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Sūrah At-Taubah 9:26-28
ثُمَّ أَنَزَلَ اللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُ, عَلَى رَسُولِهِ، وَعَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَأَنَزَلَ جُنُودًا لَّمْ تَرَوْهَا وَعَذَّبَ
ثُمَّ يَتُوبُ اللَّهُ مِنْ بَعْدِ ذَلِكَ عَلَى
الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَذَلِكَ جَزَآءُ الْكَفِرِينَ
يَتَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ إِنَّمَا الْمُشْرِكُونَ
مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ
تَجَسُ فَلَا يَقْرَبُواْ الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ بَعْدَ عَامِهِمْ هَذَا وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ عَيْلَةً
فَسَوْفَ يُغْنِيَكُمُ اللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ إِن شَآءَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ إِ
Then Allah sent down His tranquility upon His Messenger and upon the
believers, and sent down troops that you did not see, and punished those
who disbelieved. That is the recompense of the disbelievers. [26] Yet
Allah relents, after that, to whomsoever He wills. Allah is Most-
Forgiving, Very-Merciful. [27]
O you who believe, the Mushriks are impure indeed, so let them not
approach Al-Masjid-ul-Haram after this year. 6 And if you apprehend
poverty, then, Allah shall, if He wills, make you self-sufficient with His
grace. 7 Surely, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. [28]
Muslims. The Holy Prophet # proceeded towards them and the battle took
place in the valley of Hunain, about ten miles east from Makkah. The number
of the Muslims marching towards the enemy was twelve thousand - a number
that the Muslim army never had in any other battle before. Therefore, when
setting out for the expedition, some Sahabah u of the Holy Prophet , who
always won the previous battles despite small numbers, remarked that such a
large number of the Muslims could never be defeated. Since the remark
pretended to show their confidence in the material resources, rather than
Allah's help, Allah disliked it, and they faced a serious set back in the beginning
of the battle, and a large number of the Muslim army was dispersed. The Holy
Prophet , however, remained firm along with some of his devout Sahaba
ugly. After some time, the scene changed and the Muslims won the field by the help
of Allah. The present verse reminds these events.
6) This is a complement to the disavowal pronounced in verses 1 to 5 above
The polytheists are barred from performing Hajj or Umrah after year 9.
However, the Muslim jurists have different views about the interpretation of
this verse. Imam Malik (kde
and Imam Ahmad
take it in its literal sense, and
hold that the verse has prohibited the entry of any disbeliever not only in the
Sacred Mosque, but also in the precincts of Haram, and in any other mosque

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Sūrah At-Taubah 9:29-29
قَائِلُواْ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَلَا بِالْيَوْمِ الْآَخِرِ وَلَا يُحِّمُونَ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ
وَرَسُولُهُ، وَلَا يَدِينُونَ دِينَ أُلْحَقِّ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ الْكِتَبَ حَتَّى يُعْطُواْ
اَلْجِزْيَةَ عَن يَدٍ وَهُمْ صَغِرُونَ
Fight those People of the Book who do not believe in Allah, nor in the
Last Day,8 and do not take as unlawful what Allah and His Messenger
have declared as unlawful, and do not profess the Faith of Truth; (fight
them) until they pay jizyah with their own hands while they are
subdued.9 [29]
for any purpose whatsoever. Imam Shafi'l
says that the entry of the
Esbelievers is prohibited only in the Sacred Mosque of Makkah, but not in
other mosques. According to Imam Abu Hanifahavde
, the verse prohibits only
performance of Hajj or Umrah for them, and not entering the Sacred Mosque,
or any other mosque, for any other purpose. He says that the words 'let them
pot approach ... ' is an emphatic expression for the prohibition of Hajj or
Umrah, and the intention is not to bar their entry in absolute sense, firstly
because the announcement made in the Hajj of year 9 on the basis of this verse
was confined to prohibiting the performance of Hajj
and tawaf
circumambulation) for the disbelievers, and did not extend to their entry for
any other purpose, and secondly because the Holy Prophet she has allowed the
Non-Muslim delegation of Thaqif to stay in the mosque even after the conquest
of Makkah. (Jassās). Imam Abu Hanīfah
says that the impurity of the
polytheists referred to in the verse is the impurity of their beliefs, and not a
physical impurity. However, since they may be in the state of Janabah (major
impurity that results from ejaculation or sexual intercourse), in which even a
Muslim is not allowed to enter a mosque, their entry should be avoided to the
best possible extent, and they should be allowed to enter a mosque in cases of
hmmmsny when their being in the state of Janabah is unknown.
Penitibition of Hajj for the polytheists might bring an economic problem.
iluumain had no agricultural or industrial produce of its own. Its economy
depended on trade. When the people from all around Arabia came to Makkah
Bay, their trade flourished. Some people apprehended that the prohibition
mums have adverse effects on their trade. The verse consoles them that poverty
prosperity lies with Allah; He would create other channels for their
munic prosperity, and the Muslims should place their trust in Him.
Bple of the Book' is a term frequently used by the Holy Qur'an for
and Jews, because they claim to believe in previous divine books.

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Sūrah At-Taubah 9:30-30
وَقَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ عُزَيْرٌ أَبْنُ اللَّهِ وَقَالَتِ النَّصَرَى الْمَسِيحُ أَبْنُ اللَّهِ
ذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُم بِأَفْوَهِهِمِّ يُضَهِئُونَ قَوْلَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِن قَبْلَّ
فَخَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ أَنَّى يُؤْفَكُونَ
The Jews say, " 'Uzair (Ezra) is the Son of Allah" 10 and the Christians
say, "Masih (the Christ) is the Son of Allah." That is their oral statement
They imitate the saying of the earlier disbelievers. May Allah ruin them,
how far they are turned back from the truth! [30]
This verse has stated that they do not believe in Allah and the Last Day, while
they apparently believe in God, and most of them also believe in the Life after
death. The reason is that their belief in God is tainted with Trinity or with other
false beliefs attributed to God. Therefore, they have been described here as not
believing in Allah. Similarly their belief in the Hereafter is not in its true
perspective, and therefore it is as bad as not believing in the Hereafter.
9) Jizyah is a tax levied by an Islamic state on its Non-Muslim citizens in
exchange of the protection offered to their lives, wealth, honor and the civil
rights recognized for them. The principle is that they may profess their own
faith if they so wish, but they must submit to the laws of Shari ah in all civil and
criminal matters, except in their family laws. Jizyah is a token of such a
submission. They are not legally required to pay Zakah, a ritual levy imposed on
the Muslims, but they may enjoy the benefits of any social welfare scheme
offered by the state to its citizens. Jizyah is one of the resources from which
such schemes may be offered to its Non-Muslim citizens.
A point to note here is that this verse has described Jizyah as a levy imposed
only on the Jews and the Christians, but according to the Holy Prophet.
Jizyah is to be imposed on all Non-Muslim citizens of an Islamic state. The
reason why the verse has mentioned only the People of the Book is probably
that it was revealed in the context of the Expedition of Tabuk, which was
launched against the Christians.
10) The Jews hold Ezra ('Uzair (2) in great esteem, because he was the person
who compiled Torah after it was lost during the captivity of Babylon. Although
most of them do not believe him to be the son of God, some of their sects,
especially of those living in Arabia, believed him as such. The Holy Qur'an has
referred to the belief of these sects.

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mich At-Taubah 9:31-34
أَتَّخَذُواْ أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَنَهُمْ أَرْبَابًا مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَالْمَسِيحَ
مَرْيَمَ وَمَا أُمِرُواْ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُواْ إِلَهَا وَحِدًاً لََّ إِلَهَ إِلَّا هَ
يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يُطْفِئُواْ فُرَ لَ
سُبْحَنَهُ، عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
◌ِأَفْوَهِهِمْ وَيَأْبَى اللَّهُ إِلَّ أَنْ يُنِمَّ نُورَهُ، وَلَوْ كَرِهَ اُلْكَفِرُونَ
الَّذِى أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدَى وَدِيْنِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّمِ نَ
◌َأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ إِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ الْأَحْرِ
كَرِهَ اُلْمُشْرِكُونَ
وَالزُّهْبَانِ لَيَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوَلَ النَّاسِ بِالْبَطِلِ وَيَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلٍ ◌َ
وَالَّذِينَ يَكْثِرُونَ الذَّهَبَ وَالْفِضَّةَ وَلَا يُنفِقُونَهَا فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَيَشْرَهُـ
٣٤
بِعَذَابٍ أَلِ
They have taken their rabbis and their monks as gods beside Allah, 11
umi also (they have taken) Masih the son of Maryam (as god). And they
were not commanded but to worship only One God. There is no god but
He Pure is He from what they associate with Him. [31] They wish to
www out the Light of Allah with their mouths, and Allah rejects
verything short of making His light perfect, no matter how the
unbelievers may hate it. [32] He is the One who has sent down His
Messenger with guidance and the Faith of Truth, so that He makes it
over every faith, no matter how the Mushriks may hate it. [33]
Oynu who believe, many of the rabbis and the monks do eat up the
wealth of the people by false means and prevent (them) from the way of
As for those who accumulate gold and silver and do not spend it in
the way of Allah, give them the 'good' news of a painful punishment, [34]
This means that they treat their rabbis and monks as gods in the sense that
mer invest them with the power of declaring something lawful or unlawful, not
their capacity as interpreters of the divine books, but on the basis of
ter inherent power to make laws and hold them as divine law.

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Sūrah At-Taubah 9:35-36
يَوْمَ يُحْمَى عَلَيْهَا فِى نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ فَتُكْوَى بِهَا جِبَاهُهُمْ وَجُنُوبُهُمْ وَظُهُورُهُمْ
إِنَّ عِدَّةَ
هَذَا مَا كَنَزْتُمْ لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ فَذُوقُواْ مَا كُنتُمْ تَكْنِزُونَ (٥َبَ
الشُّهُورِ عِندَ اللَّهِ أَثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا فِي كِتَبِ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَوَتِ
وَالْأَرْضَ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةُ حُرُمٌّ ذَلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمَّ فَلَا تَظْلِمُواْ فِهِنَّ
أنفُسَكُمَّ وَقَائِلُواْ الْمُشْرِكِينَ كَفَّةً كَمَا يُقَتِلُونَكُمْ كَافَّةً
وَأَعْلَمُواْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الْمُنَّقِينَ
on the day it (the wealth) will be heated up in the fire of Jahannam, then
their foreheads and their sides and their backs shall be branded with it
"This is what you had accumulated for yourselves. So, taste what you
have been accumulating." [35]
Surely, the number of months according to Allah is twelve (as written) in
the Book of Allah on the day He created the heavens and the Earth, of
which there are Four Sacred Months. That is the right faith. So, do not
wrong yourself therein. 12 And fight the Mushriks all together, as the
fight you all together, and be sure that Allah is with the God-fearing. [36]
12) Just as the Jews and the Christians tampered with the divine laws, so did the
polytheists of Arabia who claimed to be the followers of the noble prophet
Ibrahim , but had distorted his religion completely. One of their evil custom
was Nasi', which literally means 'deferment' or 'postponement'. The practice of
Nasi' in Arabia meant 'to postpone a particular month to another month'. Four
months of the lunar calendar (Dhul-Qa'dah, Dhul-Hijjah, Muharram and Raja
were held in the religion of Ibrahim as sacred months in which fighting
(though for a just cause) was totally prohibited. If the new moon of a sacred
month, like Muharram, appeared at a time when pagans of Arabia wished t
launch a war, they announced that the month of Muharram would commence
after one month, and the new month would be held as of Safar, and not
Muharram. This evil practice has not only disturbed the whole system of the
lunar calendar, but affected many rules of Shari'ah relating to particular month
including Hajj, which had to be in the real month of Dhul-Hijjah, and not in
month falsely declared as such. According to Imam RazI , another reason
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Sūrah At-Taubah 9:37-38
إِنَّمَا النَّسِىِّءُ زِيَادَةٌ فِ الْكُفْرِ يُضَلُّ بِهِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ يُحِلُونَهُ, عَامًا
وَيُحَرِّمُونَهُ, عَامًا لِيُوَاطِئُواْ عِدَةَ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ فَيُحِلُواْ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ زُيْنَ
يَتَأَيُّهَا
لَهُمْ سُوءُ أَعْمَلِهِمْ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى الْقَوْمَ اُلْكَفِرِينَ
الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مَا لَكُمْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمْ آنِفِرُواْ فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَثَّا قَلْتُمْ إِلَى
اُلْأَرْضِ أَرَضِيتُم بِالْحَيَوَةِ الدُّنْيَا مِنَ الْآَخِرَةِ فَمَا مَتَعُ الْحَيَوَةِ الدُّنْيَا
bas
فِىِ اُلْآَخِرَةِ إِلَّا قَلِيلُ
Nasi (i.e. postponement of months) is nothing but a further excess in
infidelity, whereby the disbelievers are misguided. They allow it one year
and disallow it another year, so that they may conform (only) to the
number of what Allah has sanctified,13 and allow what Allah has
disallowed. The evil of their deeds has been beautified for them (by Satan).
And Allah does not lead the disbelieving people to the right path. [37]
O you who believe, what is wrong with you that when it is said to you,
"Come out in the way of Allah," you turn heavy (and cling) to the ground.
Have you become happy with the worldly life instead of the Hereafter?
So, (remember that) the enjoyment of the worldly life is but trivial in
(comparison with) the Hereafter. 14 [38]
used to fall in different seasons. If a season was not deemed suitable for their
trade, they used to postpone it for another month according to their desires.
When the difference between lunar and solar years reached a period of full one
year, they added one month to the lunar year, making it thirteen months instead
of twelve months. (Rāzī v.15, p.50) The present verse condemns this practice.
The Holy Prophet # nullified Nasi' in his last Hajj, which fell in the real month
of Dhul-Hijjah after a circle of distorted months was completed.
13) The sense is that they conform only to the number or four sacred months
in that they observe the sanctity in four months during one year, but do not
observe the identity of these months as prescribed by Allah.
14) Henceforth the Holy Qur'an has taken up issues relating to the Expedition
of Tabuk. This subject continues up to the end of the Surah with some
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Sūrah At-Taubah 9:39-40
إِلَّا نَنْفِرُواْ يُعَذِّبْكُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا وَيَسْتَبْدِلْ قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ وَلَا تَضُرُّوهُ
إِلَّا نَصُرُوهُ فَقَدْ نَصَرَهُ اللهُ
شَيْئًا وَاَللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
إِذْ أَخْرَجَهُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ ثَانِى أَثْنَيْنِ إِذْ هُمَا فِى الْغَارِ إِذْ يَقُولُ
لِصَحِبِهِ، لَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنَا فَأَنزَلَ اللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُ عَلَيْهِ
If you do not march forth (in the way of Allah), He will chastise you with
a painful punishment and will replace you with another nation, and you
can do Him no harm at all. Allah is powerful to do anything. [39] If you
do not help him, (it makes no difference to the Prophet, because) Allah
has already helped him when the disbelievers expelled him, and he was
the second of the two, when they were in the cave, and he was saying to
his companion, "Do not grieve. Allah is surely with us." 15 So, Allah
caused His tranquility to descend on him,
is a place on the Northern border of the state of Madinah adjacent to Jordan
that was a part of Syria ruled by the Byzantine Empire. Observing the constant
victories of the Muslims that placed the entire peninsula under their reign, the
Byzantine emperor amassed a huge army against them and planned to attack
Madinah with the help of some Christian Arab states. Coming to know this, the
Holy Prophet we took the courageous decision to march towards them before
they could launch an attack. It was the hottest season in Arabia. In order to
reach Tabuk, the Muslim army had to pass through the scorching heat of the
barren deserts stretched over hundreds of miles. The season of harvest of dates,
the sole basis of the economy of Madinah, was near at hand and it was very
difficult for the farmers to leave their fields. There was an extreme shortage of
camels and other logistics, and thus it was the most arduous expedition the
Muslims had ever undertaken. Although most of the Sahabah u of the Holy
Prophet we were prepared for the expedition with their hearts and souls, some
of them were reluctant because of the difficulties mentioned above, but most
of them too participated in the expedition ultimately. The present verse
addresses such Muslims. The hypocrites, however, were not prepared at all to
undertake such an arduous journey, and they lagged behind by offering
different excuses. The coming verses have exposed their evil designs and
warned them of a severe punishment. Eventually, when the Muslim army -
comprising thirty thousand Sahabah sal - reached Tabuk, the Roman emperor
decided to call his army back, and no actual war took place.
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Surah At-Taubah 9:41-42
وَأَيَّدَهُ بِجُنُودٍ لَّمْ تَرَوْهَا وَجَعَلَ كَلِمَةَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ
آنِفِرُواْ خِفَافًا
السُّفْلَىَّ وَكَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ هِى الْعُلْيَأْ وَاللهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
وَثِقَ الَّ وَجَهِدُواْ بِأَمْوَلِكُمْ وَأَنْفُسِكُمْ فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ذَلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِنَ
لَوْ كَانَ عَرَضًا فَرِيبًا وَسَفَرًا قَاصِدًا لَّأَتَبَعُوكَ وَلَكِنْ
كُتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
بَعُدَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الشُقَّةُ وَسَيَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ لَوِ اسْتَطَعْنَا لَخَرَجْنَا مَعَكُمْ يُهْلِكُونَ
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أَنْفُسَهُمْ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَذِبُونَ
and supported him with troops that you did not see, and rendered the
word of the disbelievers humiliated. And the word of Allah is the
uppermost. Allah is Mighty, Wise. [40] March forth (in the way of Allah),
no matter whether you are light or heavy, and carry out Jihad (struggle)
in the way of Allah with your wealth and lives. That is good for you, if you
were to realize. [41]
Had it been a gain at hand or an average journey, they would have
certainly followed you, but the distance seemed too far to them. They will
swear by Allah: "We would have certainly set out with you, if we were
able to." They are putting themselves to ruin. 16 Allah knows that they are
liars. [42]
that the pagans of Makkah have conspired to assassinate him, the Holy Prophet
set forth to migrate to Madinah along with his most devout Șahabi Abu Bakr
Since he knew well that his enemies would spare no effort to chase him, he
went to the cave of the mount Thawr situated at a direction opposite to that of
Madinah, where he remained in hiding for three days. His enemies searched for
him in all directions until some of them reached at the very cave. Abu Bakr
got worried, but the Holy Prophet consoled him by saying, "Do not grieve.
Allah is surely with us." Allah had caused a spider to weave its net on the mouth
of the cave, seeing which they ruled out the possibility of a man being inside.
Thus they passed by the cave without looking into it.
16) These verses expose the mental state and the false excuses of the hypocrites
who pretended that they were staying back in Madinah for some valid reasons,
otherwise they would have happily joined the Muslim army in the expedition.

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Sūrah At-Taubah 9:43-48
عَفَا اللَّهُ عَنْكَ لِمَ أَذِنتَ لَهُمْ حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكَ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُواْ وَتَعْلَمَ
لَا يَسْتَنْذِنُكَ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَاَلْيَوْمِ الْآَخِرِ أَنْ
اَلْكَذِبِين
إِنَّمَا يَسْتَقْذِنُكَ الَّذِينَ لَا
يُجَهِدُواْ بِأَمْوَلِهِمْ وَأَنْفُسِهِمٌ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِالْمُنَّقِينَ
يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآَخِرِ وَأَرْتَابَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ فَهُمْ فِ رَيِّبِهِمْ يَتَرَدَّدُونَ
﴿ وَلَوْ أَرَادُواْ الْخُرُوجَ لَأَعَدُواْ لَهُ, عُدَّةً وَلَكِن كَرِهَ اللَّهُ أَنْبِعَانَهُمْ
فَتَبَطَهُمْ وَقِيلَ أَفْعُدُواْ مَعَ الْقَعِدِينَ (١) لَوْ خَرَجُواْ فِيَكُم مَّا زَادُوكُمْ
إِلَّا خَبَالًا وَلَ وْضَعُواْ خِلَلَكُمْ يَبْغُونَكُمُ الْفِتْنَةَ وَفِيَكُمْ سَمَّعُونَ لَهُمَّ وَاللَّهُ
لَقَدِ أَبْتَغَوْ اُلْفِتْنَةَ مِن قَبْلُ وَقَلَبُواْ لَكَ الْأُمُورَ
عَلِيمٌ بِالظَّلِمِينَ
٤٨
حَتَّى جَآءَ الْحَقُّ وَظَهَرَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ وَهُمْ كَرِهُونَ
(O Prophet,) Allah has forgiven you; why did you permit them (to stay in
Madinah) before the truthful ones could become distinct to you, and you
could be sure of the liars. [43] Those who believe in Allah and in the Last
Day do not ask you to excuse them from Jihad with their wealth and
lives. Allah is aware of the God-fearing. [44] Only those people ask you
to be excused who do not believe in Allah and in the Last Day and whose
hearts are in doubt; so they are wavering in their doubt. [45] Had they
wished to set out, they would have made some preparation for it, but
Allah disliked their going forth, 17 so He made them lag behind, and it
was said to them, "Stay back with those who are staying back." [46]
And had they set out with you, they would have added nothing for you
but trouble, and would have run around in your midst seeking mischief
against you. Still, among you there are those who spy for them. Allah is
aware of the wrongdoers. [47] They sought mischief even earlier and
tried to upset matters for you, until the Truth arrived and the will of Allah
prevailed, though they disliked it. [48]
17) This is because Allah willed that only sincere Muslims should participate in
the expedition.

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mmusbasic
Sūrah At-Taubah 9:49-53
وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَقُولُ أَخْذَنْ لِ وَلَا نَفْتِنِّيَّ أَا فِىِ الْفِتْنَةِ سَقَطُواْ وَإِنَّ
إِن تُصِبْكَ حَسَنَةٌ تَسُؤْهُمٌّ وَإِن
جَهَنَّمَ لَمُحِيطَةٌ بِالْكَفِرِينَ
تُصِبْكَ مُصِيبَةٌ يَقُولُواْ قَدْ أَخَذْنَآ أَمْرَنَا مِن قَبْلُ وَيَتَوَلَّواْ وَهُمْ
قُل لَّنْ يُصِيبَنَآ إِلَّ مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَنَا هُوَ مَوْلَننَا وَعَلَى
فَرِحُونَ لَفيا
اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَ كَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿ قُلْ هَلْ تَرَبَّصُونَ بِنَّا إِلَّ إِحْدَى
اُلْحُسْنَيَيْنِّ وَحْنُ نَتَرَبَّصُ بِكُمْ أَنْ يُصِيبَكُمُ اللَّهُ بِعَذَابٍ مِّنْ عِندِهِ، أَوْ
(﴿ قُلْ أَنِفِقُواْ طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا لَّن
بأَيْدِينَآ فَتَرَبَّصُواْ إِنَّا مَعَكُمْ مُتَرَبِّصُونَ
يُنَقَبَّلَ مِنكُمْ إِنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ قَوْمًا فَسِقِينَ
And among them there is one who says, "Allow me (to stay behind) and
do not expose me to an ordeal." 18 Look! They have already fallen into an
ordeal, and certainly Jahannam (the Hell) has the disbelievers encircled.
[49]
If some good comes to you, it annoys them, and if hardship befalls you,
they say, "We had already taken care of our problem", and they go their
way delighted. [50] Say, "Nothing can ever reach us except what Allah
has destined for us. He is our Master. And in Allah alone the believers
must place their trust." [51] Say, "What you are expecting for us is
nothing but one of the two good things (martyrdom or victory). And we
are expecting for you that Allah sends to you a punishment from Himself
or at our hands. So, wait. Of course, we are waiting with you." [52]
Say, "Spend, willingly or unwillingly, it will never be accepted from you.
You have been a sinning people." [53]
18) Jadd Ibn Qais, a hypocrite, came to the Holy Prophet and sought
exemption from the expedition of Tabuk on the plea that he was known among
his fellows for his extraordinary desire for beautiful women, and if he were to
see the beautiful Roman women, he would not be able to suppress his sexual
desire, and would face a big ordeal. Allah says that he and his other fellow
hypocrites are already in a big ordeal because of their evil deeds.

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isbatwordpress .com
Sūrah At-Taubah 9:54-59
وَمَا مَنَعَهُمْ أَنْ تُقْبَلَ مِنْهُمْ نَفَقَتُهُمْ إِلَّ أَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُواْ بِاللَّهِ وَبِرَسُولِهِ، وَلَا
٥٤
فَلَاَ
يَأْتُونَ الصَّلَوَةَ إِلَّا وَهُمْ كُسَالَى وَلَا يُنفِقُونَ إِلَّا وَهُمْ كَرِهُونَ
تُعْجِكَ أَمْوَلُهُمْ وَلَا أَوْلَدُهُمْ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُعَذِّبَهُم بِهَا فِ الْحَيَوْةِ الدُّنْيَا
وَيَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُمْ لَمِنكُمْ وَمَا هُم
وَتَزْهَقَ أَنْفُسُهُمْ وَهُمْ كَفِرُونَ
لَوْ يَجِدُونَ مَلْجَنَّا أَوْ مَغَرَبٍ أَوْ
مِنْكُ وَلَكِنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ يَفْرَفُونَ
٥٧
وَمِنْهُمْ مَن يَلْمِزُكَ فِي الصَّدَقَتِ فَإِنْ
مُدَّخَلَا لَوَلَّوْاْ إِلَيْهِ وَهُمْ يَجْمَحُونَ
وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ
٥٨
◌ُعْطُواْ مِنْهَا رَضُواْ وَإِن لَّمْ يُعْطَوْ مِنْهَا إِذَا هُمْ يَسْخَمُونَ
رَضُواْ مَآ ءَاتَدُهُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، وَقَالُواْ حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ سَيُؤْتِيْنَا اللَّهُ مِنْ
فَضْلِهِ، وَرَسُولُهُ: إِنَّا إِلَى اللَّهِ رَغِبُونَ
Nothing has prevented their spending from being accepted from them
but that they have disbelieved in Allah and in His Messenger, and they
do not come to the Salah but lazily, and do not spend but without
volition. [54] So, their wealth and their children should not attract you. In
fact, Allah intends to punish them with these in this lowly life and that
their souls should depart while they are disbelievers. [55] They swear by
Allah that they are from among you, whereas they are not from among
you, but they are a people in fear. [56] If they find a place of refuge or
caves or any place to enter, they will turn towards it running (as)
unbridled (horses). [57] And among them there are those who find fault
with you in (the distribution of) Sadaqat (alms). So, if they are given
something out of it, they are quite happy, and if they are given nothing
from it, they at once get annoyed. [58]
Would that they were content with what Allah and His Messenger had
given to them, and were to say, "Allah is sufficient for us; Allah and His
Messenger will give us (more) out of His grace (when they so will).
Indeed, we crave for (the pleasure of) Allah alone." [59]

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nuis bad
Sūrah At-Taubah 9:60-62
إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَتُ لِلْفُقَرَآءِ وَالْمَسَكِينِ وَالْعَمِلِينَ عَلَيْهَا وَالْمُؤَلَّفَةِ فُلُوبُهُمْ وَفِى
الْرِقَابِ وَالْغَرِمِينَ وَفِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَأَبْنِ السَّبِيلِّ فَرِيضَةً مِّنَ الَهُ وَاللّهُ
عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ ﴿ وَمِنْهُمُ الَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ النَّبِيَّ وَيَقُولُونَ هُوَ أُذُنَّ قُلْ
أُذُنُ خَيْرٍ لَّكُمْ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَيُؤْمِنُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مِنْكَّرْ
وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ (١ يَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ لَكُمْ لِيُرْضُوكُمْ
وَاللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ: أَحَقُّ أَنْ يُرْضُوهُ إِن كَانُواْ مُؤْمِنِينَ
The Sadaqat (prescribed alms) are (meant) only to be given to the poor,
the needy, to those employed to collect them, to those whose hearts are
to be won, 19 in the cause of the slaves and those encumbered with debt,
in the way of Allah and to a wayfarer. This is an obligation prescribed by
Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, Wise. [60]
And among them (the hypocrites) there are those who hurt the Prophet
and say, "He is just an ear" (that is, he hears and believes everything).
Say, "He gives ear to that which is good for you; he believes in Allah and
trusts the believers and is a mercy for those of you who (pretend to)
believe."20 And those who hurt the Messenger of Allah, for them there is
a painful punishment. [61]
(O believers,) they swear by Allah before you, so that they may please
you, whereas Allah, as well as His Messenger, has greater right that they
should please Him, if they are (true) believers. [62]
19) This means that prescribed sadaqah or Zakah may be given to a person who
has recently embraced Islam and needs encouragement and financial support.
The verse has laid down eight heads in which Zakah may be applied. The
detailed explanation and relevant rules may be found in Ma'arif-ul-Qur'an
under this verse.
Some hypocrites remarked that they could easily convince the Holy Prophet
about their innocence, because he gives ear to everyone and believes every
statement made before him. The hypocrites, therefore, should do what they
wished and then make excuses before him, and he would accept them. The
answer given is that he listens to everyone, but believes only in Allah and trusts
only the true believers. As for the hypocrites who pretend to believe, he listens

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Sūrah At-Taubah 9:63-67
أَمْ يَعْلَمُواْ أَنَّهُ, مَن يُحَادِدِ اَللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ، فَأَنَّ لَهُ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خَلِدًا فِيَهَا
يَحْذَرُ الْمُنَفِقُونَ أَنْ تُنَزَّلَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُورَةٌ
ذَلِكَ الْخِزْىُ الْعَظِيمُ
وَلَيِن
تَبِّتُهُم بِمَا فِى قُلُوبِهِمْ قُلِ أُسْتَهْزِءُوَأْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مُخْرِجٌ مَّا تَحْذَرُونَ (40)
سَأَلْتَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَخُوضُ وَنَلْعَبُّ قُلْ أَبِاللَّهِ وَءَايَنِهِ، وَرَسُولِهِ كُنْتُمْ
تَسْتَهْزِءُونَ [٤٥ْ لَا تَعْنَذِرُواْ قَدْ كَغَرْتُم بَعْدَ إِيمَنِكُمْ إِن نَّعْفُ عَنْ طَآئِفَةٍ
اُلْمُنَفِقُونَ وَالْمُنَفِقَتُ
مِنكُمْ نُعَذِّبْ طَائِفَةٌ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُواْ مُجْرِمِينَ
بَعْضُهُم مِّنْ بَعْضَِّ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمُنكَرِ وَيَنْهَوَّنَ عَنِ الْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَقْبِضُونَ
٧
أَدِيَهُمَّ نَسُواْ اللّهَ فَنَسِيَهُمُّ إِنَّ الْمُنَفِقِينَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ
Have they not come to know that whoever opposes Allah and Hi
Messenger, definite for him is the fire of Jahannam (Hell) wherein he
will remain forever. That is the extreme disgrace. [63]
The hypocrites are afraid that a Surah (a chapter of the Holy Qur'an) may
be sent down about them, which tells them what lies in their hearts. Sa
"Go on mocking. Allah is surely to bring out what you are afraid of." [64
And if you ask them, they will say, "We were just chatting and having
fun." Say, 21 "Is it of Allah and His verses and His Messenger that you
were making fun?" [65] Make no excuses. You became disbelievers (by
mocking at Allah and His Messenger) after you had professed Faith. If
We forgive some of you (who repent and believe), We shall punish others
(who carry on their hypocrisy), because they were guilty. [66] The
hypocrites, males and females, are all alike. They bid vice and forbid virtue
and withhold their hands (from spending in Allah's way). They forgot
Allah, so He forgot them. Surely, the hypocrites are the sinners. [67]
to them because of his merciful and courteous nature, but does not trust their
false statements.
21) It was reported to the Holy Prophet g that some hypocrites have passed
ridiculous remarks about Islam and Muslims. When asked, they replied that they
were having light chat and passed these remarks in humor, and not in a serious
way.

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Surah At-Taubah 9:68-70
وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الْمُنَفِقِينَ وَالْمُنَفِقَتِ وَالْكُفَّارَ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خَلِينَ فِيَهَا هِىَ
كَلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ كَانُواْ
حَسْبُهُمَّ وَلَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُقِيمٌ
أَشَدَّ مِنكُمْ قُوَةٌ وَأَكْثَرَ أَمْوَلَا وَأَوْلَدًا فَاسْتَمْتَعُواْ بِخَلَقِهِمْ فَأُسْتَمْتَعْتُم بِخَلَفِكُمْ
كَمَا أُسْتَمْتَعَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ بِحَقِهِمْ وَخُضْتُمٌ كَلَّذِى خَاضُوَاْ
أُوْلَكَبِكَ حَبِطَتْ أَعْمَلُهُمْ فِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ وَأُوْلَكَ هُمُ الْخَسِرُونَ
أَمْ يَأْتِهِمْ نَبَأُ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَعَادٍ وَثَمُودَ وَقَوْمِ
إِبْرَهِيمَ وَأَصْحَبِ مَنْيَنَ وَالْمُؤْنَفِكَتِ أَنَنْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِنَتِّ فَمَا
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كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلَكِن كَانُواْ أَنْفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ
Allah has promised the fire of Jahannam to the hypocrites, men and
women, and to the disbelievers who shall live there forever. It is adequate
for them. Allah has put His curse on them, and for them there is a lasting
punishment. [68].
(You are) like those who were before you. They were stronger than you
in power, and richer in wealth and children. So, they enjoyed their share
(from the pleasures of this world), then you enjoyed your share as those
before you enjoyed their share, and you indulged (in evils) as they
indulged. They are the ones whose deeds have gone to waste in this
world and in the Hereafter, and they are the losers. [69]
Has there not reached them the news of those before them, the people of
Nuh and 'Ad and Thamud and the people of Ibrahim and the people of
Madyan, and (the news) of the towns overturned? 22 Their messengers
came to them with clear signs; so, Allah was not such as would wrong
them, but they have been doing wrong to their own selves. [70]
22)For a brief account of these events, see Surah Al-A'raf (7:59 to 93) and its
relevant notes.

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Sūrah At-Taubah 9:71-74
وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضَِّ يَأْمُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ
الْمُنكَرِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَوَةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَوَةَ وَيُطِيعُونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ، أُوْلَئِكَ
وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَاُلْمُؤْمِنَتِ
سَرْجُهُمُ اللَّهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ لَـ
جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْنِهَا الْأَنْهَرُ خَلِينَ فِيهَا وَمَسَكِنَ طَيِّبَةً فِى جَنَّتِ
يَأَيُّهَا النَّبِىُّ
عَدْنٍّ وَرِضْوَنٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُّ ذَلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ
جَهِدِ الْكُفَّارَ وَالْمُنَفِقِينَ وَأَغْلُظْ عَلَيْهِمَّ وَمَأْوَنهُمْ جَهَنَّمٌ وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ
يَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ مَا قَالُواْ وَلَقَدْ قَالُواْ كَلِمَةَ الْكُفْرِ وَكَفَرُواْ بَعْدَ إِسْلَمِهِمْ
وَهَمُّواْ بِمَا لَمْ يَنَالُواْ وَمَا نَقَمُواْ إِلَّ أَنْ أَغْنَنُهُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، مِن فَضْلِهِ،
The believers, male and female, are friends to each other. They bid virtue
and forbid vice and establish Șa lah and pay Zakah and obey Allah and
His Messenger. Those are the ones whom Allah will bless with mercy.
Surely, Allah is Powerful, Wise. [71] Allah has promised to the believers,
male and female, gardens beneath which rivers flow, where they shall live
forever, and good homes in gardens of eternity. And Allah's pleasure is
above all. That is the supreme success. [72]
O Prophet, carry out Jihad (struggle) against the disbelievers and
hypocrites, 23 and be strict with them. And their abode is Jahannam
(Hell), and it is an evil terminus. [73] They swear by Allah that they said
nothing, while indeed, they had said the word of infidelity and had
disbelieved after having accepted Islam, and had intended what they
could not achieve. 24 And they have reacted for nothing but that Allah
and His Messenger have enriched them with His grace.
23) The word Jihad in this verse covers any struggle to set them right. It may be
an armed struggle, which is exclusive to disbelievers, or an oration or debate to
convince them to the truth, which may address both disbelievers and
hypocrites. An armed struggle is not meant against hypocrites.
24) There are some reports that the hypocrites had launched a conspiracy to
assassinate the Holy Prophet , but could not succeed. The verse probably
refers to that incident.

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Sūrah At-Taubah 9:75-79
فَإِن يَتُوبُواْ يَكُ خَيْرًا لَّهُمَّ وَإِن يَتَوَلَّوْاْ يُعَذِّبْهُمُ اللَّهُ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآَخِرَةِّ
◌ُ وَمِنْهُم مَنْ عَهَدَ اللَّهَ لَيِنْ
وَمَا لَهُمْ فِىِ الْأَرْضِ مِن وَلِّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ
فَلَمَّآ ءَاتَنْهُم مِّن
ءَتَنْنَا مِن فَضْلِهِ، لَنَصَّدَّقَنَّ وَلَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الصَّلِحِينَ
فَضْلِهِ، بَخِلُواْ بِهِ، وَتَوَلَّواْ وَّهُم ◌ُعْرِضُونَ
فَأَعْقَبَهُمْ نِفَاقًا فِ قُلُوبِهِمْ إِلَى يَوْمِ
أَلَمْ يَعْلَمُواْ
يَلْقَوْنَهُ بِمَا أَخْلَفُواْ اللَّهَ مَا وَعَدُوهُ وَبِمَا كَانُواْ يَكْذِبُونَ
الَّذِينَ
أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْوَئِهُمْ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَّمُ الْغُيُوبِ
يَلْمِزُونَ الْمُطَوِّعِينَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي الصَّدَقَتِ وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَجِدُونَ
إِلَّا جُهْدَهُمْ فَيَسْخَرُونَ مِنْهُمُّ سَخِرَ اللَّهُ مِنْهُمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمُ
٧٩
So, if they repent, it will be good for them, and if they turn away, Allah
will chastise them with a painful punishment in this world and the
Hereafter, and for them there is neither a friend on the Earth, nor a
helper. [74]
And among them there are those who made a pledge with Allah: "If He
gives us (wealth) out of His grace, then, surely we shall give alms and
shall be among the righteous." [75] But when He gave them (wealth) out
of His grace, they became stingy about it, and went back turning their
faces away. [76] So Allah, in turn, put hypocrisy in their hearts till the day
they shall meet Him, because they broke their promise with Allah, and
because they have been telling lies. [77] Do they not know that Allah
knows what they conceal and what they whisper, and that Allah is well
aware of all the Unseen? [78]
(Among the hypocrites, there are) those who taunt the believers who
voluntarily give alms and have nothing but their hard earnings; still they
mock at such people. Allah mocks at them, and for them there is a
painful punishment. 25 [79]
25) When the Holy Prophet directed the. Muslims to make generous
donations for the expedition of Tabuk, every Muslim contributed to the fund
according to his ability. The hypocrites were too stingy to contribute according

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Sūrah At-Taubah 9:80-83
أَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ أَوْ لَا تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ إِن تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً فَلَن يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ
1 .
لَهُمَّ ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُواْ بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ، وَاَللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى الْقَوْمَ اُلْفَرِقِينَ
فَرِحَ الْمُخَلَّفُونَ بِمَقْعَدِهِمْ خِلَفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَكَرِهُواْ أَنْ يُجَهِدُواْ بِأَمَّوَهِمْ
وَأَنْفُسِهِمْ فِي سَيِلِ اللَّهِ وَقَالُواْ لَا نَفِرُواْ فِىِ الْحَرُّ قُلْ نَارُ جَهَنَّمَ أَشَدُّ حَرَّأْ لَّوْ كَانُواْ
فَإِن
فَلْيَضْحَكُوْ قَلِيلًا وَلْيَبْكُوْ كَثِيرًا جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكْسِبُونَ
يفقهونَ
رَجَعَكَ اللَّهُ إِلَى طَائِفَةٍ مِنْهُمْ فَأَسْتَشْذَنُوَكَ لِلْخُرُوجِ فَقُل لَّنْ تَخْرُجُواْ مَعِىَ أَبَدًا وَلَنْ
٨٣
تُقَِلُواْ مَعِىَ عَدُوًّا إِنَّكُمْ رَضِيتُم بِالْقُعُودِ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ فَأَقْعُدُواْ مَعَ الْخَلِفِينَ
(It is all equal whether you) ask pardon for them or do not ask pardon for
them. Even if you ask pardon for them seventy times, Allah will never
pardon them. That is because they disbelieved in Allah and His
Messenger. Allah does not lead the sinning people to the right path. [80]
Those who were left behind were happy with their sitting back to the
displeasure of the Messenger of Allah, and they disliked carrying out Jihad
in the way of Allah with their wealth and lives, and they said, "Do not
march in this hot weather." Say, "The fire of Jahannam is much more
intense in heat," only if they could understand. [81] So, let them laugh a
little, and weep a lot, this being a reward of what they used to earn. [82]
Then, if Allah brings you back to a group of them and they seek your
permission to march,26 say to them, "You shall never march with me ever
after, and shall never fight an enemy in my company. You were happy
with sitting back the first time; now, sit with those remaining behind" [83].
to their means, but they passed ridiculous remarks against the contributors; if a
rich man brought a huge donation, they accused him of show off, and if a poor
person came up with a small thing from his hard earnings, they laughed at him
and ridiculed his trivial contribution.
26) This means that if they seek your permission to participate in another battle
after Tabuk, do not allow them to do so. The reason is two fold. Firstly, their
ostensible eagerness for Jihad is not reliable, and they can betray the Muslims
anytime. Secondly, these are opportunist people, and they show their zeal for

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Sūrah At-Taubah 9:84-88
وَلَا تُصَلِّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُم ◌َاتَ أَبَدًّا وَلَا نَقُمْ عَلَى قَبْرِوَّ إِنَّهُمْ كَفَرُواْ بِلَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ.
وَلَا تُفْحِكَ أَمْوَهُمْ وَأَوْلَدُهُمْ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ أَنْ
وَمَا تُواْ وَهُمْ فَسِقُونَ
٨٤
وَإِذَا أُنزِلَتْ سُورَةٌ
يُعَذِّبَهُمْ بِهَا فِي الدُّنْيَا وَتَزْهَقَ أَنْفُسُهُمْ وَهُمْ كَفِرُونَ
أَنْ ءَامِنُواْ بِاللَّهِ وَجَهِدُواْ مَعَ رَسُولِهِ أَسْتَعْذَنَكَ أُوْلُواْ الَّوْلِ مِنْهُمْ وَقَالُواْ ذَرْنَا
رَضُواْ بِأَنْ يَكُونُواْ مَعَ الْخَوَالِفِ وَطَيِعَ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ
نَكُنْ مَعَ الْقَاعِدِينَ
فَهُمْ لَا يَفْقَهُونَ اللَّـ
لَئِكِنِ الرَّسُولُ وَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مَعَهُ، جَهَدُواْ
بِأَمْوَلِهِمْ وَأَنْفُسِهِمَّ وَأُوْلَئِكَ لَهُمُ الْخَيْرَثِّ وَأُوْلَتِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ
And never offer a prayer on any one of them who dies, and do not stand
by his grave. 27 They disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger and died
while they were sinners. [84]
Their wealth and children should not attract you. Allah only wills to
punish them with these in this world and that their souls depart while
they are disbelievers. [85] When a Sarah is revealed (saying), "Believe
in Allah and carry out Jihad in the company of His Messenger" the
capable ones from them seek your permission and say, "Let us remain
with those sitting back." [86] They are happy to be with women who sit
back, and their hearts are sealed; so they do not understand. [87] But the
Messenger and the believers in his company have carried out Jihad with
their wealth and lives, and for them there are the good things, and they
are the successful. [88]
Jihad only when they hope that they can have a mundane gain out of it. Since
their desire for participation in Jihad is devoid of sincerity, they do not deserve
to be honored with it.
27
At the time of the death of 'Abdullah Ibn Ubayy, the chief of the hypocrites,
his son, who was a sincere Muslim, requested the Holy Prophet the to lead the
prayer of janazah (funeral prayer) on him. Out of his merciful nature, the Holy
Prophet ¿ accepted his request and led the prayer, because he pretended to be a
Muslim. This verse was revealed to forbid him from leading the prayer of a
hypocrite after which he never attended the prayer of janazah of any hypocrite.

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Sūrah At-Taubah 9:89-93
أَعَذَّ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَرُ خَلِينَ فِيَهَا ذَلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ
وَجَّةَ الْمُعَذِّرُونَ مِنَ الْأَعْرَابِ لِيُؤْذَنَ لَهُمْ وَقَعَدَ الَّذِينَ كَذَبُواْ اللَّهَ
وَرَسُولَهُ، سَيُصِيبُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنْهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
لَّيْسَ عَلَى الضُّعَفَآءِ
وَلَا عَلَى الْمَرْضَى وَلَا عَلَى الَّذِينَ لَا يَجِدُونَ مَا يُنفِقُونَ حَرَجُ إِذَا نَصَحُواْ
لِلَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ، مَا عَلَى الْمُحْسِنِينَ مِن سَبِيلٍّ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ ( وَلَا عَلَى
الَّذِينَ إِذَا مَآ أَنَوَّكَ لِتَحْمِلَهُمْ قُلْتَ لَا أَجِدُ مَآ أَحْمِلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ تَوَلَّواْ
﴿ إِنَّمَا
وَأَعْيُنُهُمْ تَفِيضُ مِنَ الدَّمْعِ حَزَنَا أَلَّ يَجِدُواْ مَا يُنْفِقُونَ
السَّبِيلُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَسْتَنْذِنُونَكَ وَهُمْ أَغْنِيَاءُ رَضُواْ بِأَنْ يَكُونُواْ مَعَ
٩٢
الْخَوَالِفِ وَطَبَعَ اللَّهُ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Allah has prepared for them gardens beneath which rivers flow where
they will live forever. That is the supreme achievement. [89]
And the excuse-makers from the Bedouins came, so that they might be
allowed (to stay behind), while those who were false to Allah and His
Messengers (just) stayed behind (without seeking permission). A painful
punishment is about to fall upon those of them who disbelieve. [90]
There is no blame on the weak, or on the sick, or on those who have
nothing to spend, if they are sincere to Allah and His Messenger. There
is no way against those who are good in deeds. Allah is most Forgiving,
Very Merciful. [91] Nor (is there any blame) on those who, when they
came to you so that you might provide them with a carrier (that they
could ride for Jihad ) and you said (to them), "I find no carrier to give to
you", went back with their eyes flowing with tears in grief, because they
had nothing to spend. [92] Blame lies, in fact, on those who ask you
permission despite being rich. They are happy being with women who sit
back. Allah has sealed their hearts; so they do not know. [93]

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Sūrah At-Taubah 9:94-98
يَعْنَذِرُونَ إِلَيْكُمْ إِذَا رَجَعْتُمْ إِلَيْهِمَّ قُل لَّا تَعْتَذِرُواْ لَن نُؤْمِنَ لَكُمْ قَدْ نَبَّأَنَا
اللَّهُ مِنْ أَخْبَارِكُمَّ وَسَيَرَى اللَّهُ عَمَلَكُمْ وَرَسُولُهُ، ثُمَّ تُرَدُونَ إِلَى عَلِ
سَيَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ لَكُمْ
٩٤
الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَدَةِ فَيُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
إِذَا أَنْقَلَبْتُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لِنُعْرِضُوْ عَنَهُمَّ فَأَعْرِضُواْ عَنْهُمْ إِنَهُمْ رِجْمٌ وَمَأْوَنَّهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ
يَحْلِفُونَ لَكُمْ لِتَرْضَوْ عَنْهُمٌّ فَإِنِ
جَزَاءُ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكْسِبُونَ
تَرْضَوْاْ عَنْهُمْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَرْضَى عَنِ الْقَوْمِ اَلْفَسِقِينَ [٧] الْأَعْرَابُ أَشَدُ
كُفْرًا وَنِفَاقًا وَأَجْدَرُ أَلَّا يَعْلَمُواْ حُدُودَ مَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ، وَاللَّهُ
وَمِنَ الْأَعْرَابِ مَن يَتَّخِذُ مَا يُنفِقُ مَغْرَمَا وَيَتَرَبَّصُ بِكُمُ
عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ
٩٧
الدَّوَابِرَ عَلَيْهِمْ دَابِرَةُ السَّوْءِ وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ
They will make excuses to you when you return to them. Say, "Do not
make excuses. We shall never believe you. Allah has told us the facts
about you. Allah will see what you do, and His Messenger as well. Then
you shall be returned to the Knower of the Seen and the Unseen, and He
will tell you what you have been doing." [94] They will swear by Allah
before you when you will go back to them, so that you may ignore their
misdeeds. So, just ignore them. They are filth, and their abode is
Jahannam, a recompense for what they used to do. [95] They swear
before you, so that you may be pleased with them. So, even if you are
pleased with them, Allah will not be pleased with the sinning people. [96]
The Bedouins are often more strict in disbelief and hypocrisy, and are
most likely to be ignorant of the limits of what Allah has sent down to His
Messenger. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. [97] And among the
Bedouins there are those who take what they spend as a fine, and they
look forward to the cycles of time to turn against you. 28 Upon those is
the evil cycle. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. [98]
28)The hypocrites from the Bedouin Arabs used to pay Zakah to show
themselves as Muslims, but they were unwilling to do so, and took it as a fine