Surah Tawbah ayat 19 Tafsir Quran 9:19

﴿۞ أَجَعَلْتُمْ سِقَايَةَ الْحَاجِّ وَعِمَارَةَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ كَمَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَجَاهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ۚ لَا يَسْتَوُونَ عِندَ اللَّهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ﴾
[ التوبة: 19]

9:19 Have you made the providing of water for the pilgrim and the maintenance of al-Masjid al-Haram equal to [the deeds of] one who believes in Allah and the Last Day and strives in the cause of Allah? They are not equal in the sight of Allah. And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

Do you reckon the giving of water to pilgrims and the attendance of the Sacred Mosque that is do you reckon those who do such things to be the same as he who believes in God and the Last Day and struggles in the way of God? They are not equal in merit in God’s sight; and God guides not the evildoing the disbelieving folk this was revealed to refute those who claimed this such as al-‘Abbās and others.

Do you Pagans wish to make quenching the thirst of the pilgrims and attending the Mosque equal with the mental consent to Allah on the ground of evidence and the belief in the truth of the Day of Judgment in addition to the ardour in the pursuit of the cause of Allah! Such duties as viewed by Him are not to be compared. Allah does not guide to His path of righteousness the wrongful of actions

Providing Pilgrims with Water and maintaining the Sacred Masjid are not equal to Faith and Jihad In his Tafsir, Al-`Awfi reported that Ibn `Abbas explained this Ayah: "The idolators said, `Maintaining Al-Masjid Al-Haram and providing water for pilgrims are better than embracing the faith and performing Jihad.' They used to boast and show off among the people because they claimed, they were the people and maintainers of Al-Masjid Al-Haram.
Allah mentioned their arrogance and rejection ( of the faith ), saying to `the people of Al-Haram', who were idolators, قَدْ كَانَتْ ءَايَـتِى تُتْلَى عَلَيْكُمْ فَكُنتُمْ عَلَى أَعْقَـبِكُمْ تَنكِصُونَ - مُسْتَكْبِرِينَ بِهِ سَـمِراً تَهْجُرُونَ ( Indeed My Ayat used to be recited to you, but you used to turn back on your heels (denying them, and refusing to listen to them with hatred ).
In pride, talking evil about it ( the Qur'an ) by night.) 23:66-67.
They used to boast about being those who maintained the Sacred Sanctuary, بِهِ سَـمِراً ( talking about it by night ).
They used to talk about this by night while shunning the Qur'an and the Prophet .
Allah declared that faith and Jihad with the Prophet are better than the idolators' maintaining Al-Masjid Al-Haram and providing water for pilgrims.
These actions -- maintaining and serving Allah's House -- will not benefit them with Allah because they associate others with Him.
Allah the Exalted said, لاَ يَسْتَوُونَ عِندَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ لاَ يَهْدِى الْقَوْمَ الظَّـلِمِينَ ( They are not equal before Allah.
And Allah guides not those people who are the wrongdoers. ) those who claimed they are the maintainers of the House.
Allah described them with injustice, on account of their Shirk, and thus, their maintaining the Masjid will not avail them." `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "This Ayah was revealed about Al-`Abbas bin `Abdul-Muttalib, for when he was captured in the battle of Badr, he said, `If you rushed before us to embrace Islam, perform Hijrah and Jihad, we were maintaining Al-Masjid Al-Haram, providing water for the pilgrims and setting the indebted free.' Allah, the Exalted and Ever High, said, أَجَعَلْتُمْ سِقَايَةَ الْحَاجِّ ( Do you consider the providing of drinking water to the pilgrims ), until, وَاللَّهُ لاَ يَهْدِى الْقَوْمَ الظَّـلِمِينَ ( and Allah guides not those people who are the wrongdoers ).
Allah says, `All these actions were performed while committing Shirk, and I do not accept the ( good deeds ) that are performed while in a state of Shirk."' Ad-Dahhak bin Muzahim said, "Muslims came to Al-`Abbas and his friends who were captured during the battle of Badr and admonished them for their Shirk.
Al-`Abbas said, `By Allah! We used to maintain Al-Masjid Al-Haram, release the indebted, serve the House ( or cover it, or maintain it ) and provide water for pilgrims.' Allah revealed this verse, أَجَعَلْتُمْ سِقَايَةَ الْحَاجِّ ( Do you consider the providing of drinking water to the pilgrims... )"' There is a Hadith from the Prophet about the Tafsir of this Ayah that we should mention.
`Abdur-Razzaq recorded that An-Nu`man bin Bashir said that a man said, "I do not care if I do not perform an action after embracing Islam other than providing drinking water for pilgrims who visit the Ka`bah at Makkah." Another man said, "I do not care if I do not perform an action after embracing Islam other than maintaining Al-Masjid Al-Haram." A third man said, "Jihad in the cause of Allah is more righteous than what you have said." `Umar admonished them, "Do not raise your voices next to the Minbar of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ," and as it was a Friday, he said, "but after we pray the Friday prayer, we will go to the Prophet and ask him." This verse was revealed, أَجَعَلْتُمْ سِقَايَةَ الْحَاجِّ وَعِمَارَةَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ ( Do you consider the providing of drinking water to the pilgrims and the maintenance of Al-Masjid Al-Haram ), until, لاَ يَسْتَوُونَ عِندَ اللَّهِ ( They are not equal before Allah.
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(9:19) Have you made the mere giving of water to pilgrims and the guardianship of the Masjid-i-Haram as equal to the works of the one who has believed in Allah and the Last Day, and exerted his utmost in the Way of Allah ? *21 Well, these things are not equal in the sight of Allah, and Allah does not show guidance to the workers of iniquity.

Have you made the providing of water meaning

*21) This question has been posed to bring home the fact that the guardianship of a shrine or attendance at it or other religious acts that are done for show, and are exploited by worldly people to establish and maintain the show of their piety, have no value whatsoever in the sight of Allah.
The real worth of a person with Allah is that he should be sincere in his beliefs and make sacrifices in the Way of AIlah, no matter whether he enjoys or does not enjoy such distinctions or happens to descend or not from a family of `saints'.
On the contrary, those people who lack these excellences have no value with Allah, no matter whether they be the descendants of saints or inherit the guardianship of shrines from a long line of saints, or perform some `religious' acts for show on special occasions.
And it is not lawful in any way that the guardianship, etc.
of sacred places and institutions should be left in the hands of these worthless people just because they happen to inhere such rights from their forefathers.

 

Providing Pilgrims with Water and maintaining the Sacred Masjid are not equal to Faith and Jihad In his Tafsir, Al-`Awfi reported that Ibn `Abbas explained this Ayah: "The idolators said, `Maintaining Al-Masjid Al-Haram and providing water for pilgrims are better than embracing the faith and performing Jihad.' They used to boast and show off among the people because they claimed, they were the people and maintainers of Al-Masjid Al-Haram.
Allah mentioned their arrogance and rejection ( of the faith ), saying to `the people of Al-Haram', who were idolators, قَدْ كَانَتْ ءَايَـتِى تُتْلَى عَلَيْكُمْ فَكُنتُمْ عَلَى أَعْقَـبِكُمْ تَنكِصُونَ - مُسْتَكْبِرِينَ بِهِ سَـمِراً تَهْجُرُونَ ( Indeed My Ayat used to be recited to you, but you used to turn back on your heels (denying them, and refusing to listen to them with hatred ).
In pride, talking evil about it ( the Qur'an ) by night.) 23:66-67.
They used to boast about being those who maintained the Sacred Sanctuary, بِهِ سَـمِراً ( talking about it by night ).
They used to talk about this by night while shunning the Qur'an and the Prophet .
Allah declared that faith and Jihad with the Prophet are better than the idolators' maintaining Al-Masjid Al-Haram and providing water for pilgrims.
These actions -- maintaining and serving Allah's House -- will not benefit them with Allah because they associate others with Him.
Allah the Exalted said, لاَ يَسْتَوُونَ عِندَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ لاَ يَهْدِى الْقَوْمَ الظَّـلِمِينَ ( They are not equal before Allah.
And Allah guides not those people who are the wrongdoers. ) those who claimed they are the maintainers of the House.
Allah described them with injustice, on account of their Shirk, and thus, their maintaining the Masjid will not avail them." `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "This Ayah was revealed about Al-`Abbas bin `Abdul-Muttalib, for when he was captured in the battle of Badr, he said, `If you rushed before us to embrace Islam, perform Hijrah and Jihad, we were maintaining Al-Masjid Al-Haram, providing water for the pilgrims and setting the indebted free.' Allah, the Exalted and Ever High, said, أَجَعَلْتُمْ سِقَايَةَ الْحَاجِّ ( Do you consider the providing of drinking water to the pilgrims ), until, وَاللَّهُ لاَ يَهْدِى الْقَوْمَ الظَّـلِمِينَ ( and Allah guides not those people who are the wrongdoers ).
Allah says, `All these actions were performed while committing Shirk, and I do not accept the ( good deeds ) that are performed while in a state of Shirk."' Ad-Dahhak bin Muzahim said, "Muslims came to Al-`Abbas and his friends who were captured during the battle of Badr and admonished them for their Shirk.
Al-`Abbas said, `By Allah! We used to maintain Al-Masjid Al-Haram, release the indebted, serve the House ( or cover it, or maintain it ) and provide water for pilgrims.' Allah revealed this verse, أَجَعَلْتُمْ سِقَايَةَ الْحَاجِّ ( Do you consider the providing of drinking water to the pilgrims... )"' There is a Hadith from the Prophet about the Tafsir of this Ayah that we should mention.
`Abdur-Razzaq recorded that An-Nu`man bin Bashir said that a man said, "I do not care if I do not perform an action after embracing Islam other than providing drinking water for pilgrims who visit the Ka`bah at Makkah." Another man said, "I do not care if I do not perform an action after embracing Islam other than maintaining Al-Masjid Al-Haram." A third man said, "Jihad in the cause of Allah is more righteous than what you have said." `Umar admonished them, "Do not raise your voices next to the Minbar of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ," and as it was a Friday, he said, "but after we pray the Friday prayer, we will go to the Prophet and ask him." This verse was revealed, أَجَعَلْتُمْ سِقَايَةَ الْحَاجِّ وَعِمَارَةَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ ( Do you consider the providing of drinking water to the pilgrims and the maintenance of Al-Masjid Al-Haram ), until, لاَ يَسْتَوُونَ عِندَ اللَّهِ ( They are not equal before Allah.
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The following was revealed about a man among the idolaters who was taken prisoner on the Day of Badr. He boasted to ’Ali or to another believer who took part in the battle of Badr, saying: we give water to the pilgrims and tend to the Sacred House, and do this and that, etc., so Allah, Exalted is He, said: ( Count ye the slaking of a pilgrim’s thirst ) did you say that giving water to the pilgrim ( and tendance of the Inviolable Place of Worship as (equal to the worth of him ) who believeth in Allah) is like the faith of he who believes in Allah, i.e. the believer who took part in the battle of Badr ( and the Last Day ) and believes in resurrection after death, ( and striveth in the way of Allah ) and strives in obedience of Allah on the Day of Badr? ( They are not equal in the sight of Allah ) as far as obedience and reward are concerned. ( Allah guideth not ) leads not to His religion ( wrong-doing folk ) the idolaters, those who do not deserve it.

Do you consider the providing of drinking water to the pilgrims and the maintenance of Al-Masjid-al-Haram (at Makkah) as equal to the worth of those who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah? They are not equal before Allah. And Allah guides not those people who are the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers).

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