال کیا جا رہا تھا تو انہوں نے کہا : ہم قیامت کے دن فلاں فلاں ( سمت ) سے آئیں گے ( دیکھو ) ، یعنی اس سمت سے جو لوگوں کےاوپر ہے ۔ کہا : سب امتیں اپنے اپنے بتوں اور جن ( معبودوں ) کی بندگی کرتی تھیں ان کے ساتھ بلائی جائیں گی ، ایک کے بعد ایک ، پھر اس کے بعد ہمارا رب ہمارے پاس آئے گا اور پوچھے گا : تم کس کا انتظار کر رہے ہو ؟ تو وہ کہیں گے : ہم اپنے رب کے منتظر ہیں ۔ وہ فرمائے گا : میں تمہارا رب ہوں ۔ توسب کہیں گے : ( اس وقت ) جب ہم تمہیں دیکھ لیں ۔ تو وہ ہنستا ہوا ان کےسامنے جلوہ افروز ہو گا ۔ انہوں نے کہا : وہ انہیں لے کر جائے گااور وہ اس کے پیچھے ہوں گے ، ان میں ہر انسان کو ، منافق ہویا مومن ، ایک نور دیا جائے گا ، وہ اس نور کے پیچھے چلیں گے ۔ اور جہنم کے پل پر کئی نوکوں والے کنڈے اور لوہے کے سخت کانٹے ہوں گے اور جس کو اللہ تعالیٰ چاہے گا وہ اسے پکڑ لیں گے ، پھر منافقوں کا نور بجھا دیا جائے گا اور مومن نجات پائیں گے تو سب سے پہلا گروہ ( جو ) نجات پائے گا ، ان کے چہرے چودہویں کے چاند جیسے ہوں گے ( وہ ) ستر ہزار ہوں گے ، ان کا حساب نہیں کیا جائے گا ، پھر جو لوگ ان کے بعد ہوں گے ، ان کے چہرے آسمان کے سب سے زیادہ روشن ستارے کی طرح ہوں گے ، پھر اسی طرح ( درجہ بدرجہ ۔ ) اس کے بعد پھرشفاعت کا مرحلہ آئے گااور ( شفاعت کرنے والے ) شفاعت کریں گے حتی کہ ہر وہ شخص جس نے لا الہ الا اللہ کہا ہو گا اور جس کےدل میں جو کے وزن کے برابر بھی نیکی ( ایمان ) ہو گی ۔ ان کی جنت کے آگے کے میدان میں ڈال دیا جائے گا اور اہل جنت ان پر پانی چھڑکنا شروع کر دیں گے حتی کہ وہ اس طرح اگ آئیں گے جیسے کوئی چیز سیلاب میں اگ آتی ہے اور اس ( کے جسم ) کا جلا ہوا حصہ ختم ہو جائے گا ، پھر اس سے پوچھا جائے گا حتی کہ اس کو دنیا اور اس کے ساتھ اس سے دس گنا مزید عطا کر دیا جائے گا ۔

Sahih Muslim 6:358sahih

حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْمَعْقِرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شَدَّادُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَبُو عَمَّارٍ، وَيَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ، - قَالَ عِكْرِمَةُ وَلَقِيَ شَدَّادٌ أَبَا أُمَامَةَ وَوَاثِلَةَ وَصَحِبَ أَنَسًا إِلَى الشَّامِ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ فَضْلاً وَخَيْرًا - عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ قَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبَسَةَ السُّلَمِيُّ كُنْتُ وَأَنَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ أَظُنُّ أَنَّ النَّاسَ عَلَى ضَلاَلَةٍ وَأَنَّهُمْ لَيْسُوا عَلَى شَىْءٍ وَهُمْ يَعْبُدُونَ الأَوْثَانَ فَسَمِعْتُ بِرَجُلٍ بِمَكَّةَ يُخْبِرُ أَخْبَارًا فَقَعَدْتُ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِي فَقَدِمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُسْتَخْفِيًا جُرَءَاءُ عَلَيْهِ قَوْمُهُ فَتَلَطَّفْتُ حَتَّى دَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ بِمَكَّةَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَا أَنْتَ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَنَا نَبِيٌّ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ وَمَا نَبِيٌّ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَرْسَلَنِي اللَّهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ وَبِأَىِّ شَىْءٍ أَرْسَلَكَ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَرْسَلَنِي بِصِلَةِ الأَرْحَامِ وَكَسْرِ الأَوْثَانِ وَأَنْ يُوَحَّدَ اللَّهُ لاَ يُشْرَكُ بِهِ شَىْءٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ لَهُ فَمَنْ مَعَكَ عَلَى هَذَا قَالَ ‏"‏ حُرٌّ وَعَبْدٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَمَعَهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَبِلاَلٌ مِمَّنْ آمَنَ بِهِ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي مُتَّبِعُكَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّكَ لاَ تَسْتَطِيعُ ذَلِكَ يَوْمَكَ هَذَا أَلاَ تَرَى حَالِي وَحَالَ النَّاسِ وَلَكِنِ ارْجِعْ إِلَى أَهْلِكَ فَإِذَا سَمِعْتَ بِي قَدْ ظَهَرْتُ فَأْتِنِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَذَهَبْتُ إِلَى أَهْلِي وَقَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمَدِينَةَ وَكُنْتُ فِي أَهْلِي فَجَعَلْتُ أَتَخَبَّرُ الأَخْبَارَ وَأَسْأَلُ النَّاسَ حِينَ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ حَتَّى قَدِمَ عَلَىَّ نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ يَثْرِبَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَقُلْتُ مَا فَعَلَ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَقَالُوا النَّاسُ إِلَيْهِ سِرَاعٌ وَقَدْ أَرَادَ قَوْمُهُ قَتْلَهُ فَلَمْ يَسْتَطِيعُوا ذَلِكَ ‏.‏ فَقَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتَعْرِفُنِي قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ أَنْتَ الَّذِي لَقِيتَنِي بِمَكَّةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ بَلَى ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي عَمَّا عَلَّمَكَ اللَّهُ وَأَجْهَلُهُ ‏.‏ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ قَالَ ‏"‏ صَلِّ صَلاَةَ الصُّبْحِ ثُمَّ أَقْصِرْ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ حَتَّى تَرْتَفِعَ فَإِنَّهَا تَطْلُعُ حِينَ تَطْلُعُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَىْ شَيْطَانٍ وَحِينَئِذٍ يَسْجُدُ لَهَا الْكُفَّارُ ثُمَّ صَلِّ فَإِنَّ الصَّلاَةَ مَشْهُودَةٌ مَحْضُورَةٌ حَتَّى يَسْتَقِلَّ الظِّلُّ بِالرُّمْحِ ثُمَّ أَقْصِرْ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ فَإِنَّ حِينَئِذٍ تُسْجَرُ جَهَنَّمُ فَإِذَا أَقْبَلَ الْفَىْءُ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّ الصَّلاَةَ مَشْهُودَةٌ مَحْضُورَةٌ حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ الْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ أَقْصِرْ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِنَّهَا تَغْرُبُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَىْ شَيْطَانٍ وَحِينَئِذٍ يَسْجُدُ لَهَا الْكُفَّارُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ فَالْوُضُوءُ حَدِّثْنِي عَنْهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَا مِنْكُمْ رَجُلٌ يُقَرِّبُ وَضُوءَهُ فَيَتَمَضْمَضُ وَيَسْتَنْشِقُ فَيَنْتَثِرُ إِلاَّ خَرَّتْ خَطَايَا وَجْهِهِ وَفِيهِ وَخَيَاشِيمِهِ ثُمَّ إِذَا غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ كَمَا أَمَرَهُ اللَّهُ إِلاَّ خَرَّتْ خَطَايَا وَجْهِهِ مِنْ أَطْرَافِ لِحْيَتِهِ مَعَ الْمَاءِ ثُمَّ يَغْسِلُ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ إِلاَّ خَرَّتْ خَطَايَا يَدَيْهِ مِنْ أَنَامِلِهِ مَعَ الْمَاءِ ثُمَّ يَمْسَحُ رَأْسَهُ إِلاَّ خَرَّتْ خَطَايَا رَأْسِهِ مِنْ أَطْرَافِ شَعْرِهِ مَعَ الْمَاءِ ثُمَّ يَغْسِلُ قَدَمَيْهِ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ إِلاَّ خَرَّتْ خَطَايَا رِجْلَيْهِ مِنْ أَنَامِلِهِ مَعَ الْمَاءِ فَإِنْ هُوَ قَامَ فَصَلَّى فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَمَجَّدَهُ بِالَّذِي هُوَ لَهُ أَهْلٌ وَفَرَّغَ قَلْبَهُ لِلَّهِ إِلاَّ انْصَرَفَ مِنْ خَطِيئَتِهِ كَهَيْئَتِهِ يَوْمَ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَحَدَّثَ عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبَسَةَ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَبَا أُمَامَةَ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ يَا عَمْرَو بْنَ عَبَسَةَ انْظُرْ مَا تَقُولُ فِي مَقَامٍ وَاحِدٍ يُعْطَى هَذَا الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ عَمْرٌو يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ لَقَدْ كَبِرَتْ سِنِّي وَرَقَّ عَظْمِي وَاقْتَرَبَ أَجَلِي وَمَا بِي حَاجَةٌ أَنْ أَكْذِبَ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَلاَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ لَوْ لَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلاَّ مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثًا - حَتَّى عَدَّ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ - مَا حَدَّثْتُ بِهِ أَبَدًا وَلَكِنِّي سَمِعْتُهُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ‏.‏

Amr b. 'Abasa Sulami reported:In the state of the Ignorance (before embracing Islam), I used to think that the people were in error and they were not on anything (which may be called the right path) and worshipped the idols. Meanwhile, I heard of a man in Mecca who was giving news (on the basis of his prophetic knowledge) ; so I sat on my ride and went to him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was at that time hiding as his people had made life hard for him. I adopted a friendly attitude (towards the Meccans and thus managed) to enter Mecca and go to him (the Holy Prophet) and I said to him: Who are you? He said: I am a Prophet (of Allah). I again said: Who is a Prophet? He said: (I am a Prophet in the sense that) I have been sent by Allah. I said: What is that which you have been sent with? He said: I have been sent to join ties of relationship (with kindness and affection), to break the Idols, and to proclaim the oneness of Allah (in a manner that) nothing is to be associated with Him. I said: Who is with you in this (in these beliefs and practices)? He said: A free man and a slave. He (the narrator) said: Abu Bakr and Bilal were there with him among those who had embraced Islam by that time. I said: I intend to follow you. He said: During these days you would not be able to do so. Don't you see the (hard) condition under which I and (my) people are living? You better go back to your people and when you hear that I have been granted victory, you come to me. So I went to my family. I was in my home when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to Medina. I was among my people and used to seek news and ask people when he arrived in Medina. Then a group of people belonging to Yathrib (Medina) came. I said (to them): How is that person getting on who has come to Medina? They said: The people are hastening to him, while his people (the polytheists of Mecca) planned to kill him, but they could not do so. I (on hearing it) came to Medina and went to him and said: Messenger of Allah, do you recognise me? He said: Yes, you are the same man who met me at Mecca. I said: It is so. I again said: Prophet of Allah, tell me that which Allah has taught you and which I do not know, tell me about the prayer. He said: Observe the dawn prayer, then stop praying when the sun is rising till it is fully up, for when it rises it comes up between the horns of Satan, and the unbelievers prostrate themselves to it at that time. Then pray, for the prayer is witnessed and attended (by angels) till the shadow becomes about the length of a lance; then cease prayer, for at that time Hell is heated up. Then when the shadow moves forward, pray, for the prayer is witnessed and attended by angels, till you pray the afternoon prayer, then cease prayer till the sun sets, for it sets between the horns of devil, and at that time the unbelievers prostrate themselves before it. I said: Apostle of Allah, tell me about ablution also. He said: None of you who uses water for ablution and rinses his mouth, snuffs up water and blows it, but the sins of his face, and his mouth and his nostrils fall out. When he washes his face, as Allah has commanded him, the sins of his face fall out from the end of his beard with water. Then (when) he washes his forearms up to the elbows, the sins of his arms fall out along with water from his finger-tips. And when he wipes his head, the sins of his head fall out from the points of his hair along with water. And (when) he washes his feet up to the ankles, the sins of his feet fall out from his toes along with water. And if he stands to pray and praises Allah, lauds Him and glorifies Him with what becomes Him and shows wholehearted devotion to Allah, his sins would depart leaving him (as innocent) as he was on the day his mother bore him. 'Amr b. 'Abasa narrated this hadith to Abu Umama, a Companion of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and Abu Umama said to him: 'Amr b. 'Abasa, think what you are saying that such (a great reward) is given to a man at one place (only in the act of ablution and prayer). Upon this 'Amr said: Abu Umama, I have grown old and my bones have become weak and I am at the door of death; what impetus is there for me to attribute a lie to Allah and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? Had I heard it from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) once, twice, or three times (even seven times), I would have never narrated it, but I have heard it from him on occasions more than these

ابو عمار شداد بن عبداللہ اور یحییٰ بن ابی کثیر نے ابو امامہ سے روایت کی ۔ ۔ ۔ عکرمہ نے کہا : شداد ابو امامہ اور واثلہ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ سے مل چکا ہے ، وہ شام کے سفر میں حضرت انس رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ کے ساتھ رہااور ان کی فضیلت اور خوبی کی تعریف کی ۔ حضرت ابو امامہ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ سے روایت ہے ، انھوں نے کہا : عمرو بن عبسہ سلمی رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ نےکہا : میں جب اپنے جاہلیت کے دور میں تھا تو ( یہ بات ) سمجھتا تھا کہ لوگ گمراہ ہیں اور جب وہ بتوں کی عبادت کرتے ہیں تو کسی ( سچی ) چیز ( دین ) پر نہیں ، پھر میں نے مکہ کے ایک آدمی کے بارے میں سنا کہ وہ بہت سی باتوں کی خبر دیتا ہے ، میں اپنی سواری پر بیٹھا اور ان کے پاس آگیا ، اس زمانے میں رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم چھپے ہوئے تھے ، آپ کی قوم ( کے لوگ ) آپ کے خلاف دلیر ، اور جری تھے ۔ میں ایک لطیف تدبیر اختیار کرکے مکہ میں آپ کی خدمت میں حاضر ہوااور آپ سے پوچھا آپ کیا ہیں؟آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا : " میں نبی ہوں ۔ " پھر میں نے پوچھا : " نبی کیا ہوتا ہے؟آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا : " مجھے اللہ نے بھیجا ہے ۔ " میں نے کہا : آپ کو کیا ( پیغام ) دے کر بھیجا ہے؟آپ نے فرمایا : " اللہ تعالیٰ مجھے صلہ رحمی ، بتوں کو توڑنے ، اللہ تعالیٰ کو ایک قرار دینے ، اور اس کے ساتھ کسی چیز کو شریک نہ ٹھہرانے ( کاپیغام ) دے کر بھیجا ہے ۔ " میں نے آپ سے پوچھا : آپ کے ساتھ اس ( دین ) پر اور کون ہے؟آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا : " ایک آزاد اور ایک غلام ۔ " ۔ ۔ ۔ کہا : آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کے ساتھ اس وقت ایمان لانے والوں میں سے ابو بکر اور بلال رضوان اللہ عنھم اجمعین تھے ۔ میں نے کہا : میں بھی آپ کا متبع ہوں ۔ فرمایا : " تم اپنے آج کل کے حالات میں ایسا کرنے کی استطاعت نہیں رکھتے ۔ کیا تم میرا اور لوگوں کا حال نہیں دیکھتے؟لیکن ( ان حالات میں ) تم اپنے گھر کی طرف لوٹ جاؤ اور جب میرے بارے میں سنو کہ میں غالب آگیا ہوں تو میرے پاس آجانا ۔ " کہا : تو میں اپنے گھر والوں کے پاس لوٹ گیا ۔ او ( بعد ازاں ) رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم مدینہ تشریف لے گئے میں اپنے گھر ہی میں تھا ، جب آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم مدینہ تشریف لائے ۔ تو میں بھی خبریں لینے اور لوگوں سے آپ کے حالات پوچھنے میں لگ گیا ۔ حتیٰ کہ میرے پاس اہل یثرب ( مدینہ والوں ) میں سے کچھ لوگ آئے تو میں نے پوچھا : یہ شخص جو مدینہ میں آیا ہے اس نے کیا کچھ کیا ہے؟انھوں نے کہا : لوگ تیزی سے ان ( کے دین ) کی طرف بڑھ رہے ہیں ، آپ کی قوم نے آپ کو قتل کرنا چاہا تھا لیکن وہ ایسا نہ کرسکے ۔ اس پر میں مدینہ آیا اور آپ کی خدمت میں حاضر ہوا اور عرض کی : اے اللہ کے رسول صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ! کیا آپ مجھے پہچانتے ہیں؟آپ نے فرمایا : " ہاں تم وہی ہو ناں جو مجھ سے مکہ میں ملے تھے؟ " کہا : تو میں نے عرض کی : جی ہاں ، اور پھر پوچھا : اے اللہ کے نبی! مجھے وہ ( سب ) بتایئے جو اللہ نے آپ کوسکھایا ہے اور میں اس سے ناواقف ہوں ، مجھے نماز کے بارے میں بتایئے ۔ آپ نے فرمایا : " صبح کی نماز پڑھو اور پھر نمازسے رک جاؤ حتیٰ کہ سورج نکل کر بلند ہوجائے کیونکہ وہ جب طلوع ہوتا ہے تو شیطان ( اپنے سینگوں کو آگے کرکے یوں دیکھاتا ہے جیسے وہ اُس ) کے دو سینگوں کےدرمیان طلوع ہوتا ہے اور اس وقت کافر اس ( سورج ) کو سجدہ کرتے ہیں ، اس کے بعد نماز پڑھو کیونکہ نماز کا مشاہدہ ہوتاہے اور اس میں ( فرشتے ) حاضر ہوتے ہیں یہاں تک کہ جب نیزے کا سایہ اس کے ساتھ لگ جائے ( سورج بالکل سر پر آجائے ) تو پھر نماز سے رک جاؤ کیونکہ اس وقت جہنم کو ایندھن سے بھر کو بھڑکایاجاتا ہے ، پھر جب سایہ آئے جائے ( سورج ڈھل جائے ) تو نمازپڑھو کیونکہ نماز کا مشاہدہ کیاجاتا ہے اور اس میں حاضری دی جاتی ہے حتیٰ کہ تم عصر سے فارغ ہوجاؤ ، پھر نماز سے رک جاؤ یہاں تک کہ سورج ( پوری طرح ) غروب ہوجائے کیونکہ وہ شیطان کے دو سینگوں میں غروب ہوتا ہے اور اس وقت کافر اس کے سامنے سجدہ کرتے ہیں ۔ " کہا : پھر میں نے پوچھا : اے اللہ کے نبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ! تو وضو؟مجھے اس کے بارے میں بھی بتایئے ۔ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا : " تم میں سے جوشخص بھی وضو کے لئے پانی اپنے قریب کرتاہے ۔ پھر کلی کرتاہے اور ناک میں پانی کھینچ کر اسے جھاڑتاہے تو اس سے اس کے چہرے ، منہ ، اور ناک کے نتھنوں کے گناہ جھڑ جاتے ہیں ، پھر جب وہ اللہ کے حکم کےمطابق اپنے چہرے کو دھوتا ہے تو لازماً اس کے چہرے کےگناہ بھی پانی کے ساتھ اس کی داڑھی کے کناروں سے گر جاتے ہیں ، پھر وہ اپنے دونوں ہاتھوں کو کہنیوں ( کے اوپر ) تک دھوتا ہے ۔ تو لازماً اس کے ہاتھوں کےگناہ پانی کے ساتھ اس کے پوروں سے گرجاتے ہیں ، پھر وہ سر کا مسح کرتاہے تو اس کے سر کے گناہ پانی کے ساتھ اس کے بالوں کے اطراف سے زائل ہوجاتے ہیں ، پھر وہ ٹخنوں ( کے اوپر ) تک اپنے دونوں قدم دھوتا ہے ۔ تو اس کے دونوں پاؤں کے گناہ پانی کے ساتھ اس کے پوروں سے گر جاتے ہیں ، پھر اگر وہ کھڑا ہوانماز پڑھی اور اللہ کے شایان شان اس کی حمد وثنا اور بزرگی بیان کی اور اپنا دل اللہ کے لئے ( ہر قسم کے دوسرے خیالات وتصورات سے ) خالی کرلیا تو وہ اپنے گناہوں سے اس طرح نکلتا ہے جس طرح اس وقت تھا جس دن اس کی ماں نے اسے ( ہر قسم کے گناہوں سے پاک ) جنا تھا ۔ " حضرت عمرو بن عبسہ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ نے یہ حدیث رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کے ( ایک اور ) صحابی حضرت ابو امامہ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ کو سنائی تو ابو امامہ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ نے ان سے کہا : اے عمرو بن عبسہ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ !دیکھ لوتم کیا کہہ رہے ہو ۔ ایک ہی جگہ اس آدمی کو اتناکچھ عطا کردیا جاتا ہے! اس پر عمرو رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ نے کہا : اے ابو امامہ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ !میری عمر بڑھ گئی ہے میری ہڈیاں نرم ہوگئیں ہیں اور میری موت کا وقت بھی قریب آچکا ہے اور مجھے کوئی ضرورت نہیں کہ اللہ پر جھوٹ بولوں ۔ اور اس کے رسول صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم پر جھوٹ بولوں ۔ اگر میں نے اس حدیث کو رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے ایک ، دو ، تین ۔ ۔ ۔ حتیٰ کہ انھوں نے سات بار شمار کیا ۔ ۔ ۔ بار نہ سنا ہوتا تو میں اس حدیث کو کبھی بیان نہ کرتا بلکہ میں نے تو اسے آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے اس سے بھی زیادہ بارسنا ہے ۔

Sahih Muslim 22:87sahih

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي، رَبَاحٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ وَهُوَ بِمَكَّةَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ حَرَّمَ بَيْعَ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْتَةِ وَالْخِنْزِيرِ وَالأَصْنَامِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ شُحُومَ الْمَيْتَةِ فَإِنَّهُ يُطْلَى بِهَا السُّفُنُ وَيُدْهَنُ بِهَا الْجُلُودُ وَيَسْتَصْبِحُ بِهَا النَّاسُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ هُوَ حَرَامٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ ‏"‏ قَاتَلَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَمَّا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ شُحُومَهَا أَجْمَلُوهُ ثُمَّ بَاعُوهُ فَأَكَلُوا ثَمَنَهُ ‏"‏‏.‏

Jabir b. 'Abdullah (Allah be pleased with them) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying in the Year of Victory while he was in Mecca:Verily Allah and His Messenger have forbidden the sale of wine, carcass, swine and idols, It was said: Allah's Messenger, you see that the fat of the carcass is used for coating the boats and varnishing the hides and people use it for lighting purposes, whereupon he said: No, it is forbidden, Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: May Allah the Exalted and Majestic destroy the Jews; when Allah forbade the use of fat of the carcass for them, they melted it, and then sold it and made use of its price (received from it)

لیث نے ہمیں یزید بن ابی حبیب سے حدیث بیان کی ، انہوں نے عطاء بن ابی رباح سے اور انہوں نے حضرت جابر بن عبداللہ رضی اللہ عنہ سے روایت کی کہ انہوں نے رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کو فتح مکہ کے سال ، جب آپ مکہ ہی میں تھے ، فرماتے ہوئے سنا : " بلاشبہ اللہ اور اس کے رسول صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے شراب ، مردار ، خنزیر اور بتوں کی بیع حرام قرار دی ہے ۔ " کہا گیا : اے اللہ کے رسول! مردار جانور کی چربی کے بارے میں آپ کی کیا رائے ہے ، اس سے کشتیوں ( کے تختے ) کو روغن کیا جاتا ہے اور چمڑوں کو نرم کیا جاتا ہے اور لوگ اس سے چراغ جلاتے ہیں؟ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا : " نہیں ، وہ حرام ہے ۔ " پھر اسی وقت ، رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا : " اللہ یہود کو ہلاک کرے! اللہ نے جب ان لے لیے ان جانوروں کی چربی حرام کی تو انہوں نے اسے پھگلایا ، پھر اسے فروخت کیا اور اس کی قیمت لے کر کھائی ۔

Sahih Muslim 27:9sahih

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ، الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ لاَ تَحْلِفُوا بِالطَّوَاغِي وَلاَ بِآبَائِكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Abd al-Rahman b. Samura reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Do not swear by idols, nor by your fathers

حضرت عبدالرحمان بن سمرہ رضی اللہ عنہ سے روایت ہے ، انہوں نے کہا : رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا : " تم بتوں کی قسم نہ کھاؤ ، نہ ہی اپنے آباء و اجداد کی

Sahih Muslim 32:107sahih

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ - قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَكَّةَ وَحَوْلَ الْكَعْبَةِ ثَلاَثُمِائَةٍ وَسِتُّونَ نُصُبًا فَجَعَلَ يَطْعُنُهَا بِعُودٍ كَانَ بِيَدِهِ وَيَقُولُ ‏"‏ ‏{‏ جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا‏}‏ ‏{‏ جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَمَا يُبْدِئُ الْبَاطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُ‏}‏ زَادَ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ ‏.‏

It has been narrated by Ibn Abdullah who said:The Prophet (ﷺ) entered Mecca. There were three hundred and sixty idols around the Ka'ba. He began to thrust them with the stick that was in his hand saying:" Truth has come and falsehood has vanished. Lo! falsehood was destined to vanish" (xvii. 8). Truth has arrived, and falsehood can neither create anything from the beginning nor can It restore to life

ابوبکر بن ابی شیبہ ، عمرو ناقد اور ابن ابی عمر نے ۔ ۔ الفاظ ابن ابی شیبہ کے ہیں ۔ ۔ کہا : ہمیں سفیان بن عیینہ نے ابن ابی نجیح سے حدیث بیان کی ، انہوں نے مجاہد سے ، انہوں نے ابومعمر سے ، انہوں نے حضرت عبداللہ بن مسعود رضی اللہ عنہ سے روایت کی ، کہا : رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم مکہ میں داخل ہوئے تو کعبہ کے گرد تین سو ساٹھ بت تھے ۔ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ہر ایک کو اپنے ہاتھ میں پکڑی ہوئی لکڑی سے کچوکا دے کر گرانے لگے اور یہ فرمانے لگے : " حق آ گیا اور باطل مٹ گیا ، بلاشبہ باطل مٹنے والا ہے ۔ حق آ گیا اور باطل نہ آغاز کرتا ہے اور نہ لوٹاتا ہے " ( بلکہ دونوں اللہ عزوجل جلالہ کے کام ہیں ۔ ) ابن ابی عمر نے اضافہ کیا : فتح مکہ کے دن

Sahih Muslim 32:108sahih

وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ حَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا الثَّوْرِيُّ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ زَهُوقًا ‏.‏ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ الآيَةَ الأُخْرَى وَقَالَ بَدَلَ نُصُبًا صَنَمًا ‏.‏

This tradition has been narrated by Ibn Abu Najah through a different chain of transmitters up to the word:Zahaqa, (This version) does not contain the second verse and substitutes Sanam for Nusub (both the words mean" idol" or" image" that is worshipped)

ثوری نے ابن ابی نجیح سے اسی سند کے ساتھ زهوقا ( پہلی آیت کے آخر ) تک روایت کی ، دوسری آیت بیان نہیں کی اور ۔ ۔ نصبا کے بجائے ‘ صنما کہا : ( دونوں کے معنی بت کے ہیں)

Sahih Muslim 53:62sahih

حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَحَسَنٌ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالَ عَبْدٌ أَخْبَرَنِي وَقَالَ، الآخَرَانِ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ، شِهَابٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ، يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْبَحِيرَةَ الَّتِي يُمْنَعُ دَرُّهَا لِلطَّوَاغِيتِ فَلاَ يَحْلُبُهَا أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَأَمَّا السَّائِبَةُ الَّتِي كَانُوا يُسَيِّبُونَهَا لآلِهَتِهِمْ فَلاَ يُحْمَلُ عَلَيْهَا شَىْءٌ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ابْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ رَأَيْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ عَامِرٍ الْخُزَاعِيَّ يَجُرُّ قُصْبَهُ فِي النَّارِ وَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ سَيَّبَ السُّيُوبَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Sa'id b. Musayyib explained" al-bahira" as that animal which is not milked but for the idols. and none amongst the people milks them, and" as-sa'iba" as that animal which is let loose for the deities. Nothing is loaded over it, and Ibn Musayyib narrated that Abu Huraira stated that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:I saw 'Amr b. 'Amir al-Khuzili dragging his intestines in fire and he was the first who devoted animals to deity

ابن شہاب نے کہا : میں نے سعید بن مسیب سےسنا ، وہ کہتے ہیں : بحیرہ وہ جانور ہے جس کا دودھ جھوٹے خداؤں ( بتوں ) کے چڑھاوے کے لیے دوہنا بند کردیا جاتا ہے ، اس لئے کوئی شخص ان کو نہیں دوہتا تھا ، اورسائبہ وہ جانور ہے جسے جھوٹے خداؤں ( کی سواری کے لئے ) کھلا چھوڑ دیاجاتا ہے ۔ اس پر کوئی چیز تک نہیں لادی جاتی ۔ اور ابن مسیب نے کہا : حضرت ابو ہریرہ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ نے بیان کیاکہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا : "" میں نے عمرو بن عامر خزاعی کو دیکھا ، وہ جہنم میں اپنی انتڑیاں گھسیٹ رہا تھا ، وہ پہلا شخص تھا جس نے سب سےپہلے ( بتوں کے نام پر ) کھلاچھوڑا جانے والا جانور چھوڑاتھا ۔

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