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Surah At-Tawbah, Ayah 83 (9:83)

ٱلتَّوْبَة

فَإِن رَّجَعَكَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَىٰ طَآئِفَةٍ مِّنْهُمْ فَٱسْتَْٔذَنُوكَ لِلْخُرُوجِ فَقُل لَّن تَخْرُجُوا۟ …

Quran 9:83 is ayah 83 of Surah At-Tawbah (“The Repentance”), a Medinan surah of 129 ayahs. It is in Juz 10, on page 200 of the Madani Mushaf.

9:83
فَإِنرَّجَعَكَٱللَّهُإِلَىٰطَآئِفَةٍمِّنْهُمْفَٱسْتَْٔذَنُوكَلِلْخُرُوجِفَقُللَّنتَخْرُجُوا۟مَعِىَأَبَدًاوَلَنتُقَٰتِلُوا۟مَعِىَعَدُوًّا ۖإِنَّكُمْرَضِيتُمبِٱلْقُعُودِأَوَّلَمَرَّةٍفَٱقْعُدُوا۟مَعَٱلْخَٰلِفِينَ٨٣
fa-in rajaʿaka l-lahu ilā ṭāifatin min'hum fa-is'tadhanūka lil'khurūji faqul lan takhrujū maʿiya abadan walan tuqātilū maʿiya ʿaduwwan innakum raḍītum bil-quʿūdi awwala marratin fa-uq'ʿudū maʿa l-khālifīna

If Allāh should return you to a faction of them [after the expedition] and then they ask your permission to go out [to battle], say, "You will not go out with me, ever, and you will never fight with me an enemy. Indeed, you were satisfied with sitting [at home] the first time, so sit [now] with those who stay behind."(83)

Word by word

  1. فَإِنfa-inThen if
  2. رَّجَعَكَrajaʿakaAllah returns you
  3. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah returns you
  4. إِلَىٰilāto
  5. طَآئِفَةٍṭāifatina group
  6. مِّنْهُمْmin'humof them
  7. فَٱسْتَْٔذَنُوكَfa-is'tadhanūkaand they ask you permission
  8. لِلْخُرُوجِlil'khurūjito go out
  9. فَقُلfaqulthen say
  10. لَّنlanNever
  11. تَخْرُجُوا۟takhrujūwill you come out
  12. مَعِىَmaʿiyawith me
  13. أَبَدًاabadanever
  14. وَلَنwalanand never
  15. تُقَٰتِلُوا۟tuqātilūwill you fight
  16. مَعِىَmaʿiyawith me
  17. عَدُوًّا ۖʿaduwwanany enemy
  18. إِنَّكُمْinnakumIndeed, you
  19. رَضِيتُمraḍītumwere satisfied
  20. بِٱلْقُعُودِbil-quʿūdiwith sitting
  21. أَوَّلَawwala(the) first
  22. مَرَّةٍmarratintime
  23. فَٱقْعُدُوا۟fa-uq'ʿudūso sit
  24. مَعَmaʿawith
  25. ٱلْخَٰلِفِينَl-khālifīnathose who stay behind

Tafsir (commentary) of 9:83

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English · EnglishTafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged) — Hafiz Ibn Kathir

Hypocrites are barred from participating in Jihad

Allah commands His Messenger, peace be upon him,

فَإِن رَّجَعَكَ اللَّهُ

(If Allah brings you back), from this battle,

إِلَى طَآئِفَةٍ مِّنْهُمْ

(to a party of them) in reference to the twelve (hypocrite) men, according to Qatadah,

فَاسْتَأْذَنُوكَ لِلْخُرُوجِ

(and they ask your permission to go out), with you to another battle,

فَقُلْ لَّن تَخْرُجُواْ مَعِىَ أَبَدًا وَلَن تُقَـتِلُواْ مَعِىَ عَدُوًّا

(say: "Never shall you go out with me nor fight an enemy with me...") as an admonishment and punishment for them. Allah mentioned the reason for this decision,

إِنَّكُمْ رَضِيتُمْ بِالْقُعُودِ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ

("You were pleased to sit (inactive) on the first occasion...") Allah said in a similar Ayah,

وَنُقَلِّبُ أَفْئِدَتَهُمْ وَأَبْصَـرَهُمْ كَمَا لَمْ يُؤْمِنُواْ بِهِ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ

(And We shall turn their hearts and their eyes away (from guidance), as they refused to believe therein for the first time. ) 6:110 The recompense of an evil deed includes being directed to follow it with another evil deed, while the reward of a good deed includes being directed to another good deed after it. For instance, Allah said concerning the `Umrah of Hudaybiyyah,

سَيَقُولُ الْمُخَلَّفُونَ إِذَا انطَلَقْتُمْ إِلَى مَغَانِمَ لِتَأْخُذُوهَا

(Those who lagged behind will say, when you set forth to take the spoils.)48:15 Allah said next,

فَاقْعُدُواْ مَعَ الْخَـلِفِينَ

("...then you sit (now) with those who lag behind.") in reference to the men who lagged behind from Tabuk battle, according to Ibn `Abbas.

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