English translation of the verse 94 surah - And make not your oaths, a means of deception among yourselves, lest

Surat An-Nahl Verse No. 94: Reading and listening

Translation of the verse 94 from Surah An-Nahl : Number of verses 128 - - page 278 - Part 14.

surah النحل ayah 94 - And do not take your oaths as [means of] deceit between you, lest a foot slip after it was [once] firm, and you would taste evil [in this world] for what [people] you diverted from the way of Allah, and you would have [in the Hereafter] a great punishment.


﴾وَلَا تَتَّخِذُوٓاْ أَيۡمَٰنَكُمۡ دَخَلَۢا بَيۡنَكُمۡ فَتَزِلَّ قَدَمُۢ بَعۡدَ ثُبُوتِهَا وَتَذُوقُواْ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِمَا صَدَدتُّمۡ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَكُمۡ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٞ ﴿
[ النحل: 94]

And make not your oaths, a means of deception among yourselves, lest a foot may slip after being firmly planted, and you may have to taste the evil (punishment in this world) of having hindered (men) from the Path of Allah (i.e. Belief in the Oneness of Allah and His Messenger, Muhammad SAW), and yours will be a great torment (i.e. the Fire of Hell in the Hereafter).


English - Sahih International

And do not take your oaths as [means of] deceit between you, lest a foot slip after it was [once] firm, and you would taste evil [in this world] for what [people] you diverted from the way of Allah, and you would have [in the Hereafter] a great punishment.

Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi

(16:94) And (O Muslims,) do not make your oaths the means of deceiving one another lest (someone's) foot should slip after being firmly fixed *95 and you may suffer the consequences of debarring other people from the Way of Allah, and undergo a severe torment.

Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi

*95) That is, "Someone,who might have been convinced of Islam, seeing your dishonest conduct should become disgusted and hold back from joining the Believers" .For he might argue like this: "As these Muslims are not much different from the disbelievers in their morals and dealings, there is no reason why I should join them. "
 

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Source : An-Nahl Verse 94: And do not take your oaths as [means of] deceit between you, lest a foot slip after it was [once] firm, and you would taste evil [in this world] for what [people] you diverted from the way of Allah, and you would have [in the Hereafter] a great punishment.