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Al-Baqarah 225

Ayah 225 of 286 · Medinan

لَّا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِٱللَّغۡوِ فِيٓ أَيۡمَٰنِكُمۡ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا كَسَبَتۡ قُلُوبُكُمۡۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٞ ٢٢٥

Allāh 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 Allāh is Forgiving and Forbearing.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Overlooking many violations, postponing penalty and granting opportunities for repentance and rectification despite having the power to punish immediately.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. لَّاNotlā
  2. يُؤَاخِذُكُمُwill take you to taskyuākhidhukumu
  3. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  4. بِٱللَّغۡوِfor (what is) unintentionalbil-laghwi
  5. فِيٓinfī
  6. أَيۡمَٰنِكُمۡyour oathsaymānikum
  7. وَلَٰكِن[and] butwalākin
  8. يُؤَاخِذُكُمHe takes you to taskyuākhidhukum
  9. بِمَاfor whatbimā
  10. كَسَبَتۡ(have) earnedkasabat
  11. قُلُوبُكُمۡۗyour heartsqulūbukum
  12. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  13. غَفُورٌ(is) Oft-Forgivingghafūrun
  14. حَلِيمٞMost Forbearingḥalīmun

Tafsir

Allah will not take you to account for those oaths that you swear unintentionally, such as if someone carelessly says, ‘No, by Allah!’ or ‘Yes, by Allah!’ For such oaths there is no need to make any compensation, nor any further consequences. However, He will take you to account for intentional oaths. Allah forgives and tolerates the sins of His servants and is not hasty in sending punishment.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran