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Surah At-Taubah Ayah 42

At-Taubah · Ayah 42 · Juz 10 · Page 194

لَوۡ كَانَ عَرَضٗا قَرِيبٗا وَسَفَرٗا قَاصِدٗا لَّٱتَّبَعُوكَ وَلَٰكِنۢ بَعُدَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلشُّقَّةُۚ وَسَيَحۡلِفُونَ بِٱللَّهِ لَوِ ٱسۡتَطَعۡنَا لَخَرَجۡنَا مَعَكُمۡ يُهۡلِكُونَ أَنفُسَهُمۡ وَٱللَّهُ يَعۡلَمُ إِنَّهُمۡ لَكَٰذِبُونَ ٤٢

Law kāna ʿaraḍan qarībaw wa safaran qāṣidal lattabaʿūka wa lākim baʿudat ʿalayhimush-shuqqah, wa sayaḥlifūna billāhi lawistaṭaʿnā lakharajnā maʿakum yuhlikūna anfusahum wallāhu yaʿlamu innahum lakādhibūn.

Had it been a near [i.e., easy] gain and a moderate trip, they [i.e., the hypocrites] would have followed you, but distant to them was the journey. And they will swear by Allāh,1 "If we were able, we would have gone forth with you," destroying themselves [through false oaths], and Allāh knows that indeed they are liars.

Translation: Sahih International

Footnotes (1)
  1. When you return from the Tabūk expedition.

Tafsir

Had it been a near gain and an easy journey, they would have followed you, but the distance was long for them; and they would swear by Allah: "If we only could, we would certainly have come forth with you." They destroy themselves, and Allah knows that they are liars (42)

Why Hypocrites would not join in Jihad

Allah admonishes those who lagged behind and did not join the Prophet ﷺ for the battle of Tabuk, those who asked the Prophet for permission to remain behind, falsely pretending to have legitimate reasons to do so,

لَوْ كَانَ عَرَضًا قَرِيبًا

(Had it been a near gain), booty right in front of them, according to Ibn 'Abbas,

وَسَفَرًا قَاصِدًا

(and an easy journey), travel for only a short distance,

لَّاتَّبَعُوكَ

(they would have followed you.) But,

وَلَٰكِن بَعُدَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الشُّقَّةُ

(the distance was long for them), to Ash-Sham,

وَسَيَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ

(and they would swear by Allah), when you return to them,

لَوِ اسْتَطَعْنَا لَخَرَجْنَا مَعَكُمْ

(If we only could, we would certainly have come forth with you), had not there been a valid excuse, we would have gone out with you,

يُهْلِكُونَ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ

(They destroy themselves, and Allah knows that they are liars.)

Word by word23 words

  • لَوۡIf
  • كَانَit had been
  • عَرَضٗاa gain
  • قَرِيبٗاnear
  • وَسَفَرٗاand a journey
  • قَاصِدٗاeasy
  • لَّٱتَّبَعُوكَsurely they (would) have followed you
  • وَلَٰكِنۢbut
  • بَعُدَتۡwas long
  • عَلَيۡهِمُfor them
  • ٱلشُّقَّةُۚthe distance
  • وَسَيَحۡلِفُونَAnd they will swear
  • بِٱللَّهِby Allah
  • لَوِIf
  • ٱسۡتَطَعۡنَاwe were able
  • لَخَرَجۡنَاcertainly we (would) have come forth
  • مَعَكُمۡwith you
  • يُهۡلِكُونَThey destroy
  • أَنفُسَهُمۡtheir own selves
  • وَٱللَّهُand Allah
  • يَعۡلَمُknows
  • إِنَّهُمۡ(that) indeed, they
  • لَكَٰذِبُونَ(are) surely liars

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At-Taubahالتوبة

Repentance · Medinan · 129 ayahs

Juz
10
Page
194
Hizb
20
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