An-Nur 24:53 ۞ واقسموا بالله جهد ايمانهم لين امرتهم ليخرجن قل لا تقسموا طاعة معروفة ان الله خبير بما تعملون ٥٣

24:53

۞ وَأَقۡسَمُواْ

بِٱللَّهِ

جَهۡدَ

أَيۡمَٰنِهِمۡ

لَئِنۡ

أَمَرۡتَهُمۡ

لَيَخۡرُجُنَّۖ

قُل

لَّا

تُقۡسِمُواْۖ

طَاعَةٞ

مَّعۡرُوفَةٌۚ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

خَبِيرُۢ

بِمَا

تَعۡمَلُونَ

٥٣

And they swear by Allāh their strongest oaths that if you ordered them, they would go forth [in Allāh's cause]. Say, "Do not swear. [Such] obedience is known.¹ Indeed, Allāh is [fully] Aware of that which 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

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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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Chapter 24, Page 356, Juz 18

51. The only statement of the [true] believers when they are called to Allāh and His Messenger to judge between them is that they say, "We hear and we obey." And those are the successful. 52. And whoever obeys Allāh and His Messenger and fears Allāh and is conscious of Him - it is those who are the attainers. 53. And they swear by Allāh their strongest oaths that if you ordered them, they would go forth [in Allāh's cause]. Say, "Do not swear. [Such] obedience is known. Indeed, Allāh is [fully] Aware of that which you do." 54. Say, "Obey Allāh and obey the Messenger; but if you turn away - then upon him is only that [duty] with which he has been charged, and upon you is that with which you have been charged. And if you obey him, you will be [rightly] guided. And there is not upon the Messenger except the [responsibility for] clear notification." 55. Allāh has promised those who have believed among you and done righteous deeds that He will surely grant them succession [to authority] upon the earth just as He granted it to those before them and that He will surely establish for them [therein] their religion which He has preferred for them and that He will surely substitute for them, after their fear, security, [for] they worship Me, not associating anything with Me. But whoever disbelieves after that - then those are the defiantly disobedient. 56. And establish prayer and give zakāh and obey the Messenger - that you may receive mercy. 57. Never think that the disbelievers are causing failure [to Allāh] upon the earth. Their refuge will be the Fire - and how wretched the destination.

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