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Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War)

Verse 21of 75

وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ﴿٢١

Translation (Sahih International)

And do not be like those who say, "We have heard," while they do not hear.

Word-by-word meaning

وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
تَكُونُوا۟takūnūbe
كَٱلَّذِينَka-alladhīnalike those who
قَالُوا۟qālūsay
سَمِعْنَاsamiʿ'nāWe heard
وَهُمْwahumwhile they
لَا(do) not
يَسْمَعُونَyasmaʿūnahear

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Command to obey Allah and His MessengerAllah commands His believing servants to obey Him and His Messenger and warns them against defying him and imitating the disbelievers who reject him. Allah said, وَلاَ تَوَلَّوْاْ عَنْهُ(and turn not away from him...), neither refrain from obeying him or following his commands nor indulge in what he forbade, وَأَنتُمْ تَسْمَعُونَ(while you are hearing.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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