Al-Baqarah 2:104
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يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَقُولُواْ رَٰعِنَا وَقُولُواْ ٱنظُرۡنَا وَٱسۡمَعُواْۗ وَلِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ ١٠٤
O you who have believed, say not [to Allāh's Messenger], "Rāʿinā" but say, "Unẓurnā"1 and listen. And for the disbelievers is a painful punishment.
1 translator’s note
- The word "rāʿinā" in Arabic literally means "consider us," i.e., give us time to hear you and listen to us. The Jews used to use the same word with the meaning of an insult. Therefore, the believers were ordered to avoid this expression and use instead the word "unẓurnā," i.e., "wait for us [so that we may understand]." ↩
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Commentary on 2:104
قَوْله تَعَالَى: ﴿يَا أَيهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَقُولُوا رَاعِنَا﴾ قَالَ الْكَلْبِيّ: رَاعنا كلمة كَانَت الْعَرَب (تكني بِهَا)؛ يَقُولُ الرجل لصَاحبه: راعني سَمعك؛ فَلَمَّا سمعتهم الْيَهُود يَقُولُونَ هَذَا للنَّبِي (ل ١٦) عَلَيْهِ السَّلام أعجبهم ذَلِكَ، و «راعني» فِي كَلَام الْيَهُود كلمة يسب [بِهَا بَعضهم بَعْضًا] فَقَالُوا: قومُوا بِنَا نسب مُحَمَّدا [فأعلنوا] لَهُ السب، فَكَانُوا يأتونه، فَيَقُولُونَ: يَا مُحَمَّد رَاعنا. وَيضْحَكُونَ، فعرفها رَجُل من الْأَنْصَار كَانَ يعرف لغتهم، فَقَالَ: يَا أَعدَاء الله، عَلَيْكُم لعنة اللَّه، وَالَّذِي نَفسِي بِيَدِهِ لَئِن سَمِعْتُ رجلا مِنْكُم بعد مجلسي هَذَا يُعِيدهَا لَأَضرِبَن عُنُقه، فَقَالُوا: أولستمَ تقولونها للنَّبِي؟! فَقَالَ اللَّه للَّذين آمنُوا: ﴿لَا تَقولُوا﴾ لمُحَمد: ﴿رَاعنا﴾ وَلَكِن قُولُوا: ﴿انظرنا﴾؛ أَي: انتظرنا نتفهم. فَقَالَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ: الْآن لَئِن سَمِعْتُمْ بِالرجلِ من الْيَهُود يَقُولُ لنبيكم: رَاعنا - فأوجعوه ضربا. فانتهت عَنْهَا الْيَهُود بعد ذَلِكَ.
قَالَ مُحَمَّد: وَذكر غير يَحْيَى؛ أَن الْمُسلمين كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ لرَسُول اللَّه ﷺ: رَاعنا وأرعنا سَمعك، وأصل الْكَلِمَة من راعيت الرجل؛ إِذا تأملته، وتعرفت أَحْوَاله [ومِنْهُ يُقَال: أرعني سَمعك]. وَكَانَت الْيَهُود يَقُولُونَهَا لرَسُول اللَّه ﷺ وَهِي بلغتهم سبّ، ويحرفونها إِلَى مَا فِي قُلُوبهم من السب لرَسُول اللَّه ﷺ والطعن عَلَيْهِ.
قَوْله تَعَالَى: ﴿واسمعوا﴾ يَعْنِي: وَاسْتَمعُوا مَا يَأْمُركُمْ بِهِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلا تَكُونُوا كالكافرين الَّذين لَا يَقُولُونَ: انظرنا، وَلا يسمعُونَ قَول رَسُول اللَّهِ ﷺ ﴿عَذَاب أَلِيم﴾ أَي: موجع.
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2:102
وَٱتَّبَعُواْ مَا تَتۡلُواْ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ عَلَىٰ مُلۡكِ سُلَيۡمَٰنَۖ وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيۡمَٰنُ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ كَفَرُواْ يُعَلِّمُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ ٱلسِّحۡرَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَى ٱلۡمَلَكَيۡنِ بِبَابِلَ هَٰرُوتَ وَمَٰرُوتَۚ وَمَا يُعَلِّمَانِ مِنۡ أَحَدٍ حَتَّىٰ يَقُولَآ إِنَّمَا نَحۡنُ فِتۡنَةٞ فَلَا تَكۡفُرۡۖ فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مِنۡهُمَا مَا يُفَرِّقُونَ بِهِۦ بَيۡنَ ٱلۡمَرۡءِ وَزَوۡجِهِۦۚ وَمَا هُم بِضَآرِّينَ بِهِۦ مِنۡ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِۚ وَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مَا يَضُرُّهُمۡ وَلَا يَنفَعُهُمۡۚ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمُواْ لَمَنِ ٱشۡتَرَىٰهُ مَا لَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ مِنۡ خَلَٰقٖۚ وَلَبِئۡسَ مَا شَرَوۡاْ بِهِۦٓ أَنفُسَهُمۡۚ لَوۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡلَمُونَ ١٠٢
And they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the two angels at Babylon, Hārūt and Mārūt. But they [i.e., the two angels] do not teach anyone unless they say, "We are a trial, so do not disbelieve [by practicing magic]."1 And [yet] they learn from them that by which they cause separation between a man and his wife. But they do not harm anyone through it except by permission of Allāh. And they [i.e., people] learn what harms them and does not benefit them. But they [i.e., the Children of Israel] certainly knew that whoever purchased it [i.e., magic] would not have in the Hereafter any share. And wretched is that for which they sold themselves, if they only knew.
1 translator’s note
- They warn people against the misuse of what they have learned. ↩
2:103
وَلَوۡ أَنَّهُمۡ ءَامَنُواْ وَٱتَّقَوۡاْ لَمَثُوبَةٞ مِّنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ خَيۡرٞۚ لَّوۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡلَمُونَ ١٠٣
And if they had believed and feared Allāh, then the reward from Allāh would have been [far] better, if they only knew.
2:104
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَقُولُواْ رَٰعِنَا وَقُولُواْ ٱنظُرۡنَا وَٱسۡمَعُواْۗ وَلِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ ١٠٤
O you who have believed, say not [to Allāh's Messenger], "Rāʿinā" but say, "Unẓurnā"1 and listen. And for the disbelievers is a painful punishment.
1 translator’s note
- The word "rāʿinā" in Arabic literally means "consider us," i.e., give us time to hear you and listen to us. The Jews used to use the same word with the meaning of an insult. Therefore, the believers were ordered to avoid this expression and use instead the word "unẓurnā," i.e., "wait for us [so that we may understand]." ↩
2:105
مَّا يَوَدُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنۡ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ وَلَا ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ أَن يُنَزَّلَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّنۡ خَيۡرٖ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَخۡتَصُّ بِرَحۡمَتِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو ٱلۡفَضۡلِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ١٠٥
Neither those who disbelieve from the People of the Scripture [i.e., the Jews and Christians] nor the polytheists wish that any good should be sent down to you from your Lord. But Allāh selects for His mercy whom He wills, and Allāh is the possessor of great bounty.