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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

An-Nisa 4:108

Word by word

يَسْتَخْفُونَ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَا يَسْتَخْفُونَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ مَعَهُمْ إِذْ يُبَيِّتُونَ مَا لَا يَرْضَىٰ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْلِ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ مُحِيطًا

They conceal [their evil intentions and deeds] from the people, but they cannot conceal [them] from Allāh, and He is with them [in His knowledge] when they spend the night in such as He does not accept of speech. And ever is Allāh, of what they do, encompassing.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

يستترون من الناس خوفًا من اطلاعهم على أعمالهم السيئة، ولا يستترون من الله تعالى ولا يستحيون منه، وهو عزَّ شأنه معهم بعلمه، مطلع عليهم حين يدبِّرون -ليلا- ما لا يرضى من القول، وكان الله -تعالى- محيطًا بجميع أقوالهم وأفعالهم، لا يخفى عليه منها شيء.

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