Surah Baqarah ayat 67 Tafsir Quran 2:67

﴿وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تَذْبَحُوا بَقَرَةً ۖ قَالُوا أَتَتَّخِذُنَا هُزُوًا ۖ قَالَ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِينَ﴾
[ البقرة: 67]

2:67 And [recall] when Moses said to his people, "Indeed, Allah commands you to slaughter a cow." They said, "Do you take us in ridicule?" He said, "I seek refuge in Allah from being among the ignorant."

And mention when Moses said to his people when one among them was killed and the killer was not known and so they asked Moses to pray to God to reveal the killer which he did; ‘God commands you to sacrifice a cow’. They said ‘Do you take us in mockery?’ that is making fun of us when you answer us like this? He said ‘I take refuge with I seek defence with God lest I should be one of the ignorant’ one of those who indulge in mockery.

Also, that once when Mussa said to his people: Allah commands you to sacrifice a cow. They said to Mussa: Are you trying to make us the object of a practical joke? Mussa said: Allah forbid that I be a simpleton

The Story of the murdered Israeli Man and the Cow Allah said, `O Children of Israel! Remember how I blessed you with miracle of the cow that was the means for discovering the identity of the murderer, when the murdered man was brought back to life.' Ibn Abi Hatim recorded `Ubaydah As-Salmani saying, "There was a man from among the Children of Israel who was impotent.
He had substantial wealth, and only a nephew who would inherit from him.
So his nephew killed him and moved his body at night, placing it at the doorstep of a certain man.
The next morning, the nephew cried out for revenge, and the people took up their weapons and almost fought each other.
The wise men among them said, `Why would you kill each other, while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is still among you' So they went to Musa and mentioned the matter to him and Musa said, إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تَذْبَحُواْ بَقَرَةً قَالُواْ أَتَتَّخِذُنَا هُزُوًا قَالَ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ الْجَـهِلِينَ ( "Verily, Allah commands you that you slaughter a cow." They said, "Do you make fun of us" He said, "I take Allah's refuge from being among Al-Jahilin (the ignorant or the foolish ))." "Had they not disputed, it would have been sufficient for them to slaughter any cow.
However, they disputed, and the matter was made more difficult for them, until they ended up looking for the specific cow that they were later ordered to slaughter.
They found the designated cow with a man, only who owned that cow.
He said, `By Allah! I will only sell it for its skin's fill of gold.' So they paid the cow's fill of its skin in gold, slaughtered it and touched the dead man with a part of it.
He stood up, and they asked him, `Who killed you' He said, `That man,' and pointed to his nephew.
He died again, and his nephew was not allowed to inherit him.
Thereafter, whoever committed murder for the purpose of gaining inheritance was not allowed to inherit." Ibn Jarir reported something similar to that.
Allah knows best.

The Story of the murdered Israeli Man and the Cow Allah said, `O Children of Israel! Remember how I blessed you with miracle of the cow that was the means for discovering the identity of the murderer, when the murdered man was brought back to life.' Ibn Abi Hatim recorded `Ubaydah As-Salmani saying, "There was a man from among the Children of Israel who was impotent.
He had substantial wealth, and only a nephew who would inherit from him.
So his nephew killed him and moved his body at night, placing it at the doorstep of a certain man.
The next morning, the nephew cried out for revenge, and the people took up their weapons and almost fought each other.
The wise men among them said, `Why would you kill each other, while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is still among you' So they went to Musa and mentioned the matter to him and Musa said, إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تَذْبَحُواْ بَقَرَةً قَالُواْ أَتَتَّخِذُنَا هُزُوًا قَالَ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ الْجَـهِلِينَ ( "Verily, Allah commands you that you slaughter a cow." They said, "Do you make fun of us" He said, "I take Allah's refuge from being among Al-Jahilin (the ignorant or the foolish ))." "Had they not disputed, it would have been sufficient for them to slaughter any cow.
However, they disputed, and the matter was made more difficult for them, until they ended up looking for the specific cow that they were later ordered to slaughter.
They found the designated cow with a man, only who owned that cow.
He said, `By Allah! I will only sell it for its skin's fill of gold.' So they paid the cow's fill of its skin in gold, slaughtered it and touched the dead man with a part of it.
He stood up, and they asked him, `Who killed you' He said, `That man,' and pointed to his nephew.
He died again, and his nephew was not allowed to inherit him.
Thereafter, whoever committed murder for the purpose of gaining inheritance was not allowed to inherit." Ibn Jarir reported something similar to that.
Allah knows best.

Allah then mentions the story of the cow, saying: ( And when Moses said unto his people: Lo! Allah commandeth you that ye sacrifice a cow ) any cow, ( they said: Dost thou make game of us? ) are you really mocking us? ( He ) Moses ( answered: Allah forbid that I should be among the foolish! ) God forbid that I ever mock the believers.

And (remember) when Musa (Moses) said to his people: "Verily, Allah commands you that you slaughter a cow." They said, "Do you make fun of us?" He said, "I take Allah's Refuge from being among Al-Jahilun (the ignorants or the foolish)."

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