Medinan · Surah 9 of 114

At-Tawba 9:65

The Repentance · ayah 65 of 129

وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَخُوضُ وَنَلْعَبُ ۚ قُلْ أَبِٱللَّهِ وَءَايَٰتِهِۦ وَرَسُولِهِۦ كُنتُمْ تَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

Wala-in saaltahum layaqoolunna innamakunna nakhoodu wanalAAabu qul abillahiwaayatihi warasoolihi kuntum tastahzi-oon

"And if you ask them, they will surely say, "We were only conversing and playing." Say, "Is it Allāh and His verses and His Messenger that you were mocking?""

Saheeh International translation

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Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"yet if you were to question them, they would be sure to say, ‘We were just chatting, just amusing ourselves.’ Say, ‘Were you making jokes about God, His Revelations, and His Mes-senger?"

Pickthall (classic)+

"And if thou ask them (O Muhammad) they will say: We did but talk and jest. Say: Was it at Allah and His revelations and His messenger that ye did scoff?"

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"If thou dost question them, they declare (with emphasis): "We were only talking idly and in play." Say: "Was it at Allah, and His Signs, and His Messenger, that ye were mocking?""

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

The Hypocrites rely on False, Misguided Excuses

`Abdullah bin `Umar said, "During the battle of Tabuk, a man was sitting in a gathering and said, `I have never seen like these reciters of ours! They have the hungriest stomachs, the most lying tongues and are the most cowardice in battle.' A man in the Masjid said, `You lie. You are a hypocrite, and I will surely inform the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. ' This statement was conveyed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and also a part of the Qur'an was revealed about it."' `Abdullah bin `Umar said, "I have seen that man afterwards holding onto the shoulders of the Messenger's camel while stones were falling on him, declaring, `O Allah's Messenger! We were only engaged in idle talk and jesting,' while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was reciting,

أَبِاللَّهِ وَءَايَـتِهِ وَرَسُولِهِ كُنتُمْ تَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

("Was it at Allah, and His Ayat and His Messenger that you were mocking") 9:65."' Allah said,

لاَ تَعْتَذِرُواْ قَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ بَعْدَ إِيمَـنِكُمْ

(Make no excuse; you disbelieved after you had believed.) on account of your statement and mocking,

إِن نَّعْفُ عَن طَآئِفَةٍ مِّنْكُمْ نُعَذِّبْ طَآئِفَةً

(If We pardon some of you, We will punish others among you) for not all of you will be forgiven, some will have to taste the torment,

بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُواْ مُجْرِمِينَ

(because they were criminals), they were criminals because of this terrible, sinful statement.

Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

Эта прекрасная сура получила название «Аль-Фадыха» («Разоблачающая»), потому что она рассказывает обо всех сокровенных мыслях лицемеров и срывает покрывало, под которым они прячутся. Аллах поведал о том, какие качества присущи лицемерам, но не назвал их поименно, и на то были две причины. Во-первых, Аллах любит покрывать Своих рабов. Во-вторых, порицание лицемеров, обладающих упомянутыми в этой суре качествами, распространяется не только на тех, кто жил во времена Пророка Мухаммада, да благословит его Аллах и приветствует, но и на всех им подобных вплоть до наступления Дня воскресения. Именно упоминание о качествах лицемеров заставило перепугаться каждого из них. Всевышний Аллах сказал: «Если лицемеры и те, чьи сердца поражены недугом, и те, кто распространяет слухи в Медине, не перестанут, то Мы непременно поможем тебе одолеть их, и тогда они будут соседствовать с тобой здесь совсем недолго, будучи проклятыми. Где бы их ни обнаружили, их будут хватать и безжалостно убивать» (33:60–61). Лицемеры боялись, что они будут опозорены, а их тайные мысли - обнаружены. Они не хотели, чтобы рабы Аллаха узнали об их истинных помыслах, и не хотели становиться назиданием для тех, кто внимает назиданиям. Но Аллах велел Посланнику, да благословит его Аллах и приветствует, сказать: «Продолжайте насмехаться и глумиться. Очень скоро Аллах изобличит то, что вы пытаетесь скрыть». Всевышний исполнил Свое обещание и ниспослал суру, разъяснившую качества лицемеров и сдернувшую покрывало, под которым они скрывались.

Maʿārif al-Qur'ān

Mufti Shafi Usmani, English

Announced in verse 64: إِنَّ اللَّـهَ مُخْرِ‌جٌ مَّا تَحْذَرُ‌ونَ (Allah is surely to bring out what you are afraid of) is the news that Allah will expose their conspiracy and mischief. One such event came to pass while returning from the battle of Tabuk when some hypocrites had conspired to kill the Messenger of Allah. Allah Almighty informed him about the plan through angel Jibra'il (علیہ السلام) helping him to bypass the spot where the hypocrites were sitting in ambush. (Mazhari with reference to al-Baghawi)

And Sayyidna ` Ibn ` Abbas ؓ says that Allah Ta` ala had in-formed the Holy Prophet al about the names of seventy hypocrites complete with their parentage and addresses. But, being the universal mercy, he did not disclose these before his people. (Mazhari)

Tafsīr sourced from quran.com's open API. These are classical commentaries; for personal rulings consult a qualified scholar.

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