An-Nur 24:53 ۞ واقسموا بالله جهد ايمانهم لين امرتهم ليخرجن قل لا تقسموا طاعة معروفة ان الله خبير بما تعملون ٥٣
۞ وَأَقۡسَمُواْ
بِٱللَّهِ
جَهۡدَ
أَيۡمَٰنِهِمۡ
لَئِنۡ
أَمَرۡتَهُمۡ
لَيَخۡرُجُنَّۖ
قُل
لَّا
تُقۡسِمُواْۖ
طَاعَةٞ
مَّعۡرُوفَةٌۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
خَبِيرُۢ
بِمَا
تَعۡمَلُونَ
٥٣
[The others] solemnly swear by God that if you [Prophet] commanded them, they would march out. Tell them, ‘Do not swear: it is reasonable obedience that is required, and God is aware of everything you do.’
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
قُل لاَّ تُقْسِمُواْ
(Say: "Swear you not...") meaning, do not swear this oath.
طَاعَةٌ مَّعْرُوفَةٌ
(obedience is known.) It was said that the meaning is, your obedience is known, i.e., it is known that your obedience is merely verbal and is not accompanied by action. Every time you swear an oath you
…قُل لاَّ تُقْسِمُواْ
(Say: "Swear you not...") meaning, do not swear this oath.
طَاعَةٌ مَّعْرُوفَةٌ
(obedience is known.) It was said that the meaning i
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