Ali 'Imran 3:71
Family of Imran · Juz 3 · Page 59
يَٰٓأَهۡلَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ لِمَ تَلۡبِسُونَ ٱلۡحَقَّ بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ وَتَكۡتُمُونَ ٱلۡحَقَّ وَأَنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ ٧١
O People of the Scripture, why do you mix [i.e., confuse] the truth with falsehood and conceal the truth while you know [it]?
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﴿يا أهْلَ الكِتابِ لِمَ تَلْبِسُونَ الحَقَّ بِالباطِلِ﴾ أيْ تَسْتُرُونَهُ بِهِ، أوْ تَخْلِطُونَهُ بِهِ، والباءُ صِلَةٌ، وفي المُرادِ أقْوالٌ: أحَدُها: أنَّ المُرادَ تَحْرِيفُهُمُ التَّوْراةَ والإنْجِيلَ، قالَهُ الحَسَنُ وابْنُ زَيْدٍ، وثانِيها: أنَّ المُرادَ إظْهارُهُمِ الإسْلامَ وإبْطانُهُمُ النِّفاقَ، قالَهُ اِبْنُ عَبّاسٍ وقَتادَةُ، وثالِثُها: أنَّ المُرادَ الإيمانُ بِمُوسى وعِيسى والكَفْرُ بِمُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِمُ الصَّلاةُ والسَّلامُ، ورابِعُها أنَّ المُرادَ ما يَعْلَمُونَهُ في قُلُوبِهِمْ مِن حَقِّيَّةِ رِسالَتِهِ ﷺ وما يُظْهِرُونَهُ مِن تَكْذِيبِهِ، عَنْ أبِي عَلِيٍّ وأبِي مُسْلِمٍ، وقُرِئَ (تُلَبِّسُونَ) بِالتَّشْدِيدِ وهو بِمَعْنى المُخَفَّفِ، وقَرَأ يَحْيى بْنُ وثّابٍ (تَلْبَسُونَ) وهو مِن لَبِسْتُ الثَّوْبَ، والباءُ بِمَعْنى مَعَ، والمُرادُ مِنَ اللَّبْسِ الِاتِّصافُ بِالشَّيْءِ والتَّلَبُّسُ بِهِ، وقَدْ جاءَ ذَلِكَ فِيما رَواهُ البُخارِيُّ في «اَلصَّحِيحِ» عَنْ عائِشَةَ أنَّهُ ﷺ قالَ: «”المُتَشَبِّعُ بِما لَمْ يُعْطَ كَلابِسِ ثَوْبَيْ زُورٍ“».
﴿وتَكْتُمُونَ الحَقَّ﴾ أيْ نُبُوَّةَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وما وجَدْتُمُوهُ في كُتُبِكم مِن نَعْتِهِ والبِشارَةِ بِهِ ﴿وأنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ﴾ [ 71 ] أنَّهُ حَقٌّ، وقِيلَ: تَعْلَمُونَ الأُمُورَ الَّتِي يَصِحُّ بِها التَّكْلِيفُ ولَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ.
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3:71
يَٰٓأَهۡلَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ لِمَ تَلۡبِسُونَ ٱلۡحَقَّ بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ وَتَكۡتُمُونَ ٱلۡحَقَّ وَأَنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ ٧١
O People of the Scripture, why do you mix [i.e., confuse] the truth with falsehood and conceal the truth while you know [it]?
3:72
وَقَالَت طَّآئِفَةٞ مِّنۡ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ءَامِنُواْ بِٱلَّذِيٓ أُنزِلَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَجۡهَ ٱلنَّهَارِ وَٱكۡفُرُوٓاْ ءَاخِرَهُۥ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡجِعُونَ ٧٢
And a faction of the People of the Scripture say [to each other], "Believe in that which was revealed to the believers at the beginning of the day and reject it at its end that perhaps they will return [i.e., abandon their religion],
3:73
وَلَا تُؤۡمِنُوٓاْ إِلَّا لِمَن تَبِعَ دِينَكُمۡ قُلۡ إِنَّ ٱلۡهُدَىٰ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ أَن يُؤۡتَىٰٓ أَحَدٞ مِّثۡلَ مَآ أُوتِيتُمۡ أَوۡ يُحَآجُّوكُمۡ عِندَ رَبِّكُمۡۗ قُلۡ إِنَّ ٱلۡفَضۡلَ بِيَدِ ٱللَّهِ يُؤۡتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُۗ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٞ ٧٣
And do not trust except those who follow your religion." Say, "Indeed, the [true] guidance is the guidance of Allāh. [Do you fear] lest someone be given [knowledge] like you were given or that they would [thereby] argue with you before your Lord?" Say, "Indeed, [all] bounty is in the hand1 of Allāh - He grants it to whom He wills. And Allāh is all-Encompassing and Wise."
1 translator’s note
- See footnote to 2:19. ↩
3:74
يَخۡتَصُّ بِرَحۡمَتِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُۗ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو ٱلۡفَضۡلِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ٧٤
He selects for His mercy whom He wills. And Allāh is the possessor of great bounty.
3:75
۞ وَمِنۡ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ مَنۡ إِن تَأۡمَنۡهُ بِقِنطَارٖ يُؤَدِّهِۦٓ إِلَيۡكَ وَمِنۡهُم مَّنۡ إِن تَأۡمَنۡهُ بِدِينَارٖ لَّا يُؤَدِّهِۦٓ إِلَيۡكَ إِلَّا مَا دُمۡتَ عَلَيۡهِ قَآئِمٗاۗ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمۡ قَالُواْ لَيۡسَ عَلَيۡنَا فِي ٱلۡأُمِّيِّـۧنَ سَبِيلٞ وَيَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡكَذِبَ وَهُمۡ يَعۡلَمُونَ ٧٥
And among the People of the Scripture is he who, if you entrust him with a great amount [of wealth], he will return it to you. And among them is he who, if you entrust him with a [single] coin, he will not return it to you unless you are constantly standing over him [demanding it]. That is because they say, "There is no blame upon us concerning the unlearned."1 And they speak untruth about Allāh while they know [it].
1 translator’s note
- The Jews do not consider it a sin to cheat or lie to a gentile or a pagan. ↩
3:76
بَلَىٰۚ مَنۡ أَوۡفَىٰ بِعَهۡدِهِۦ وَٱتَّقَىٰ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ ٧٦
But yes, whoever fulfills his commitment and fears Allāh - then indeed, Allāh loves those who fear Him.
3:77
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَشۡتَرُونَ بِعَهۡدِ ٱللَّهِ وَأَيۡمَٰنِهِمۡ ثَمَنٗا قَلِيلًا أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ لَا خَلَٰقَ لَهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ وَلَا يُكَلِّمُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَا يَنظُرُ إِلَيۡهِمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ وَلَا يُزَكِّيهِمۡ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ ٧٧
Indeed, those who exchange the covenant of Allāh and their [own] oaths for a small price will have no share in the Hereafter, and Allāh will not speak to them or look at them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them; and they will have a painful punishment.