Surah As-Saf, Ayah 3 (61:3)

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كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ أَن تَقُولُوا۟ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ

Quran 61:3 is ayah 3 of Surah As-Saf (“The Ranks”), a Medinan surah of 14 ayahs. It is in Juz 28, on page 551 of the Madani Mushaf.

61:3
كَبُرَمَقْتًاعِندَٱللَّهِأَنتَقُولُوا۟مَالَاتَفْعَلُونَ٣
kabura maqtan ʿinda l-lahi an taqūlū mā lā tafʿalūna

Greatly hateful in the sight of Allāh is that you say what you do not do.(3)

Word by word

  1. كَبُرَkaburaGreat is
  2. مَقْتًاmaqtanhatred
  3. عِندَʿindawith
  4. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  5. أَنanthat
  6. تَقُولُوا۟taqūlūyou say
  7. مَاmāwhat
  8. لَاlānot
  9. تَفْعَلُونَtafʿalūnayou do

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