Quran 16:91

Surah An-Nahl, Verse 91

Verse 91 of 128 in Surah An-Nahl (النحل), chapter 16 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَأَوْفُوا۟ بِعَهْدِ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا عَـٰهَدتُّمْ وَلَا تَنقُضُوا۟ ٱلْأَيْمَـٰنَ بَعْدَ تَوْكِيدِهَا وَقَدْ جَعَلْتُمُ ٱللَّهَ عَلَيْكُمْ كَفِيلًا ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International
And fulfill the covenant of Allāh when you have taken it, [O believers], and do not break oaths after their confirmation while you have made Allāh, over you, a security [i.e., witness]. Indeed, Allāh knows what you do.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
இன்னும், நீங்கள் அல்லாஹ்வின் பெயரால் செய்யும் உடன்படிக்கையை நிறைவேற்றுங்கள்; அல்லாஹ்வை சாட்சியாக வைத்துச் சத்தியம் செய்து, அதனை உறுதிப் படுத்திய பின்னர், அச்சத்தியத்தை முறிக்காதீர்கள் - நிச்சயமாக அல்லாஹ் நீங்கள் செய்வதை நன்கறிவான்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
තවද නුඹලා ගිවිස ගත් විට අල්ලාහ්ගේ ගිවිසුම නුඹලා පූර්ණව ඉටු කරනු. තවද නුඹලා වෙත භාරකරු වශයෙන් නුඹලා අල්ලාහ්ව පත් කර තිබිය දී නුඹලා එය තහවුරු කිරීමෙන් පසුව කඩ නො කරනු. නියත වශයෙන් ම අල්ලාහ් නුඹලා කරන දෑ පිළිබඳ දනී.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
اور اللہ کے عہد کو پورا کرو جب کہ تم آپس میں قول وقرار کرو اور قسموں کو ان کی پختگی کے بعد مت توڑو، حاﻻنکہ تم اللہ تعالیٰ کو اپنا ضامن ٹھہرا چکے ہو ، تم جو کچھ کرتے ہو اللہ اس کو بخوبی جان رہا ہے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
あなたがたがアッラーと約束を結んだ時は,誓約を成し遂げなさい。誓いを確証した後,それを破ってはならない。あなたがたはアッラーを,はっきり立証者としたのである。本当にアッラーは,あなたがたの行うことを知っておられる。
ChineseMa Jian
当你们缔结盟约的时候,你们应当履行。你们既以真主为你们的保证者,则缔结盟约之后就不要违背誓言。真主的确知道你们的行为。

Tafsir of 16:91

The Command to fulfill the Covenant This is one of the commands of Allah, to fulfill covenants, keep promises and to fulfill oaths after confirming them. Thus Allah says: وَلاَ تَنقُضُواْ الاٌّيْمَنَ بَعْدَ تَوْكِيدِهَا (and do not break the oaths after you have confirmed them) There is no conflict between this and the Ayat: وَلاَ تَجْعَلُواْ اللَّهَ عُرْضَةً لاًّيْمَنِكُمْ (And do not use Allah as an excuse in your oaths) 2:224 ذلِكَ كَفَّارَةُ أَيْمَنِكُمْ إِذَا حَلَفْتُمْ وَاحْفَظُواْ أَيْمَنَكُمْ (That is the expiation for oaths when you have sworn. And protect your oaths.) 5:89 meaning, do not forgo your oaths without offering the penance. There is also no conflict between this Ayah (16:91) and the Hadith reported in the Two Sahihs according to which the Prophet said: «إِنِّي وَاللهِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ لَا أَحْلِفُ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَأَرَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا إِلَّا أَتَيْتُ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ وَتَحَلَّلْتُهَا وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ وَكَفَّرْتُ عَنْ يَمِينِي» (By Allah, if Allah wills, I will not swear an oath and then realize that something else is better, but I do that which is better and find a way to free myself from the oath.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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