The Holy Quran 9:74 — Surah At-Tawbah

Arabic text

يَحْلِفُونَ بِٱللَّهِ مَا قَالُوا۟ وَلَقَدْ قَالُوا۟ كَلِمَةَ ٱلْكُفْرِ وَكَفَرُوا۟ بَعْدَ إِسْلَـٰمِهِمْ وَهَمُّوا۟ بِمَا لَمْ يَنَالُوا۟ ۚ وَمَا نَقَمُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ أَنْ أَغْنَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ ۚ فَإِن يَتُوبُوا۟ يَكُ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ ۖ وَإِن يَتَوَلَّوْا۟ يُعَذِّبْهُمُ ٱللَّهُ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۚ وَمَا لَهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ

Translation

They (the Munaafiqeen) swear by Allaah that they never said (what was reported about them that they mocked Allaah and Rasulullaah ﷺ). They definitely uttered the word of kufr. They committed kufr after (their claim of) being Muslims and resolved (to do) that which they could not accomplish (when they failed in their plot to assassinate Rasulullaah ﷺ on the return journey from Tabook). They sought revenge only because Allaah and His Rasool ﷺ had made them wealthy out of their grace (by giving them a share of the spoils of war. They therefore had no cause to act the way they did because they had always benefited from Rasulullaah ﷺ). If they repent (and become true Mu'mineen), it would be better for them. (However,) If they turn back (and refuse to be true Mu'mineen), Allaah shall inflict a painful punishment on them in this world and in the Aakhirah. There shall be no friend for them on earth, nor any helper (to save them from Allaah's punishment).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Confirmation of the disbelief of the hypocrites: behind his back the hypocrites would insult the Prophet ﷺ and the religion of Islam, as will come in Surah Al-Munafiqun. When some Muslim conveyed their words to the Prophet ﷺ, they would call him a liar and swear that they had not said such-and-such.

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