The Holy Quran 9:9 — Surah At-Tawbah

Arabic text

ٱشْتَرَوْا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا فَصَدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ سَآءَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

Translation

They have purchased a small (worldly) gain in exchange for Allaah's Aayaat, so (by doing this) they forbid (others) from His path (Islaam). Evil indeed are the actions they do (especially the action of not fulfilling their pact).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, these idolaters are the people who, for a little worldly gain and for the sake of their own aims and desires, rejected the commands and signs of Allah. Thus they did not walk the path of Allah themselves and also held others back from walking it.

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