The Holy Quran 2:13 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ ءَامِنُوا۟ كَمَآ ءَامَنَ ٱلنَّاسُ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ كَمَآ ءَامَنَ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا يَعْلَمُونَ

Translation

When they (the hypocrites) are told, "Believe like the people (the Sahabah رضي الله تعالى عنهم) believe," they say, "Should we believe like the fools believe?" Behold! It is they (the hypocrites) who are indeed the fools, but they do not know it.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, they said this in their own hearts, or among themselves, or to those weak Muslims who for one reason or another had become their confidants. They called the true Muslims “fools” because these were devoted to Allah's commands with all their hearts, to such a degree that they did not shield themselves from people's hostility and its evil…

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