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An-Nisa (The Women)

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أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْلَمُ ٱللَّهُ مَا فِى قُلُوبِهِمْ فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ وَعِظْهُمْ وَقُل لَّهُمْ فِىٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ قَوْلًۢا بَلِيغًۭا﴿٦٣

Translation (Sahih International)

Those are the ones of whom Allah knows what is in their hearts, so turn away from them but admonish them and speak to them a far-reaching word.

Word-by-word meaning

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikaThose
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(are) the ones who
يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
مَاwhat
فِى(is) in
قُلُوبِهِمْqulūbihimtheir hearts
فَأَعْرِضْfa-aʿriḍso turn away
عَنْهُمْʿanhumfrom them
وَعِظْهُمْwaʿiẓ'humand admonish them
وَقُلwaquland say
لَّهُمْlahumto them
فِىٓconcerning
أَنفُسِهِمْanfusihimtheir souls
قَوْلًۢاqawlana word
بَلِيغًۭاbalīghanpenetrating

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Referring to Other than the Qur'an and Sunnah for Judgment is Characteristic of Non-MuslimsAllah chastises those who claim to believe in what Allah has sent down to His Messenger and to the earlier Prophets, yet they refer to other than the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger for judgment in various disputes. It was reported that the reason behind revealing this Ayah was that a man from the Ansar and a Jew had a dispute, and the Jew said, "Let us refer to Muhammad to judge between us.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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