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Al-An'am 6:136

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وَجَعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ مِمَّا ذَرَأَ مِنَ ٱلْحَرْثِ وَٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ نَصِيبًا فَقَالُوا۟ هَـٰذَا لِلَّهِ بِزَعْمِهِمْ وَهَـٰذَا لِشُرَكَآئِنَا ۖ فَمَا كَانَ لِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ فَلَا يَصِلُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَمَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ فَهُوَ يَصِلُ إِلَىٰ شُرَكَآئِهِمْ ۗ سَآءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ

And they [i.e., the polytheists] assign to Allāh from that which He created of crops and livestock a share and say, "This is for Allāh," by their claim, "and this is for our 'partners' [associated with Him]." But what is for their "partners" does not reach Allāh, while what is for Allāh - this reaches their "partners." Evil is that which they rule.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

وجعل المشركون لله -جلَّ وعلا- جزءًا مما خلق من الزروع والثمار والأنعام يقدمونه للضيوف والمساكين، وجعلوا قسمًا آخر من هذه الأشياء لشركائهم من الأوثان والأنصاب، فما كان مخصصًا لشركائهم فإنه يصل إليها وحدها، ولا يصل إلى الله، وما كان مخصصا لله تعالى فإنه يصل إلى شركائهم. بئس حكم القوم وقسمتهم.

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