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Surah 109 of 114

Al-Kafirun

6 verses
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قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ
Say, "O disbelievers,
قُلۡSay,
يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ`O disbelievers!
Tafsir Ibn Kathir

The Recitation of these Surahs in the Optional Prayers

It has been confirmed in Sahih Muslim from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah recited this Surah (Al-Kafirun) and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1) in the two Rak`ahs of Tawaf. It is also recorded in Sahih Muslim in a Hadith of Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah recited these two Surahs in the two Rak`ahs (optional prayer) of the Morning prayer. Imam Ahmad recorded from Ibn `Umar that the Messenger of Allah recited in the two Rak`ahs before the Morning prayer and the two Rak`ahs after the Sunset prayer on approximately ten or twenty different occasions,

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ

(Say: "O Al-Kafirun!'') and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1) Ahmad also recorded that Ibn `Umar said, "I watched the Prophet twenty-four or twenty-five times reciting in the two Rak`ahs before the Morning prayer and the two Rak`ahs after the Sunset prayer,

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ

(Say: "O Al-Kafirun!'') and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1)'' Ahmad recorded that Ibn `Umar said, "I watched the Prophet for a month and he would recite in the two Rak`ahs before the Morning prayer,

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ

(Say: "O Al-Kafirun.'') and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1)'' This was also recorded by At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and An-Nasa'i. At-Tirmidhi said, "Hasan.'' It has already been mentioned previously in a Hadith that it (Surat Al-Kafirun) is equivalent to a fourth of the Qur'an and Az-Zalzalah is equivalent to a fourth of the Qur'an.

﴿ بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ لَآ أَعۡبُدُ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعۡبُدُ وَلَآ أَنَا۟ عَابِدٌ۬ مَّا عَبَدتُّمۡ وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعۡبُدُ لَكُمۡ دِينُكُمۡ وَلِىَ دِينِ

(1. Say: "O disbelievers!'') (2. "I worship not that which you worship.'') (3. "Nor will you worship whom I worship.'') (4. "And I shall not worship that which you are worshipping.'') (5. "Nor will you worship that which I worship.'') (6. "To you be your religion, and to me my religion.'')

2
لَآ أَعۡبُدُ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ
I do not worship what you worship.
لَآNot
أَعۡبُدُI worship
مَاwhat
تَعۡبُدُونَyou worship.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir

The Recitation of these Surahs in the Optional Prayers

It has been confirmed in Sahih Muslim from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah recited this Surah (Al-Kafirun) and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1) in the two Rak`ahs of Tawaf. It is also recorded in Sahih Muslim in a Hadith of Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah recited these two Surahs in the two Rak`ahs (optional prayer) of the Morning prayer. Imam Ahmad recorded from Ibn `Umar that the Messenger of Allah recited in the two Rak`ahs before the Morning prayer and the two Rak`ahs after the Sunset prayer on approximately ten or twenty different occasions,

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ

(Say: "O Al-Kafirun!'') and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1) Ahmad also recorded that Ibn `Umar said, "I watched the Prophet twenty-four or twenty-five times reciting in the two Rak`ahs before the Morning prayer and the two Rak`ahs after the Sunset prayer,

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ

(Say: "O Al-Kafirun!'') and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1)'' Ahmad recorded that Ibn `Umar said, "I watched the Prophet for a month and he would recite in the two Rak`ahs before the Morning prayer,

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ

(Say: "O Al-Kafirun.'') and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1)'' This was also recorded by At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and An-Nasa'i. At-Tirmidhi said, "Hasan.'' It has already been mentioned previously in a Hadith that it (Surat Al-Kafirun) is equivalent to a fourth of the Qur'an and Az-Zalzalah is equivalent to a fourth of the Qur'an.

﴿ بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ لَآ أَعۡبُدُ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعۡبُدُ وَلَآ أَنَا۟ عَابِدٌ۬ مَّا عَبَدتُّمۡ وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعۡبُدُ لَكُمۡ دِينُكُمۡ وَلِىَ دِينِ

(1. Say: "O disbelievers!'') (2. "I worship not that which you worship.'') (3. "Nor will you worship whom I worship.'') (4. "And I shall not worship that which you are worshipping.'') (5. "Nor will you worship that which I worship.'') (6. "To you be your religion, and to me my religion.'')

3
وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعۡبُدُ
Nor are you worshippers of what I worship.
وَلَآAnd not
أَنتُمۡyou
عَـٰبِدُونَ(are) worshippers
مَآ(of) what
أَعۡبُدُI worship
Tafsir Ibn Kathir

The Recitation of these Surahs in the Optional Prayers

It has been confirmed in Sahih Muslim from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah recited this Surah (Al-Kafirun) and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1) in the two Rak`ahs of Tawaf. It is also recorded in Sahih Muslim in a Hadith of Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah recited these two Surahs in the two Rak`ahs (optional prayer) of the Morning prayer. Imam Ahmad recorded from Ibn `Umar that the Messenger of Allah recited in the two Rak`ahs before the Morning prayer and the two Rak`ahs after the Sunset prayer on approximately ten or twenty different occasions,

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ

(Say: "O Al-Kafirun!'') and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1) Ahmad also recorded that Ibn `Umar said, "I watched the Prophet twenty-four or twenty-five times reciting in the two Rak`ahs before the Morning prayer and the two Rak`ahs after the Sunset prayer,

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ

(Say: "O Al-Kafirun!'') and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1)'' Ahmad recorded that Ibn `Umar said, "I watched the Prophet for a month and he would recite in the two Rak`ahs before the Morning prayer,

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ

(Say: "O Al-Kafirun.'') and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1)'' This was also recorded by At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and An-Nasa'i. At-Tirmidhi said, "Hasan.'' It has already been mentioned previously in a Hadith that it (Surat Al-Kafirun) is equivalent to a fourth of the Qur'an and Az-Zalzalah is equivalent to a fourth of the Qur'an.

﴿ بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ لَآ أَعۡبُدُ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعۡبُدُ وَلَآ أَنَا۟ عَابِدٌ۬ مَّا عَبَدتُّمۡ وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعۡبُدُ لَكُمۡ دِينُكُمۡ وَلِىَ دِينِ

(1. Say: "O disbelievers!'') (2. "I worship not that which you worship.'') (3. "Nor will you worship whom I worship.'') (4. "And I shall not worship that which you are worshipping.'') (5. "Nor will you worship that which I worship.'') (6. "To you be your religion, and to me my religion.'')

4
وَلَآ أَنَا۟ عَابِدٌ۬ مَّا عَبَدتُّمۡ
Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship.
وَلَآAnd not
أَنَا۟I am
عَابِدٌ۬a worshipper
مَّا(of) what
عَبَدتُّمۡyou worship.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir

The Recitation of these Surahs in the Optional Prayers

It has been confirmed in Sahih Muslim from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah recited this Surah (Al-Kafirun) and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1) in the two Rak`ahs of Tawaf. It is also recorded in Sahih Muslim in a Hadith of Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah recited these two Surahs in the two Rak`ahs (optional prayer) of the Morning prayer. Imam Ahmad recorded from Ibn `Umar that the Messenger of Allah recited in the two Rak`ahs before the Morning prayer and the two Rak`ahs after the Sunset prayer on approximately ten or twenty different occasions,

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ

(Say: "O Al-Kafirun!'') and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1) Ahmad also recorded that Ibn `Umar said, "I watched the Prophet twenty-four or twenty-five times reciting in the two Rak`ahs before the Morning prayer and the two Rak`ahs after the Sunset prayer,

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ

(Say: "O Al-Kafirun!'') and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1)'' Ahmad recorded that Ibn `Umar said, "I watched the Prophet for a month and he would recite in the two Rak`ahs before the Morning prayer,

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ

(Say: "O Al-Kafirun.'') and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1)'' This was also recorded by At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and An-Nasa'i. At-Tirmidhi said, "Hasan.'' It has already been mentioned previously in a Hadith that it (Surat Al-Kafirun) is equivalent to a fourth of the Qur'an and Az-Zalzalah is equivalent to a fourth of the Qur'an.

﴿ بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ لَآ أَعۡبُدُ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعۡبُدُ وَلَآ أَنَا۟ عَابِدٌ۬ مَّا عَبَدتُّمۡ وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعۡبُدُ لَكُمۡ دِينُكُمۡ وَلِىَ دِينِ

(1. Say: "O disbelievers!'') (2. "I worship not that which you worship.'') (3. "Nor will you worship whom I worship.'') (4. "And I shall not worship that which you are worshipping.'') (5. "Nor will you worship that which I worship.'') (6. "To you be your religion, and to me my religion.'')

5
وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعۡبُدُ
Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship.
وَلَآAnd not
أَنتُمۡyou are
عَـٰبِدُونَworshippers
مَآ(of) what
أَعۡبُدُI worship.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir

The Recitation of these Surahs in the Optional Prayers

It has been confirmed in Sahih Muslim from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah recited this Surah (Al-Kafirun) and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1) in the two Rak`ahs of Tawaf. It is also recorded in Sahih Muslim in a Hadith of Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah recited these two Surahs in the two Rak`ahs (optional prayer) of the Morning prayer. Imam Ahmad recorded from Ibn `Umar that the Messenger of Allah recited in the two Rak`ahs before the Morning prayer and the two Rak`ahs after the Sunset prayer on approximately ten or twenty different occasions,

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ

(Say: "O Al-Kafirun!'') and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1) Ahmad also recorded that Ibn `Umar said, "I watched the Prophet twenty-four or twenty-five times reciting in the two Rak`ahs before the Morning prayer and the two Rak`ahs after the Sunset prayer,

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ

(Say: "O Al-Kafirun!'') and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1)'' Ahmad recorded that Ibn `Umar said, "I watched the Prophet for a month and he would recite in the two Rak`ahs before the Morning prayer,

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ

(Say: "O Al-Kafirun.'') and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1)'' This was also recorded by At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and An-Nasa'i. At-Tirmidhi said, "Hasan.'' It has already been mentioned previously in a Hadith that it (Surat Al-Kafirun) is equivalent to a fourth of the Qur'an and Az-Zalzalah is equivalent to a fourth of the Qur'an.

﴿ بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ لَآ أَعۡبُدُ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعۡبُدُ وَلَآ أَنَا۟ عَابِدٌ۬ مَّا عَبَدتُّمۡ وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعۡبُدُ لَكُمۡ دِينُكُمۡ وَلِىَ دِينِ

(1. Say: "O disbelievers!'') (2. "I worship not that which you worship.'') (3. "Nor will you worship whom I worship.'') (4. "And I shall not worship that which you are worshipping.'') (5. "Nor will you worship that which I worship.'') (6. "To you be your religion, and to me my religion.'')

6
لَكُمۡ دِينُكُمۡ وَلِىَ دِينِ
For you is your religion, and for me is my religion."
لَكُمۡFor you
دِينُكُمۡ(is) your religion,
وَلِىَand for me
دِينِ(is) my religion.`
Tafsir Ibn Kathir

The Recitation of these Surahs in the Optional Prayers

It has been confirmed in Sahih Muslim from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah recited this Surah (Al-Kafirun) and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1) in the two Rak`ahs of Tawaf. It is also recorded in Sahih Muslim in a Hadith of Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah recited these two Surahs in the two Rak`ahs (optional prayer) of the Morning prayer. Imam Ahmad recorded from Ibn `Umar that the Messenger of Allah recited in the two Rak`ahs before the Morning prayer and the two Rak`ahs after the Sunset prayer on approximately ten or twenty different occasions,

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ

(Say: "O Al-Kafirun!'') and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1) Ahmad also recorded that Ibn `Umar said, "I watched the Prophet twenty-four or twenty-five times reciting in the two Rak`ahs before the Morning prayer and the two Rak`ahs after the Sunset prayer,

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ

(Say: "O Al-Kafirun!'') and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1)'' Ahmad recorded that Ibn `Umar said, "I watched the Prophet for a month and he would recite in the two Rak`ahs before the Morning prayer,

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ

(Say: "O Al-Kafirun.'') and

﴿ قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Say: "He is Allah One.'') (112:1)'' This was also recorded by At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and An-Nasa'i. At-Tirmidhi said, "Hasan.'' It has already been mentioned previously in a Hadith that it (Surat Al-Kafirun) is equivalent to a fourth of the Qur'an and Az-Zalzalah is equivalent to a fourth of the Qur'an.

﴿ بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

﴿ قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ لَآ أَعۡبُدُ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعۡبُدُ وَلَآ أَنَا۟ عَابِدٌ۬ مَّا عَبَدتُّمۡ وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعۡبُدُ لَكُمۡ دِينُكُمۡ وَلِىَ دِينِ

(1. Say: "O disbelievers!'') (2. "I worship not that which you worship.'') (3. "Nor will you worship whom I worship.'') (4. "And I shall not worship that which you are worshipping.'') (5. "Nor will you worship that which I worship.'') (6. "To you be your religion, and to me my religion.'')