Al-Anfaal 8:22
The Spoils of War · ayah 22 of 75
۞ إِنَّ شَرَّ ٱلدَّوَآبِّ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلصُّمُّ ٱلْبُكْمُ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ
Inna sharra addawabbi AAindaAllahi assummu albukmu allatheena layaAAqiloon
"Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allāh are the deaf and dumb who do not use reason [i.e., the disbelievers]."
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"the worst creatures in God’s eyes are those who are [wilfully] deaf and dumb, who do not reason."
Pickthall (classic)+
"Lo! the worst of beasts in Allah's sight are the deaf, the dumb, who have no sense."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"For the worst of beasts in the sight of Allah are the deaf and the dumb,- those who understand not."