يَسۡتَخۡفُونَ
مِنَ
ٱلنَّاسِ
وَلَا
يَسۡتَخۡفُونَ
مِنَ
ٱللَّهِ
وَهُوَ
مَعَهُمۡ
إِذۡ
يُبَيِّتُونَ
مَا
لَا
يَرۡضَىٰ
مِنَ
ٱلۡقَوۡلِۚ
وَكَانَ
ٱللَّهُ
بِمَا
يَعۡمَلُونَ
مُحِيطًا
١٠٨
They try to hide ˹their deception˺ from people, but they can never hide it from Allah—in Whose presence they plot by night what is displeasing to Him. And Allah is Fully Aware of what they do.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
They conceal [their evil intentions and deeds] from the people, but they cannot conceal [them] from Allāh, and He is with them [in His knowledge] when they spend the night in such as He does not accept of speech. And ever is Allāh, of what they do, encompassing.
— Saheeh International
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Necessity of Referring to What Allah has Revealed for Judgement
Allah says to His Messenger, Muhammad ﷺ,
إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَبَ بِالْحَقِّ
(Surely, We have sent down to you the Book in truth) meaning, it truly came from Allah and its narrations and commandments are true. Allah then sa
…The Necessity of Referring to What Allah has Revealed for Judgement
Allah says to His Messenger, Muhammad ﷺ,
إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَبَ بِالْح
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