Surah As-Saff 61:3 — translation and meaning

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كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِندَ اللَّهِ أَن تَقُولُوا مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ

Word by Word

كَبُرَ
kabura
Great is
مَقْتًا
maqtan
hatred
عِندَ
inda
with
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
أَن
an
that
تَقُولُوا
taqulu
you say
مَا
ma
what
لَا
la
not
تَفْعَلُونَ
taf 'aluna
you do

Transliteration

Kabura maqtan 'indal laahi an taqooloo maa laa taf'aloon

Translation

Great is hatred in the sight of Allah that you say what you do not do.

Verse interpretation (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.

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

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