Quran 38:23

Surah Sad, Verse 23

Verse 23 of 88 in Surah Sad (ص), chapter 38 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

إِنَّ هَـٰذَآ أَخِى لَهُۥ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةً وَلِىَ نَعْجَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ فَقَالَ أَكْفِلْنِيهَا وَعَزَّنِى فِى ٱلْخِطَابِ

EnglishSaheeh International
Indeed this, my brother, has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe; so he said, 'Entrust her to me,' and he overpowered me in speech."
TamilJan Trust Foundation
(அவர்களில் ஒருவர் கூறினார்;) "நிச்சயமாக இவர் என்னுடைய சகோதரர்; இவரிடம் தொண்ணூற்றொன்பது ஆடுகள் இருக்கின்றன் ஆனால் என்னிடம் ஒரே ஓர் ஆடுதான் இருக்கிறது அவர் அதனையும் தனக்குக் கொடுத்துவிட வேண்டுமெனச் சொல்லி, வாதத்தில் என்னை மிகைத்து விட்டார்."
SinhalaRuwwad Center
“නියත වශයෙන් ම මොහු මාගේ සහෝදරයා ය. ඔහුට බැටළු දෙනුන් අනූ නව දෙනෙකු ඇත. තවද මට එක් බැටළු දෙනකු පමණක් ඇත. තවද ‘එය ද මට පවරන්නැ’යි ඔහු පවසා සිටියි. තර්කයෙහි ඔහු මා අබිබවා ගොස් ඇත.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
(سنیے) یہ میرا بھائی ہے اس کے پاس نناوے دنبیاں ہیں اور میرے پاس ایک ہی دنبی ہے لیکن یہ مجھ سے کہہ رہا ہے کہ اپنی یہ ایک بھی مجھ ہی کو دے دے اور مجھ پر بات میں بڑی سختی برتتا ہے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
「これは,わたしの兄です。かれは99頭も雌羊を持っており,わたしは(只)1頭しか持っていませんでした。ところがかれは,それをも自分に任せなさいと言ったのです。そして言葉巧みにわたしを言い負かせてしまったのです。」
ChineseMa Jian
这个确是我的朋友,他有九十九只母绵羊,我有一只母绵羊,他却说,你把它让给我吧!'他在辩论方面战胜我。

Tafsir of 38:23

The Story of the Two Litigants In discussing this passage, the scholars of Tafsir mention a story which is mostly based upon Isra'iliyat narrations. Nothing has been reported about this from the Infallible Prophet that we could accept as true. But Ibn Abi Hatim narrated a Hadith whose chain of narration cannot be regarded as Sahih because it is reported by Yazid Ar-Raqashi from Anas, may Allah be pleased with him. Although Yazid was one of the righteous, his Hadiths are regarded as weak by the Imams. So, it is better to speak briefly of this story and refer knowledge of it to Allah, may He be exalted. For the Qur'an is true and what it contains is also true. فَفَزِعَ مِنْهُمْ (he was terrified of them.) This was because he was in his Mihrab (private chamber). That was the noblest part of his house, where he commanded that no one should enter upon him that day. So, he did not realize that these two people had climbed the fence surrounding his Mihrab (private chamber) to ask him about their case.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 38:23 — Surah Sad Verse 23