Al-Anfál 8:21 ولا تكونوا كالذين قالوا سمعنا وهم لا يسمعون ٢١
وَلَا
تَكُونُواْ
كَٱلَّذِينَ
قَالُواْ
سَمِعۡنَا
وَهُمۡ
لَا
يَسۡمَعُونَ
٢١
And do not be like those who say, "We have heard," while they do not hear.
— Saheeh International
Do not be like those who say, “We hear,” but in fact they are not listening.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Command to obey Allah and His Messenger
Allah commands His believing servants to obey Him and His Messenger and warns them against defying him and imitating the disbelievers who reject him. Allah said,
وَلاَ تَوَلَّوْاْ عَنْهُ
(and turn not away from him...), neither refrain from obeying him or fo
…The Command to obey Allah and His Messenger
Allah commands His believing servants to obey Him and His Messenger and warns them against defying him and
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