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Surah Al-Fath, Ayah 15 (48:15)

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سَيَقُولُ ٱلْمُخَلَّفُونَ إِذَا ٱنطَلَقْتُمْ إِلَىٰ مَغَانِمَ لِتَأْخُذُوهَا ذَرُونَا نَتَّبِعْكُمْ ۖ …

Quran 48:15 is ayah 15 of Surah Al-Fath (“The Victory”), a Medinan surah of 29 ayahs. It is in Juz 26, on page 512 of the Madani Mushaf.

48:15
سَيَقُولُٱلْمُخَلَّفُونَإِذَاٱنطَلَقْتُمْإِلَىٰمَغَانِمَلِتَأْخُذُوهَاذَرُونَانَتَّبِعْكُمْ ۖيُرِيدُونَأَنيُبَدِّلُوا۟كَلَٰمَٱللَّهِ ۚقُللَّنتَتَّبِعُونَاكَذَٰلِكُمْقَالَٱللَّهُمِنقَبْلُ ۖفَسَيَقُولُونَبَلْتَحْسُدُونَنَا ۚبَلْكَانُوا۟لَايَفْقَهُونَإِلَّاقَلِيلًا١٥
sayaqūlu l-mukhalafūna idhā inṭalaqtum ilā maghānima litakhudhūhā dharūnā nattabiʿ'kum yurīdūna an yubaddilū kalāma l-lahi qul lan tattabiʿūnā kadhālikum qāla l-lahu min qablu fasayaqūlūna bal taḥsudūnanā bal kānū lā yafqahūna illā qalīlan

Those who remained behind will say when you set out toward the war booty to take it, "Let us follow you." They wish to change the words of Allāh. Say, "Never will you follow us. Thus did Allāh say before." So they will say, "Rather, you envy us." But [in fact] they were not understanding except a little.(15)

Word by word

  1. سَيَقُولُsayaqūluWill say
  2. ٱلْمُخَلَّفُونَl-mukhalafūnathose who remained behind
  3. إِذَاidhāwhen
  4. ٱنطَلَقْتُمْinṭalaqtumyou set forth
  5. إِلَىٰilātowards
  6. مَغَانِمَmaghānima(the) spoils of war
  7. لِتَأْخُذُوهَاlitakhudhūhāto take it
  8. ذَرُونَاdharūnāAllow us
  9. نَتَّبِعْكُمْ ۖnattabiʿ'kum(to) follow you
  10. يُرِيدُونَyurīdūnaThey wish
  11. أَنanto
  12. يُبَدِّلُوا۟yubaddilūchange
  13. كَلَٰمَkalāma(the) Words
  14. ٱللَّهِ ۚl-lahi(of) Allah
  15. قُلqulSay
  16. لَّنlanNever
  17. تَتَّبِعُونَاtattabiʿūnāwill you follow us
  18. كَذَٰلِكُمْkadhālikumThus
  19. قَالَqālaAllah said
  20. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah said
  21. مِنminbefore
  22. قَبْلُ ۖqablubefore
  23. فَسَيَقُولُونَfasayaqūlūnaThen they will say
  24. بَلْbalNay
  25. تَحْسُدُونَنَا ۚtaḥsudūnanāyou envy us
  26. بَلْbalNay
  27. كَانُوا۟kānūthey were
  28. لَاlānot
  29. يَفْقَهُونَyafqahūnaunderstanding
  30. إِلَّاillāexcept
  31. قَلِيلًاqalīlana little

Tafsir (commentary) of 48:15

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يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُبَدِّلُواْ كَلَـمَ اللَّهِ

(They want to change Allah's Words), which refers to the promise that Allah gave those who were present at Al-Hudaybiyyah, according to the explanation reported from Mujahid, Qatadah, Juwaybir and which Ibn Jarir preferred. Allah said,

قُل لَّن تَتَّبِعُونَا كَذَلِكُمْ قَالَ اللَّهُ مِن قَبْلُ

(Say: "You shall not follow us; thus Allah has said beforehand.") `when He promised the participants of Al-Hudaybiyyah before you asked to join them,'

فَسَيَقُولُونَ بَلْ تَحْسُدُونَنَا

(Then they will say: "Nay, you envy us.") `you do not want us to share the war spoils with you,'

بَلْ كَانُواْ لاَ يَفْقَهُونَ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً

(Nay, but they under- stand not except a little.) the truth is nothing close to what they claimed, but they understand not.

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