The Holy Quran 58:8 — Surah Al-Mujadila

Arabic text

أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ نُهُوا۟ عَنِ ٱلنَّجْوَىٰ ثُمَّ يَعُودُونَ لِمَا نُهُوا۟ عَنْهُ وَيَتَنَـٰجَوْنَ بِٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْعُدْوَٰنِ وَمَعْصِيَتِ ٱلرَّسُولِ وَإِذَا جَآءُوكَ حَيَّوْكَ بِمَا لَمْ يُحَيِّكَ بِهِ ٱللَّهُ وَيَقُولُونَ فِىٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَوْلَا يُعَذِّبُنَا ٱللَّهُ بِمَا نَقُولُ ۚ حَسْبُهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ يَصْلَوْنَهَا ۖ فَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

Translation

(Referring to the Jews and Munaafiqeen who used to whisper to each other when a Muslim passed by them to hurt his feelings, Allaah says,) Can you not see those who were prevented (by Rasulullaah ﷺ) from holding secret meetings (by whispering to each other) but who then returned to what they had been prevented from? They secretly meet to conspire sin, transgression and disobeying the Rasool ﷺ. When they come to you (O Rasulullaah ﷺ), they greet you with words that Allaah does not greet you with (instead of greeting Rasulullaah ﷺ with the words "As Salaamu Alaykum" ["Peace be on you"], the Jews used to say, "As Saamu Alaykum" ["May death come to you"]) and they say to themselves, "(If what we do is wrong,) Why does Allaah not punish us (immediately) for what we say?" (They fail to realise that Allaah is merely giving them time to become deserving of the ultimate punishment of Jahannam.) Sufficient for them is Jahannam which they shall enter (in the Aakhirah). It (Jahannam) is the worst of places to return to.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The whispering of the hypocrites in the gathering of the Prophet ﷺ: sitting in the gathering of the Prophet ﷺ, the hypocrites would whisper, mock those present and find fault with them. One would speak into another's ear and make signs with his eyes in a way that hurt the sincere Muslims.

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