Surah Aal-i-Imraan · Ayah 161·Madanī

161

وَمَا أَن وَمَن بِمَا ثُمَّ مَّا وَهُمْ لَا ﴿١٦١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

It is not [attributable] to any prophet that he would act unfaithfully [in regard to war booty]. And whoever betrays, [taking unlawfully], will come with what he took on the Day of Resurrection. Then will every soul be [fully] compensated for what it earned, and they will not be wronged.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

دنیاخواهی؛ دلیل شکست مسلمانان در جنگ احد

جمعی از مفسران گفته‌اند که این آیه به عذرتراشی‌های بی‌اساس بعضی از جنگجویان احد پاسخ می‌گوید. توضیح این که وقتی بعضی از تیراندازان احد خواستند سنگر حساس خود را برای جمع‌آوری غنیمت تخلیه کنندء فرمانده آنان دستور داد که از جای خود حرکت نکنید؛ رسول خدا شما را از غنیمت محروم نخواهد کرد؛ ولی آن دنیاپرستان» برای پنهان کردن چهرة واقعی خود گفتند: ما می‌ترسیم که ما را در تقسیم غنایم از نظر دور دارد؛ پس باید غنایمی برای خود دست و پا کنیم. این را گفتند و سنگرها را تخلیه کردند و به جمع‌آوری غنایم پرداختند و آن حوادث دردناک پیش آمد. > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۱- اطیب‌البیان» ج۳ء ص ۴۰۶ > ۱- اطیب‌البیان» چ۳ء ص ۴۰۶ ۲ نمونه, ج۳ء صص ۱۶۹ - ۱۶۶ ۳ نمونه, چ۳. ص ۱۷۵ > ۳ نمونه ج۳» ص ۱۷۵ > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): Tafsīr Nemūneh, Aṭyab al-Bayān.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 11 roots in 13 of 21 words

Recitation · 16 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Iẓhār4
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Ghunnah2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

21 words · 67 letters · āyah 161 of 200

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 3:161?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 3:161 include Quran 15:38 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 92:18 (Surah Al-Lail), Quran 95:7 (Surah At-Tin), and Quran 3:75 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan). For example, 15:38 reads: “Until the Day of the time well-known."” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 3:161 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 3:161 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan, The Family of Imraan) reads: “It is not [attributable] to any prophet that he would act unfaithfully [in regard to war booty]. And whoever betrays, [taking unlawfully], will come with what he took on the Day of Resurrection. Then will every soul be [fully] compensated for what it earned,…”

Which surah is verse 3:161 in?

Quran 3:161 is āyah 161 of Surah Aal-i-Imraan (The Family of Imraan), chapter 3 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 200 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 3:161?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 3:161 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 3:161?

Tartīl presents Quran 3:161 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.