Transliteration:( Qul yaaa Ahlal Kitaabi lima tusuddoona 'an sabeelil laahi man aamana tabghoonahaa 'iwajanw wa antum shuhadaaa'; wa mallaahu bighaafilin 'ammaa ta'maloon )
"Please declare (O Beloved Prophet): 'O People of the Book, why do you hinder those who have accepted the faith [218] from the path of Allah, desiring to make it seem crooked, while you are yourselves witnesses thereof [219]? And Allah is not unaware of your doings [220].'"
This verse rebukes the People of the Book for attempting to mislead new Muslims, whose faith was not yet firmly rooted.
They falsely claimed that the Holy Prophet ﷺ was not the one foretold in the Tauraat and Injeel.
The verse does not refer to strong, established companions, but to early or vulnerable converts.
A witness is someone with full knowledge of an event, even if they don’t verbally testify.
The People of the Book had seen the descriptions of the Prophet ﷺ in their scriptures, yet knowingly opposed the truth.
This is not a contradiction but a highlight of their hypocrisy.
Those who mislead others carry a burden of equal or greater sin than those they misguide.
Their punishment will be more severe, and nothing escapes Allah’s knowledge.
The tafsir of Surah Imran verse 99 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Imran ayat 98 which provides the complete commentary from verse 98 through 99.
(3:99) Say: ‘People of the Book! Why do you hinder one who believes from the way of Allah, seeking that he follow a crooked way, even though you yourselves are witness to its being the right way?’ Allah is not heedless of what you do.
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
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