Surah Al-Israa
Chapter 17 · Verse 63 · Revealed in Makkah
“[Allah] said, "Go, for whoever of them follows you, indeed Hell will be the recompense of you - an ample recompense.”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
اذْهَبْ
`(Go,) I will give you respite.' According to another Ayah (Allah) said:
قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ الْمُنظَرِينَ - إِلَى يَوْمِ الْوَقْتِ الْمَعْلُومِ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
Commentary
The word: لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ (subdue) in verse 62 is from: اِحتِنَاک (ihtinak) which means to exterminate or uproot something, or to subdue and overpower it completely. (Qurtubi) The word: وَاسْتَفْزِزْ (and entice) in verse 64 is from اِستِفزَاز (istifzaz) which basically means to cut off or to tear away from and at this place it means to tear away from the path of truth. This is followed by صَوتک (with your voice). Sawt صَوت the Arabic word for voice is well known. What is the voice of Shaitan? Sayyidna ` Abdullah ibn ` Abbas ؓ says: The voices of songs, musical instruments and the hullabaloo of fun and games are the voices of Shaitan that he employs to tear people away from the path of truth. (Qurtubi) This tells us that (singing or listening to) music and (playing or listening to) musical instruments are prohibited. (Qurtubi)
What does this verse bring up for you today?