Surah Al Isra ayat 38 Tafsir Quran 17:38

﴿كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ كَانَ سَيِّئُهُ عِندَ رَبِّكَ مَكْرُوهًا﴾
[ الإسراء: 38]

17:38 All that - its evil is ever, in the sight of your Lord, detested.

All of that which has been mentioned — the evil of it is hateful in the sight of your Lord.

Of all such attributes, those that have a name of evil savour stand in Allahs sight accursed and deserving of hatred

And walk not on the earth with conceit and arrogance.
Verily, you can neither rend nor penetrate the earth nor can you attain a stature like the mountains in height ( 37 )All the bad aspects of these ( the above mentioned things ) are hateful to your Lord ( 38 ) Condemnation of strutting Allah forbids His servants to strut and walk in a boastful manner: وَلَا تَمْشِ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا ( And walk not on the earth with conceit and arrogance. ) meaning, walking in boastful manner and acting proud, like those who are arrogant oppressors. إِنَّكَ لَن تَخْرِقَ الْأَرْضَ ( Verily, you can neither rend nor penetrate the earth ) means, you cannot penetrate the earth with your walking.
This was the opinion of Ibn Jarir. وَلَن تَبْلُغَ الْجِبَالَ طُولًا ( nor can you attain a stature like the mountains in height ) means, with your arrogance, pride and self-admiration.
Indeed, such behavior may bring about the opposite of what one pretends to be, as was reported in the Sahih: "While a man from the people before you was walking arrogantly in his garments, the earth swallowed him and he is still sinking down into it, until the Day of Resurrection." Allah also tells us about Qarun, who went to his people wearing his finery, then Allah caused the earth to swallow him and his house. كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ كَانَ سَيِّئُهُ عِندَ رَبِّكَ مَكْرُوهًا ( All the bad aspects of these (the above mentioned things ) are Sayi'uhu ( hateful ) to your Lord.) Some scholars recite this as Sayi'atan, meaning evil deeds, i.e., everything mentioned is forbidden, from the Ayah, وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَاقٍ ( And kill not your children for fear of poverty )[ 17:31 ] up to this [ 38 ] Ayah.
So everything that is mentioned here is a Sayi'ah ( evil deed ) for which a person is to be blamed before Allah, Who does not like or accept these deeds.
As for the recitation Sayi'uhu, it is a genetive construction, meaning the bad aspects of these i.e., everything mentioned from the Ayah, وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ ( And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. )[ 17:23 ] up to this Ayah [ 17:38 ] meaning that the worst of these mentioned are disliked by Allah.
This was the view of Ibn Jarir, may Allah have mercy on him.

(17:38) The evil aspect of each of these Commandments is odious in the sight of your Lord. *44

All that - its evil is ever, meaning

*44) That is, " AIIah disapproves of the commission of anything that has been prohibited " or, in other words, " He disapproves of disobedience to any of these Commandments.
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And walk not on the earth with conceit and arrogance.
Verily, you can neither rend nor penetrate the earth nor can you attain a stature like the mountains in height ( 37 )All the bad aspects of these ( the above mentioned things ) are hateful to your Lord ( 38 ) Condemnation of strutting Allah forbids His servants to strut and walk in a boastful manner: وَلَا تَمْشِ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا ( And walk not on the earth with conceit and arrogance. ) meaning, walking in boastful manner and acting proud, like those who are arrogant oppressors. إِنَّكَ لَن تَخْرِقَ الْأَرْضَ ( Verily, you can neither rend nor penetrate the earth ) means, you cannot penetrate the earth with your walking.
This was the opinion of Ibn Jarir. وَلَن تَبْلُغَ الْجِبَالَ طُولًا ( nor can you attain a stature like the mountains in height ) means, with your arrogance, pride and self-admiration.
Indeed, such behavior may bring about the opposite of what one pretends to be, as was reported in the Sahih: "While a man from the people before you was walking arrogantly in his garments, the earth swallowed him and he is still sinking down into it, until the Day of Resurrection." Allah also tells us about Qarun, who went to his people wearing his finery, then Allah caused the earth to swallow him and his house. كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ كَانَ سَيِّئُهُ عِندَ رَبِّكَ مَكْرُوهًا ( All the bad aspects of these (the above mentioned things ) are Sayi'uhu ( hateful ) to your Lord.) Some scholars recite this as Sayi'atan, meaning evil deeds, i.e., everything mentioned is forbidden, from the Ayah, وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَاقٍ ( And kill not your children for fear of poverty )[ 17:31 ] up to this [ 38 ] Ayah.
So everything that is mentioned here is a Sayi'ah ( evil deed ) for which a person is to be blamed before Allah, Who does not like or accept these deeds.
As for the recitation Sayi'uhu, it is a genetive construction, meaning the bad aspects of these i.e., everything mentioned from the Ayah, وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ ( And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. )[ 17:23 ] up to this Ayah [ 17:38 ] meaning that the worst of these mentioned are disliked by Allah.
This was the view of Ibn Jarir, may Allah have mercy on him.

( The evil of all that ) from which I have prohibited you ( is hateful in the sight of thy Lord ) is bad and hateful in the sight of your Lord.

All the bad aspects of these (the above mentioned things) are hateful to your Lord.

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