Surah An-Nisa 4:107 — translation and meaning

النساء · Verse 107 / 176 · Page 96

ۚ وَلَا تُجَادِلْ عَنِ الَّذِينَ يَخْتَانُونَ أَنفُسَهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ مَن كَانَ خَوَّانًا أَثِيمًا

Word by Word

ۚ
وَلَا
wala
And (do) not
تُجَادِلْ
tujadil
argue
عَنِ
ani
for
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
يَخْتَانُونَ
yakhtanuna
deceive
أَنفُسَهُمْ
anfusahum
themselves
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
لَا
la
(does) not
يُحِبُّ
yuhibbu
love
مَن
man
(the one) who
كَانَ
kana
is
خَوَّانًا
khawwanan
treacherous
أَثِيمًا
athiman
(and) sinful

Transliteration

Wa laa tujaadil 'anil lazeena yakhtaanoona anfusahum; innal laaha laa yuhibbuman kaana khawwaanan aseemaa

Translation

And do not argue on behalf of those who deceive themselves. Indeed, Allah loves not one who is a habitually sinful deceiver.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Do not argue on behalf of any person who commits a sin denying it, until you come to know more about the matter. Allah does not love these deceitful liars.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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