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Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War)

Verse 35of 75

وَمَا كَانَ صَلَاتُهُمْ عِندَ ٱلْبَيْتِ إِلَّا مُكَآءًۭ وَتَصْدِيَةًۭ ۚ فَذُوقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ﴿٣٥

Translation (Sahih International)

And their prayer at the House was not except whistling and handclapping. So taste the punishment for what you disbelieved.

Word-by-word meaning

وَمَاwamāAnd not
كَانَkānawas
صَلَاتُهُمْṣalātuhumtheir prayer
عِندَʿindaat
ٱلْبَيْتِl-baytithe House
إِلَّاillāexcept
مُكَآءًۭmukāanwhistling
وَتَصْدِيَةًۭ ۚwataṣdiyatanand clapping
فَذُوقُوا۟fadhūqūSo taste
ٱلْعَذَابَl-ʿadhābathe punishment
بِمَاbimābecause
كُنتُمْkuntumyou used to
تَكْفُرُونَtakfurūnadisbelieve

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Idolators deserved Allah's Torment after Their AtrocitiesAllah states that the idolators deserved the torment, but He did not torment them in honor of the Prophet residing among them. After Allah allowed the Prophet to migrate away from them, He sent His torment upon them on the day of Badr. During that battle, the chief pagans were killed, or captured. Allah also directed them to seek forgiveness for the sins, Shirk and wickedness they indulged in.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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