The False Oaths - Quran Chapter 2- 225 (Pt-2, Stg-1) (L-292) - درس قرآن

Quran Chapter 2- 225 (Pt-2, Stg-1) (L-292) - درس قرآن

The False Oaths

Surah ‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)

‘A-‘uu-zu  Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim. 
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
 
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)

لَّا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِٱللَّغْوِ فِىٓأَيْمَٰنِكُمْ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا كَسَبَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ 225
 

225.  Allah will not take you to task for that which is unintentional in your oaths. But He will take you to task for that which your hearts have garnered. And Allah is Forgiving, Clement.

225.  Laa  yu-‘aakhizu-kumUllaahu  bil-lagwi  fiii  ‘ay-maani-kum  wa  laakiny-yu-‘aakhizu-kum- bimaa  kasabat  quluubu-kum.  WAllaahu  Gafuurun Haliim.

Commentary

Bil-lagwi  fiii  ‘ay-maani-kum – (your unintentional oaths), false oaths means; the oaths which are spoken either unintentional due to ignorance or the slip from the tongue only due to malice, and adulteration of a lie enters into them without intention. Learned men have explained that there are many kinds of false oaths. Their relation may be also with past events as well as with the habit that a person uses to swear without reason, swear in every affair. The scholars have strongly disapproved this act.

Gafuurun – (Forgiving), Allah Almighty is the Great Forgiving. Due to such Dignity; He forgave the punishment against the false oaths like these.   

Haliim – (Clement), it also means Mild, Patient and Merciful. God Almighty is Great Clement. Taking His Position into account; He doesn’t punish for false oaths too. Moreover, He postpones the punishment so that the mankind may get chance of repentance.

It was stated in the verse 224, “And make not Allah, by your oaths, a hindrance to your being righteous and observing your duty unto Him and making peace among mankind”. These kinds of oaths haven’t any value. For example; if someone says, “By God I shall never go to the mosque for prayer”. It is a false oath because Allah Almighty commands to offer prayers in the mosque. And this fellow is using His name refraining from this act.

Now it is being commanded in this verse, “that oath is reliable which is sworn wholeheartedly”, not that which is sworn habitual or false and emphasizing it.

Unintentional oaths are pardonable. The aim is that he should expiate against the broken oaths and should abstain from the false oaths like these in future. Islam doesn’t like this type of childishness and lowness.

Transliterated Holy Qur’an in Roman Script & Translated from Arabic to English by Marmaduke Pickthall, Published by Paak Company, 17-Urdu Bazaar, Lahore, Lesson collected from Dars e Qur’aan published By Idara Islaah wa Tableegh, Lahore (translated Urdu to English by Muhammad Sharif). https://youtu.be/6xQ4JYpljyI