The Holy Quran 9:61 — Surah At-Tawbah

Arabic text

وَمِنْهُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ ٱلنَّبِىَّ وَيَقُولُونَ هُوَ أُذُنٌ ۚ قُلْ أُذُنُ خَيْرٍ لَّكُمْ يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَيُؤْمِنُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنكُمْ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

Translation

Among them (the Munaafiqeen) there are those who hurt the Rasool ﷺ (with the things they say and when they are cautioned against doing so, they reply by) saying, "He is but all ears (he hears and accepts everything we say and will therefore not be hurt by our statements)!" Tell them, "He is all ears of good for you (he knows that you are lying but tells you nothing so that you are not embarrassed)." He believes in Allaah, believes in the Mu'mineen (when they tell him something) and is a mercy to those of you who have Imaan. There is a painful punishment for those who harass the Rasool (the Munaafiqeen should leave others and please Allaah and His Rasool ﷺ).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The slander of the hypocrites against the Prophet ﷺ: the hypocrites would sit together and speak ill of Islam. When someone said, “These words of ours will reach the Prophet ﷺ”, they would say: “What does it matter? We will offer him false explanations and convince him of our innocence, for he is all ears: whatever he hears, he accepts at once.

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