At-Tawba 9:17 ما كان للمشركين ان يعمروا مساجد الله شاهدين على انفسهم بالكفر اولايك حبطت اعمالهم وفي النار هم خالدون ١٧
مَا
كَانَ
لِلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ
أَن
يَعۡمُرُواْ
مَسَٰجِدَ
ٱللَّهِ
شَٰهِدِينَ
عَلَىٰٓ
أَنفُسِهِم
بِٱلۡكُفۡرِۚ
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
حَبِطَتۡ
أَعۡمَٰلُهُمۡ
وَفِي
ٱلنَّارِ
هُمۡ
خَٰلِدُونَ
١٧
It is not for the polytheists to maintain the mosques of Allāh [while] witnessing against themselves with disbelief. [For] those, their deeds have become worthless, and in the Fire they will abide eternally.
Soma Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
It is not for Idolators to maintain the Masjids of Allah
Allah says that it is not fitting that those who associate others with Allah in worship should maintain the Masjids of Allah that were built in His Name alone without partners. Those who read the Ayah, "Masjid Allah", said that it refers to Al-
…It is not for Idolators to maintain the Masjids of Allah
Allah says that it is not fitting that those who associate others with Allah in worship should
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