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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 207of 286

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَشْرِى نَفْسَهُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ مَرْضَاتِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ رَءُوفٌۢ بِٱلْعِبَادِ﴿٢٠٧

Translation (Sahih International)

And of the people is he who sells himself, seeking means to the approval of Allah. And Allah is kind to [His] servants.

Word-by-word meaning

وَمِنَwaminaAnd of
ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe people
مَنman(is the one) who
يَشْرِىyashrīsells
نَفْسَهُnafsahuhis own self
ٱبْتِغَآءَib'tighāaseeking
مَرْضَاتِmarḍātipleasure
ٱللَّهِ ۗl-lahi(of) Allah
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
رَءُوفٌۢraūfun(is) full of Kindness
بِٱلْعِبَادِbil-ʿibādito His servants

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Characteristics of the HypocritesThe Characteristics of the HypocritesAs-Suddi said that these Ayat were revealed about Al-Akhnas bin Shariq Ath-Thaqafi who came to Allah's Messenger ﷺ and announced his Islam although his heart concealed otherwise.Ibn `Abbas narrated that these Ayat were revealed about some of the hypocrites who criticized Khubayb and his companions who were killed during the Raji` incident.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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