Surah Nisa ayat 150 Tafsir Quran 4:150

﴿إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَكْفُرُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن يُفَرِّقُوا بَيْنَ اللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَيَقُولُونَ نُؤْمِنُ بِبَعْضٍ وَنَكْفُرُ بِبَعْضٍ وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن يَتَّخِذُوا بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ سَبِيلًا﴾
[ النساء: 150]

4:150 Indeed, those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers and wish to discriminate between Allah and His messengers and say, "We believe in some and disbelieve in others," and wish to adopt a way in between -

Those who disbelieve in God and His messengers and seek to divide between God and His messengers by believing in Him but not in them and say ‘We believe in some of the messengers and disbelieve in some’ of the others and seek to adopt a way a path to follow between them between unbelief and belief.

Indeed, those who deny Allah and refuse to acknowledge His Messengers and wish to dissociate them from Allah asunder in thought and in reverence and interpret their thoughts in words that they recognize some and decline to accept others, and wish to take a middle course, are they who were born to be losers

Believing in Some Prophets and Rejecting Others is Pure Kufr Allah threatens those who disbelieve in Him and in His Messengers, such as the Jews and Christians, who differentiate between Allah and His Messengers regarding faith.
They believe in some Prophets and reject others, following their desires, lusts and the practices of their forefathers.
They do not follow any proof for such distinction, because there is no such proof.
Rather, they follow their lusts and prejudices.
The Jews, may Allah curse them, believe in the Prophets, except `Isa and Muhammad, peace be upon them.
The Christians believe in the Prophets but reject their Final and Seal, and the most honored among the prophets, Muhammad, peace be upon him.
In addition, the Samirah ( Samaritans ) do not believe in any Prophet after Yuwsha` ( Joshua ), the successor of Musa bin `Imran.
The Majus ( Zoroastrians ) are said to believe only in a Prophet called Zoroaster, although they do not believe in the law he brought them casting it behind them, and Allah knows best.
Therefore, whoever rejects only one of Allah's Prophets, he will have disbelieved in all of them, because it is required from mankind to believe in every prophet whom Allah sent to the people of the earth.
And whoever rejects one Prophet, out of envy, bias and personal whim, he only demonstrates that his faith in other Prophets is not valid, but an act of following desire and whim.
This is why Allah said, إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَكْفُرُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ ( Verily, those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers... ) Thus, Allah describes these people as disbelievers in Allah and His Messengers; وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن يُفَرِّقُواْ بَيْنَ اللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ ( and wish to make distinction between Allah and His Messengers ) in faith, وَيقُولُونَ نُؤْمِنُ بِبَعْضٍ وَنَكْفُرُ بِبَعْضٍ وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن يَتَّخِذُواْ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ سَبِيلاً ( saying, "We believe in some but reject others," and wish to adopt a way in between. ) Allah then describes them; أُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الْكَـفِرُونَ حَقّاً ( They are in truth disbelievers. ) meaning, their disbelief in the Prophet they claim to believe in is clear.
This is because their claimed faith in a certain Messenger is not true, for had they truly believed in him, they would have believed in other Messengers, especially if the other Messenger has a stronger proof for his truthfulness.
Or at least, they would have strived hard to acquire knowledge of the truth of the other Messenger.
Allah said, وَأَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَـفِرِينَ عَذَاباً مُّهِيناً ( And We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating torment. ) This is just punishment for belittling the Prophets whom they disbelieved in, by ignoring what the Prophet brought to them from Allah, and because they are interested in the insignificant possessions of this world.
Or, their behavior could be the result of their disbelief in the Prophet after they were aware of his truth, just as the Jewish rabbis did during the time of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .
The Jews envied the Messenger because of the great prophethood that Allah gave him, and as a consequence, they denied the Messenger, defied him, became his enemies and fought against him.
Allah sent humiliation upon them in this life, that shall be followed by disgrace in the Hereafter, وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الذِّلَّةُ وَالْمَسْكَنَةُ وَبَآءُوا بِغَضَبٍ مِّنَ اللَّهِ ( And they were covered with humiliation and misery, and they drew on themselves the wrath of Allah. ) in this life and the Hereafter.
Allah's statement, وَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَلَمْ يُفَرِّقُواْ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّنْهُمْ ( And those who believe in Allah and His Messengers and make no distinction between any of them, ) This refers to the Ummah of Muhammad ﷺ who believe in every Book that Allah has revealed and in every Prophet whom Allah has sent.
Allah said, ءَامَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ كُلٌّ ءَامَنَ بِاللَّهِ ( The Messenger believes in what has been revealed to him from his Lord, and (so do ) the believers.
All of them believe in Allah.) ( 2:285 ).
Allah then states that He has prepared great rewards for them, tremendous favor and a handsome bounty, أُوْلَـئِكَ سَوْفَ يُؤْتِيهِمْ أُجُورَهُمْ ( We shall give them their rewards; ) because of their faith in Allah and His Messengers, وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُوراً رَّحِيماً ( and Allah is Ever Forgiving, Most Merciful. ) for their sin, if they have any.

Believing in Some Prophets and Rejecting Others is Pure Kufr Allah threatens those who disbelieve in Him and in His Messengers, such as the Jews and Christians, who differentiate between Allah and His Messengers regarding faith.
They believe in some Prophets and reject others, following their desires, lusts and the practices of their forefathers.
They do not follow any proof for such distinction, because there is no such proof.
Rather, they follow their lusts and prejudices.
The Jews, may Allah curse them, believe in the Prophets, except `Isa and Muhammad, peace be upon them.
The Christians believe in the Prophets but reject their Final and Seal, and the most honored among the prophets, Muhammad, peace be upon him.
In addition, the Samirah ( Samaritans ) do not believe in any Prophet after Yuwsha` ( Joshua ), the successor of Musa bin `Imran.
The Majus ( Zoroastrians ) are said to believe only in a Prophet called Zoroaster, although they do not believe in the law he brought them casting it behind them, and Allah knows best.
Therefore, whoever rejects only one of Allah's Prophets, he will have disbelieved in all of them, because it is required from mankind to believe in every prophet whom Allah sent to the people of the earth.
And whoever rejects one Prophet, out of envy, bias and personal whim, he only demonstrates that his faith in other Prophets is not valid, but an act of following desire and whim.
This is why Allah said, إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَكْفُرُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ ( Verily, those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers... ) Thus, Allah describes these people as disbelievers in Allah and His Messengers; وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن يُفَرِّقُواْ بَيْنَ اللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ ( and wish to make distinction between Allah and His Messengers ) in faith, وَيقُولُونَ نُؤْمِنُ بِبَعْضٍ وَنَكْفُرُ بِبَعْضٍ وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن يَتَّخِذُواْ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ سَبِيلاً ( saying, "We believe in some but reject others," and wish to adopt a way in between. ) Allah then describes them; أُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الْكَـفِرُونَ حَقّاً ( They are in truth disbelievers. ) meaning, their disbelief in the Prophet they claim to believe in is clear.
This is because their claimed faith in a certain Messenger is not true, for had they truly believed in him, they would have believed in other Messengers, especially if the other Messenger has a stronger proof for his truthfulness.
Or at least, they would have strived hard to acquire knowledge of the truth of the other Messenger.
Allah said, وَأَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَـفِرِينَ عَذَاباً مُّهِيناً ( And We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating torment. ) This is just punishment for belittling the Prophets whom they disbelieved in, by ignoring what the Prophet brought to them from Allah, and because they are interested in the insignificant possessions of this world.
Or, their behavior could be the result of their disbelief in the Prophet after they were aware of his truth, just as the Jewish rabbis did during the time of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .
The Jews envied the Messenger because of the great prophethood that Allah gave him, and as a consequence, they denied the Messenger, defied him, became his enemies and fought against him.
Allah sent humiliation upon them in this life, that shall be followed by disgrace in the Hereafter, وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الذِّلَّةُ وَالْمَسْكَنَةُ وَبَآءُوا بِغَضَبٍ مِّنَ اللَّهِ ( And they were covered with humiliation and misery, and they drew on themselves the wrath of Allah. ) in this life and the Hereafter.
Allah's statement, وَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَلَمْ يُفَرِّقُواْ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّنْهُمْ ( And those who believe in Allah and His Messengers and make no distinction between any of them, ) This refers to the Ummah of Muhammad ﷺ who believe in every Book that Allah has revealed and in every Prophet whom Allah has sent.
Allah said, ءَامَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ كُلٌّ ءَامَنَ بِاللَّهِ ( The Messenger believes in what has been revealed to him from his Lord, and (so do ) the believers.
All of them believe in Allah.) ( 2:285 ).
Allah then states that He has prepared great rewards for them, tremendous favor and a handsome bounty, أُوْلَـئِكَ سَوْفَ يُؤْتِيهِمْ أُجُورَهُمْ ( We shall give them their rewards; ) because of their faith in Allah and His Messengers, وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُوراً رَّحِيماً ( and Allah is Ever Forgiving, Most Merciful. ) for their sin, if they have any.

( Lo! those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers ) meaning Ka’b and his followers, ( and seek to make distinction between Allah and His messengers ) with regard to prophethood and surrender to Allah, ( and say: We believe in some ) Scriptures and messengers ( and disbelieve in others ) in other scriptures and messengers, ( and seek to choose a way ) a religion ( in between ) between disbelief and faith;

Verily, those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers and wish to make distinction between Allah and His Messengers (by believing in Allah and disbelieving in His Messengers) saying, "We believe in some but reject others," and wish to adopt a way in between.

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