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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 225of 286

لَّا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِٱللَّغْوِ فِىٓ أَيْمَٰنِكُمْ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا كَسَبَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌۭ﴿٢٢٥﴾

Translation (Sahih International)

Allah does not impose blame upon you for what is unintentional in your oaths, but He imposes blame upon you for what your hearts have earned. And Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.

Word-by-word meaning

لَّاlāNot
يُؤَاخِذُكُمُyuākhidhukumuwill take you to task
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
بِٱللَّغْوِbil-laghwifor (what is) unintentional
فِىٓfīin
أَيْمَـٰنِكُمْaymānikumyour oaths
وَلَـٰكِنwalākin[and] but
يُؤَاخِذُكُمyuākhidhukumHe takes you to task
بِمَاbimāfor what
كَسَبَتْkasabat(have) earned
قُلُوبُكُمْ ۗqulūbukumyour hearts
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
غَفُورٌghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgiving
حَلِيمٌۭḥalīmunMost Forbearing

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Prohibition of swearing to abandon a Good DeedAllah commands, `You should not implement your vows in Allah's Name to refrain from pious acts and severing the relations with the relatives, if you swear to abandon such causes.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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