Surah Hajj ayat 30 Tafsir Quran 22:30

﴿ذَٰلِكَ وَمَن يُعَظِّمْ حُرُمَاتِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّهُ عِندَ رَبِّهِ ۗ وَأُحِلَّتْ لَكُمُ الْأَنْعَامُ إِلَّا مَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ فَاجْتَنِبُوا الرِّجْسَ مِنَ الْأَوْثَانِ وَاجْتَنِبُوا قَوْلَ الزُّورِ﴾
[ الحج: 30]

22:30 That [has been commanded], and whoever honors the sacred ordinances of Allah - it is best for him in the sight of his Lord. And permitted to you are the grazing livestock, except what is recited to you. So avoid the uncleanliness of idols and avoid false statement,

That is that dhālika the predicate of an implied subject in other words ‘the matter’ or ‘the affair’ is ‘that which has been mentioned’. And whoever venerates the sacraments of God namely those things whose violation is forbidden that veneration of them shall be better for him with his Lord in the Hereafter. And cattle are lawful for you to consume after their slaughter except for that which has been recited to you as being unlawful in the verse Forbidden to you is carrion … Q. 53. The exceptive clause above is a discontinuous one; but it could also be taken as continuous so that the prohibition is of that which has died and so on. So avoid the abomination of idols mina’l-awthān min here is explicative as opposed to partitive in other words ‘avoid abomination namely idols’ and avoid false speech that is to say ascribing partners to God in your uttering of the talbiya or avoid bearing false witness;

So be it, and he who honours what Allah has ordained to be observed will have accomplished what is laudable and acceptable to Him And in that connection, the flesh of cattle has been rendered lawful to you -camels, cows, sheep and the like animals reared for food- except those designated to you as forbidden. And avoid sacrificing animals under the immolation to idols. They are an abomination, and avoid telling a falsehood as well as the intentional assertion of what is false

The Reward for avoiding Sin Allah says: `This is what We have commanded you to do in the rituals ( of Hajj ), and this is the great reward that the person who does that will gain.' وَمَن يُعَظِّمْ حُرُمَـتِ اللَّهِ ( whoever honors the sacred things of Allah, ) means, whoever avoids disobeying Him and does not transgress that which is sacred, and regards committing sin as a very serious matter, فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّهُ عِندَ رَبِّهِ ( then that is better for him with his Lord. ) means, he will attain much good and a great reward for doing that.
Just as the one who does acts of obedience will earn a great reward, so too, the one who avoids sin will earn a great reward. Cattle are Lawful وَأُحِلَّتْ لَكُمُ الاٌّنْعَـمُ إِلاَّ مَا يُتْلَى عَلَيْكُمْ ( The cattle are lawful to you, except those (that will be ) mentioned to you.) means, `We have made permissible for you all the An`am ( cattle etc. ),' and Allah has not instituted things like Bahirah or a Sa'ibah or a Wasilah or a Ham. إِلاَّ مَا يُتْلَى عَلَيْكُمْ ( except those mentioned to you. ) the prohibition of Al-Maytah, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which Allah's Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering ( that which has been slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allah, or has been slaughtered for idols ) and that which has been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by the goring of horns -- and that which has been ( partly ) eaten by a wild animal -- unless you are able to slaughter it ( before its death ) - and that which is sacrificed ( slaughtered ) on An-Nusub.
This was the view of Ibn Jarir, who recorded it from Qatadah. The Command to shun Shirk and Lying فَاجْتَنِبُواْ الرِّجْسَ مِنَ الاٌّوْثَـنِ وَاجْتَنِبُواْ قَوْلَ الزُّورِ ( So shun the Rijis of the idols, and shun false speech. ) From this it is clear what Ar-Rijs means, i.e., avoid the abomination, which means idols.
Shirk is mentioned in conjunction with false speech, as in the Ayah: قُلْ إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ رَبِّيَ الْفَوَحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَالإِثْمَ وَالْبَغْىَ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَأَن تُشْرِكُواْ بِاللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطَـناً وَأَن تَقُولُواْ عَلَى اللَّهِ مَا لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ ( Say: "(But ) the things that my Lord has indeed forbidden are Al-Fawahish ( immoral sins ) whether committed openly or secretly, sins ( of all kinds ), unrighteous oppression, joining partners with Allah for which He has given no authority, and saying things about Allah of which you have no knowledge".) 7:33 This includes bearing false witness.
In the Two Sahihs it was reported from Abu Bakrah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«أَلَا أُنَبِّــئُكُمْ بِأَكْبَرِ الْكَبَائِرِ؟»
( Shall I not tell you about the worst of major sins ) We said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said:
«الْإِشْرَاكُ بِاللهِ وَعُقُوقُ الْوَالِدَيْنِ ( Associating others with Allah, disobeying one's parents. ) He was reclining, then he sat up and said: أَلَا وَقَوْلُ الزُّورِ،أَلَا وَشَهَادَةُ الزُّور»
( and indeed giving false statements, and indeed bearing false witness... ) and he kept on repeating it until we wished that he would stop." Imam Ahmad recorded that Khuraym bin Fatik Al-Asadi said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed As-Subh ( Al-Fajr ), and when he had finished, he stood up and said:
«عَدَلَتْ شَهَادَةُ الزُّورِ الْإِشْرَاكَ بِاللهِ عَزَّ وَجَل»
( Bearing false witness is on a par with the association of others with Allah. ) Then he recited this Ayah: فَاجْتَنِبُواْ الرِّجْسَ مِنَ الاٌّوْثَـنِ وَاجْتَنِبُواْ قَوْلَ الزُّورِحُنَفَآءَ للَّهِ غَيْرَ مُشْرِكِينَ بِهِ ( So shun the Rijs of the idols, and shun lying speech.
Hunafa' Lillah, not associating partners unto Him; ) حُنَفَآءَ للَّهِ ( Hunafa' Lillah ) means, sincerely submitting to Him Alone, shunning falsehood and seeking the truth.
Allah says: غَيْرَ مُشْرِكِينَ بِهِ ( not associating partners unto Him; ) Then Allah gives a likeness of the idolator in his misguidance and being doomed and being far away from true guidance, and says: وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَكَأَنَّمَا خَرَّ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ ( and whoever assigns partners to Allah, it is as if he had fallen from the sky, ) meaning, فَتَخْطَفُهُ الطَّيْرُ ( the birds caught him in midair, ) أَوْ تَهْوِى بِهِ الرِّيحُ فِى مَكَانٍ سَحِيقٍ ( or the wind had thrown him to a far off place. ) means, remote and desolate, dangerous for anyone who lands there.
Hence it says in the Hadith of Al-Bara':
«إِنَّ الْكَافِرَ إِذَا تَوَفَّتْهُ مَلَائِكَةُ الْمَوْتِ وَصَعِدُوا بِرُوحِهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، فَلَا تُفْتَحُ لَهُ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ بَلْ تُطْرَحُ رُوحُهُ طَرْحًا مِنْ هُنَاك»
( When the angels of death take the soul of the disbeliever in death, they take his soul up to the heaven, but the gates of heaven are not opened for him; on the contrary, his soul is thrown down from there. ) Then he recited this Ayah.
The Hadith has already been quoted in our explanation of Surah Ibrahim.
Allah gives another parable of the idolators in Surat Al-An`am, where He says: قُلْ أَنَدْعُواْ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لاَ يَنفَعُنَا وَلاَ يَضُرُّنَا وَنُرَدُّ عَلَى أَعْقَـبِنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَانَا اللَّهُ كَالَّذِى اسْتَهْوَتْهُ الشَّيَـطِينُ فِى الاٌّرْضِ حَيْرَانَ لَهُ أَصْحَـبٌ يَدْعُونَهُ إِلَى الْهُدَى ائْتِنَا قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى اللَّهِ هُوَ الْهُدَى ( Say: "Shall we invoke others besides Allah, that can do us neither good nor can harm us, and shall we turn back on our heels after Allah has guided us -- like one whom the Shayaلtin have made to go astray in the land in confusion, his companions calling him to guidance (saying ): `Come to us."' Say: "Verily, Allah's guidance is the only guidance.") 6:71

(22:30) This was (the object for which the Ka`bah was built,) and whoso 30 observes the sanctity of the things ordained by Allah, it will be best for him in the sight of his Lord. *54

That [has been commanded], and whoever honors meaning

*54) Though the " command " is of a general nature, here it refers particularly to the prohibitions which are connected with the " Sacred Mosque ", Hajj, 'Umrah and Makkah.
Incidentally, there is a subtle hint in it to the Quraish; who had driven out the Muslims from Makkah and debarred them from Hajj and violated the sanctity of the " Ancient House " by associating indecent, filthy, and ungodly rites with Hajj and the House in contradiction to the ways of Abraham.

 

The Reward for avoiding Sin Allah says: `This is what We have commanded you to do in the rituals ( of Hajj ), and this is the great reward that the person who does that will gain.' وَمَن يُعَظِّمْ حُرُمَـتِ اللَّهِ ( whoever honors the sacred things of Allah, ) means, whoever avoids disobeying Him and does not transgress that which is sacred, and regards committing sin as a very serious matter, فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّهُ عِندَ رَبِّهِ ( then that is better for him with his Lord. ) means, he will attain much good and a great reward for doing that.
Just as the one who does acts of obedience will earn a great reward, so too, the one who avoids sin will earn a great reward. Cattle are Lawful وَأُحِلَّتْ لَكُمُ الاٌّنْعَـمُ إِلاَّ مَا يُتْلَى عَلَيْكُمْ ( The cattle are lawful to you, except those (that will be ) mentioned to you.) means, `We have made permissible for you all the An`am ( cattle etc. ),' and Allah has not instituted things like Bahirah or a Sa'ibah or a Wasilah or a Ham. إِلاَّ مَا يُتْلَى عَلَيْكُمْ ( except those mentioned to you. ) the prohibition of Al-Maytah, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which Allah's Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering ( that which has been slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allah, or has been slaughtered for idols ) and that which has been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by the goring of horns -- and that which has been ( partly ) eaten by a wild animal -- unless you are able to slaughter it ( before its death ) - and that which is sacrificed ( slaughtered ) on An-Nusub.
This was the view of Ibn Jarir, who recorded it from Qatadah. The Command to shun Shirk and Lying فَاجْتَنِبُواْ الرِّجْسَ مِنَ الاٌّوْثَـنِ وَاجْتَنِبُواْ قَوْلَ الزُّورِ ( So shun the Rijis of the idols, and shun false speech. ) From this it is clear what Ar-Rijs means, i.e., avoid the abomination, which means idols.
Shirk is mentioned in conjunction with false speech, as in the Ayah: قُلْ إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ رَبِّيَ الْفَوَحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَالإِثْمَ وَالْبَغْىَ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَأَن تُشْرِكُواْ بِاللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطَـناً وَأَن تَقُولُواْ عَلَى اللَّهِ مَا لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ ( Say: "(But ) the things that my Lord has indeed forbidden are Al-Fawahish ( immoral sins ) whether committed openly or secretly, sins ( of all kinds ), unrighteous oppression, joining partners with Allah for which He has given no authority, and saying things about Allah of which you have no knowledge".) 7:33 This includes bearing false witness.
In the Two Sahihs it was reported from Abu Bakrah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: «أَلَا أُنَبِّــئُكُمْ بِأَكْبَرِ الْكَبَائِرِ؟» ( Shall I not tell you about the worst of major sins ) We said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said: «الْإِشْرَاكُ بِاللهِ وَعُقُوقُ الْوَالِدَيْنِ ( Associating others with Allah, disobeying one's parents. ) He was reclining, then he sat up and said: أَلَا وَقَوْلُ الزُّورِ،أَلَا وَشَهَادَةُ الزُّور» ( and indeed giving false statements, and indeed bearing false witness... ) and he kept on repeating it until we wished that he would stop." Imam Ahmad recorded that Khuraym bin Fatik Al-Asadi said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed As-Subh ( Al-Fajr ), and when he had finished, he stood up and said: «عَدَلَتْ شَهَادَةُ الزُّورِ الْإِشْرَاكَ بِاللهِ عَزَّ وَجَل» ( Bearing false witness is on a par with the association of others with Allah. ) Then he recited this Ayah: فَاجْتَنِبُواْ الرِّجْسَ مِنَ الاٌّوْثَـنِ وَاجْتَنِبُواْ قَوْلَ الزُّورِحُنَفَآءَ للَّهِ غَيْرَ مُشْرِكِينَ بِهِ ( So shun the Rijs of the idols, and shun lying speech.
Hunafa' Lillah, not associating partners unto Him; ) حُنَفَآءَ للَّهِ ( Hunafa' Lillah ) means, sincerely submitting to Him Alone, shunning falsehood and seeking the truth.
Allah says: غَيْرَ مُشْرِكِينَ بِهِ ( not associating partners unto Him; ) Then Allah gives a likeness of the idolator in his misguidance and being doomed and being far away from true guidance, and says: وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَكَأَنَّمَا خَرَّ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ ( and whoever assigns partners to Allah, it is as if he had fallen from the sky, ) meaning, فَتَخْطَفُهُ الطَّيْرُ ( the birds caught him in midair, ) أَوْ تَهْوِى بِهِ الرِّيحُ فِى مَكَانٍ سَحِيقٍ ( or the wind had thrown him to a far off place. ) means, remote and desolate, dangerous for anyone who lands there.
Hence it says in the Hadith of Al-Bara': «إِنَّ الْكَافِرَ إِذَا تَوَفَّتْهُ مَلَائِكَةُ الْمَوْتِ وَصَعِدُوا بِرُوحِهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، فَلَا تُفْتَحُ لَهُ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ بَلْ تُطْرَحُ رُوحُهُ طَرْحًا مِنْ هُنَاك» ( When the angels of death take the soul of the disbeliever in death, they take his soul up to the heaven, but the gates of heaven are not opened for him; on the contrary, his soul is thrown down from there. ) Then he recited this Ayah.
The Hadith has already been quoted in our explanation of Surah Ibrahim.
Allah gives another parable of the idolators in Surat Al-An`am, where He says: قُلْ أَنَدْعُواْ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لاَ يَنفَعُنَا وَلاَ يَضُرُّنَا وَنُرَدُّ عَلَى أَعْقَـبِنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَانَا اللَّهُ كَالَّذِى اسْتَهْوَتْهُ الشَّيَـطِينُ فِى الاٌّرْضِ حَيْرَانَ لَهُ أَصْحَـبٌ يَدْعُونَهُ إِلَى الْهُدَى ائْتِنَا قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى اللَّهِ هُوَ الْهُدَى ( Say: "Shall we invoke others besides Allah, that can do us neither good nor can harm us, and shall we turn back on our heels after Allah has guided us -- like one whom the Shayaلtin have made to go astray in the land in confusion, his companions calling him to guidance (saying ): `Come to us."' Say: "Verily, Allah's guidance is the only guidance.") 6:71

( That (is the command )) that which I have mentioned of rites, they have to fulfil it. ( And whoso magnifieth the sacred things of Allah ) i.e. the rites of the pilgrimage, ( it will be well for him in the sight of his Lord ) in terms of reward. ( The cattle ) the immolated cattle and the eating of their meat ( are lawful unto you save that which has been told you ) in Surah al-Ma’idah such as carrion, blood and pork. ( So shun the filth of idols ) so leave the drinking of intoxicants and the worship of idols, ( and shun lying speech ) and abstain from uttering falsehood and lies. This is because they used to say during their pilgrimage in the pre-Islamic time: " here we are, O Lord, here we are, you have no partners except for a partner that you possess and it possesses not " , and so Allah forbade them from saying this.

That (Manasik prescribed duties of Hajj is the obligation that mankind owes to Allah), and whoever honours the sacred things of Allah, then that is better for him with his Lord. The cattle are lawful to you, except those (that will be) mentioned to you (as exceptions). So shun the abomination (worshipping) of idol, and shun lying speech (false statements)

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