The Holy Quran 9:65 — Surah At-Tawbah

Arabic text

وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَخُوضُ وَنَلْعَبُ ۚ قُلْ أَبِٱللَّهِ وَءَايَـٰتِهِۦ وَرَسُولِهِۦ كُنتُمْ تَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

Translation

If you have to ask them (the Munaafiqeen about the reason for their mockery) they will (brush it off and falsely) say, "We were only talking and joking (to pass time without intending any harm)." Say, "Were you mocking Allaah, His Aayaat and His Rasool ﷺ?" (Regardless of what excuse you give, your action cannot be condoned and constitutes the gravest of sins.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The Prophet ﷺ calls the hypocrites to account: on the way to Tabuk some hypocrites said mockingly: “Look at this man (Muhammad ﷺ): he dreams of conquering the palaces of Sham and the cities of Rum! He judges the war with the Byzantines by the Arabs' wars among themselves. I am sure that tomorrow we will all be standing before the Byzantines bound with ropes.

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