Tafsir Muyassar
Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabiaهلا ينهى هؤلاء الذين يسارعون في الإثم والعدوان أئمتُهم وعلماؤهم، عن قول الكذب والزور، وأكل أموال الناس بالباطل، لقد ساء صنيعهم حين تركوا النهي عن المنكر.
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Al-Ma'idah 5:63
Word by wordلَوْلَا يَنْهَىٰهُمُ ٱلرَّبَّـٰنِيُّونَ وَٱلْأَحْبَارُ عَن قَوْلِهِمُ ٱلْإِثْمَ وَأَكْلِهِمُ ٱلسُّحْتَ ۚ لَبِئْسَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَصْنَعُونَ
Why do the rabbis and religious scholars not forbid them from saying what is sinful and devouring what is unlawful? How wretched is what they have been practicing.
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
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Ma'arif al-Qur'an
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Tafsir Muyassar
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Tafsir Ibn Kathir
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