Surah As Saff Ayat 1-2-3 Translation Tafseer

Para 28 - قَدْ سَمِعَ اللّٰهُ

سورة الصف

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

61.1-2-3

سَبَّحَ لِلّٰهِ مَا فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ مَا فِی الْاَرْضِۚ-وَ هُوَ الْعَزِیْزُ الْحَكِیْمُ(1) یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لِمَ تَقُوْلُوْنَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُوْنَ(2) كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ اَنْ تَقُوْلُوْا مَا لَا تَفْعَلُوْنَ(3)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

Everything in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him. And He is the Most-Exalted, the Most-Wise. O you who believe! Why do you say that which you do not do? [1] It is extremely undesirable in the Court of Allah that you say that which you do not do. [1]

Commentary

[1]

There should not be incongruence between words and action, rather people should act according to their words. Incongruity can take various forms, such as informing others of good but neglecting this yourself and making a promise whilst intending not to fulfil it. Hadith narrations condemn such things and warn of the punishment for committing them. One hadith states: “Whoever has [the following] four in him is a pure hypocrite, and whoever has one from amongst them has one characteristic of hypocrisy until he gives it up: 1. When he is entrusted, he betrays; 2. When he speaks, he lies; 3. When he makes a promise, he breaches it; 4. When he argues, he is vulgar.” (Ṣaḥīḥ Al-Bukhārī: 34)

[2]

For one to make a claim about something that he has not done or has no intention of doing is a sin, impermissible and a cause for displeasing Allah Almighty. One should refrain from this.