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
And they (the hypocrites) swear by Allah on forceful oaths that if you (O prophet) order them, they will certainly leave (their homes for Jihād ). Say, “do not swear, (the reality of your) obedience is known. Indeed Allah is fully aware of what 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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