The Holy Quran 17:73 — Surah Al-Isra

Arabic text

وَإِن كَادُوا۟ لَيَفْتِنُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ لِتَفْتَرِىَ عَلَيْنَا غَيْرَهُۥ ۖ وَإِذًا لَّٱتَّخَذُوكَ خَلِيلًا

Translation

(Referring to the request of the Mushrikeen that Rasulullaah ﷺ should remove some poor Sahabah رضي الله تعالى عنهم from his company before they could associate with him, Allaah says,) They had almost come close to turning you (O Rasulullaah ﷺ) away from that which We have revealed to you (not to drive the sincere Muslims away from your company) so that you may attribute something different to Us. (Had you done what they requested and driven the poor Muslims away,) They (the Mushrikeen) would (surely) then have taken you as a friend.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The foolish proposal of the disbelievers of Makkah: that is, some of the blind are so wicked that, far from coming onto the path themselves, they wish to lead astray even those with the keenest sight. Just look at the shamelessness and audacity of the disbelievers of Makkah: they try to ensnare the Prophet ﷺ so that, for their sake, he would (Allah forbid)

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