Surah Tawbah ayat 17 Tafsir Quran 9:17

﴿مَا كَانَ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ أَن يَعْمُرُوا مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ شَاهِدِينَ عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِم بِالْكُفْرِ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ حَبِطَتْ أَعْمَالُهُمْ وَفِي النَّارِ هُمْ خَالِدُونَ﴾
[ التوبة: 17]

9:17 It is not for the polytheists to maintain the mosques of Allah [while] witnessing against themselves with disbelief. [For] those, their deeds have become worthless, and in the Fire they will abide eternally.

It is not for the idolaters to attend God’s places of worship masājid is also read in the singular masjid entering them or sitting in them bearing witness against themselves to unbelief; those their works have failed their works are invalid and in the Fire they shall abide.

It is never becoming nor is it consistent for the idolaters to attend the mosques of Allah bearing witness within themselves of their infidelity and the denial of Allah. These are they whose hopes shall be doomed to disappointment and their deeds to worthlessness here and Hereafter, and in Hell shall they have passed through nature to eternal suffering

It is not for Idolators to maintain the Masjids of Allah Allah says that it is not fitting that those who associate others with Allah in worship should maintain the Masjids of Allah that were built in His Name alone without partners.
Those who read the Ayah, "Masjid Allah", said that it refers to Al-Masjid Al-Haram, the most honored Masjid on the earth, which was built, from the first day, for the purpose of worshipping Allah alone without partners.
It was built by Khalil Ar-Rahman ( the Prophet Ibrahim ) peace be upon him.
The idolators do this while they themselves testify to their disbelief with their statements and actions.
As-Suddi said, "If you ask a Christian, `What is your religion', He will tell you he is a Christian.
If you ask a Jew about his religion, he will say he is a Jew, and the same for a Sabi' and a Mushrik!"' أُوْلَـئِكَ حَبِطَتْ أَعْمَـلُهُمْ ( The works of such are in vain ), because of their Shirk, وَفِى النَّارِ هُمْ خَـلِدُونَ ( and in Fire shall they abide. ) Allah said in another Ayah, وَمَا لَهُمْ أَلاَّ يُعَذِّبَهُمُ اللَّهُ وَهُمْ يَصُدُّونَ عَنِ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَمَا كَانُواْ أَوْلِيَآءَهُ إِنْ أَوْلِيَآؤُهُ إِلاَّ الْمُتَّقُونَ وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ ( And why should not Allah punish them while they hinder (men ) from Al-Masjid Al-Haram, and they are not its guardians None can be its guardians except those with Taqwa, but most of them know not.)8:34. Believers are the True Maintainers of the Masjids Allah said, إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَـجِدَ اللَّهِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الاٌّخِرِ ( The Masjids of Allah shall be maintained only by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day. ) Therefore, Allah testifies to the faith of those who maintain the Masjids.
`Abdur-Razzaq narrated that `Amr bin Maymun Al-Awdi said, "I met the Companions of the Prophet and they were saying, `The Masjids are the Houses of Allah on the earth.
It is a promise from Allah that He is generous to those who visit Him in the Masjids.," Allah said next, وَأَقَامَ الصَّلَوةَ ( perform the Salah ), one of the major acts of worship practiced by the body, وَءَاتَى الزَّكَوةَ ( and give the Zakah ), which is the best act that benefits other people, وَلَمْ يَخْشَ إِلاَّ اللَّهَ ( and fear none but Allah ), they fear only Allah, the Exalted, and none else, فَعَسَى أُوْلَـئِكَ أَن يَكُونُواْ مِنَ الْمُهْتَدِينَ ( It is they who are on true guidance. ) `Ali bin Abi Talhah said that Ibn `Abbas said about Allah's statement, إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَـجِدَ اللَّهِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الاٌّخِرِ ( The Masjids of Allah shall be maintained only by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day; ) "He who singles out Allah ( in worship ), has faith in the Last Day." And he said; "He who believes in what Allah has revealed, وَأَقَامَ الصَّلَوةَ ( perform the Salah ), establishes the five daily prayers, وَلَمْ يَخْشَ إِلاَّ اللَّهَ ( and fear none but Allah. ), worships Allah alone, فَعَسَى أُوْلَـئِكَ أَن يَكُونُواْ مِنَ الْمُهْتَدِينَ ( it may be they who are on true guidance. ) Allah says, `It is they who are the successful ones in truth.' Similarly, Allah said to His Prophet , عَسَى أَن يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَاماً مَّحْمُودًا ( It may be that your Lord will raise you to Maqam Mahmud )17:79.
Allah says here, `Your Lord ( O Muhammad ) shall grant you a station of praise, that is, the intercession ( on the Day of Resurrection ).' Every `might' in the Qur'an means `shall'."

(9:17) It does not behove the mushriks to become the guardians and servants of Allah's houses of worship, the while they themselves bear witness against themselves to their disbelief; *19 in fact, all their works have gone to waste *20 and they shall abide in the Fire for ever.

It is not for the polytheists to meaning

*19) This lays down the general principle for the guardianship of the places of worship that ave been built exclusively for the worship of Allah.
Obviously, those people who associate thers with Allah in His essence, His rights and His powers cannot be the proper persons to be the guardians, the servants, the managers etc.
of such sacred places.
And when they themselves reject the invitations to Tauhid, and openly declare that they are not going to dedicate their worship and obedience exclusively o AIIah, they automatically forfeit any right they ad for the guardianship of such places of worship that had been built for the worship of Allah alone.
Though the principle is of a general nature, it has been mentioned here with the particular object of removing the mushriks from the guardianship of the Ka`abah and Masjid-i-Haram and establishing permanently the guardianship of the worshippers of One God over them.

*20) " .........all their works have gone to waste..... ", including the little real service they did to the `House of Allah' because they mixed with it shirk and other practices of ignorance.
Their little good was destroyed by their far greater evils.

 

It is not for Idolators to maintain the Masjids of Allah Allah says that it is not fitting that those who associate others with Allah in worship should maintain the Masjids of Allah that were built in His Name alone without partners.
Those who read the Ayah, "Masjid Allah", said that it refers to Al-Masjid Al-Haram, the most honored Masjid on the earth, which was built, from the first day, for the purpose of worshipping Allah alone without partners.
It was built by Khalil Ar-Rahman ( the Prophet Ibrahim ) peace be upon him.
The idolators do this while they themselves testify to their disbelief with their statements and actions.
As-Suddi said, "If you ask a Christian, `What is your religion', He will tell you he is a Christian.
If you ask a Jew about his religion, he will say he is a Jew, and the same for a Sabi' and a Mushrik!"' أُوْلَـئِكَ حَبِطَتْ أَعْمَـلُهُمْ ( The works of such are in vain ), because of their Shirk, وَفِى النَّارِ هُمْ خَـلِدُونَ ( and in Fire shall they abide. ) Allah said in another Ayah, وَمَا لَهُمْ أَلاَّ يُعَذِّبَهُمُ اللَّهُ وَهُمْ يَصُدُّونَ عَنِ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَمَا كَانُواْ أَوْلِيَآءَهُ إِنْ أَوْلِيَآؤُهُ إِلاَّ الْمُتَّقُونَ وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ ( And why should not Allah punish them while they hinder (men ) from Al-Masjid Al-Haram, and they are not its guardians None can be its guardians except those with Taqwa, but most of them know not.)8:34. Believers are the True Maintainers of the Masjids Allah said, إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَـجِدَ اللَّهِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الاٌّخِرِ ( The Masjids of Allah shall be maintained only by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day. ) Therefore, Allah testifies to the faith of those who maintain the Masjids.
`Abdur-Razzaq narrated that `Amr bin Maymun Al-Awdi said, "I met the Companions of the Prophet and they were saying, `The Masjids are the Houses of Allah on the earth.
It is a promise from Allah that He is generous to those who visit Him in the Masjids.," Allah said next, وَأَقَامَ الصَّلَوةَ ( perform the Salah ), one of the major acts of worship practiced by the body, وَءَاتَى الزَّكَوةَ ( and give the Zakah ), which is the best act that benefits other people, وَلَمْ يَخْشَ إِلاَّ اللَّهَ ( and fear none but Allah ), they fear only Allah, the Exalted, and none else, فَعَسَى أُوْلَـئِكَ أَن يَكُونُواْ مِنَ الْمُهْتَدِينَ ( It is they who are on true guidance. ) `Ali bin Abi Talhah said that Ibn `Abbas said about Allah's statement, إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَـجِدَ اللَّهِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الاٌّخِرِ ( The Masjids of Allah shall be maintained only by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day; ) "He who singles out Allah ( in worship ), has faith in the Last Day." And he said; "He who believes in what Allah has revealed, وَأَقَامَ الصَّلَوةَ ( perform the Salah ), establishes the five daily prayers, وَلَمْ يَخْشَ إِلاَّ اللَّهَ ( and fear none but Allah. ), worships Allah alone, فَعَسَى أُوْلَـئِكَ أَن يَكُونُواْ مِنَ الْمُهْتَدِينَ ( it may be they who are on true guidance. ) Allah says, `It is they who are the successful ones in truth.' Similarly, Allah said to His Prophet , عَسَى أَن يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَاماً مَّحْمُودًا ( It may be that your Lord will raise you to Maqam Mahmud )17:79.
Allah says here, `Your Lord ( O Muhammad ) shall grant you a station of praise, that is, the intercession ( on the Day of Resurrection ).' Every `might' in the Qur'an means `shall'."

( It is not for the idolaters ) the idolaters ought not ( to tend Allah’s sanctuaries, bearing witness against themselves ) through their calling ( of disbelief. As for such, their works are vain ) their works are thwarted for as long as they remain disbelievers ( and in the Fire they will abide ) never to die or leave it.

It is not for the Mushrikun (polytheists, idolaters, pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah), to maintain the Mosques of Allah (i.e. to pray and worship Allah therein, to look after their cleanliness and their building, etc.), while they witness against their ownselves of disbelief. The works of such are in vain and in Fire shall they abide.

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