كَبُرَ مَقۡتًا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ أَن تَقُولُواْ مَا لَا تَفۡعَلُونَ ٣
Greatly hateful in the sight of Allāh is that you say what you do not do.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- كَبُرَGreat iskabura
- مَقۡتًاhatredmaqtan
- عِندَwithʿinda
- ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
- أَنthatan
- تَقُولُواْyou saytaqūlū
- مَاwhatmā
- لَاnotlā
- تَفۡعَلُونَyou dotafʿalūna
Tafsir
It is a most detested thing to Allah that you say what you do not do. It is only appropriate for a believer to be truthful with Allah, and for his actions to confirm his statements.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran