Tafsir for verse: 8:21
وَلَا تَكُونُواْ كَٱلَّذِينَ قَالُواْ سَمِعۡنَا وَهُمۡ لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ ٢١ ﴿21﴾
21And do not be like those who say, “We have listened” while they do not listen.
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Commentary
And do not be like those who said, 'We have heard' with their ears, while they do not hear. It is as if they have not heard, for when the fruit has been removed, the fruitful one is counted as non-existent.
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