The Holy Quran 9:46 — Surah At-Tawbah

Arabic text

۞ وَلَوْ أَرَادُوا۟ ٱلْخُرُوجَ لَأَعَدُّوا۟ لَهُۥ عُدَّةً وَلَـٰكِن كَرِهَ ٱللَّهُ ٱنۢبِعَاثَهُمْ فَثَبَّطَهُمْ وَقِيلَ ٱقْعُدُوا۟ مَعَ ٱلْقَـٰعِدِينَ

Translation

If they intended to proceed with you, they would have surely made some preparations, but Allaah disliked that they proceed so He held them back (causing them to make excuses) and (when they asked to be excused) they were told, "Remain with those (women, children and invalids) who remain behind!"

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The state of the hypocrites: they have no intention at all of leaving home. Otherwise they would have made at least some preparation for it, and would not have rushed off with false excuses the moment they heard the command for jihad (fighting in the path of Allah).

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