The Holy Quran 9:94 — Surah At-Tawbah

Arabic text

يَعْتَذِرُونَ إِلَيْكُمْ إِذَا رَجَعْتُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ قُل لَّا تَعْتَذِرُوا۟ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ لَكُمْ قَدْ نَبَّأَنَا ٱللَّهُ مِنْ أَخْبَارِكُمْ ۚ وَسَيَرَى ٱللَّهُ عَمَلَكُمْ وَرَسُولُهُۥ ثُمَّ تُرَدُّونَ إِلَىٰ عَـٰلِمِ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

Translation

They (the Munaafiqeen) will make excuses to you (O Rasulullaah ﷺ) when you return to them (in Madinah after returning from Tabook). Tell them, "Do not make excuses; we shall never believe you. Allaah has already informed us about your condition (that you are hypocrites). Soon Allaah and His Rasool will see your actions. Then (in the Aakhirah) you will be returned to the Knower of the unseen and the seen (that is Allaah), and He will inform you of the things that you did (and will punish you for the wrong you did for He knows the hidden intentions of every person)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The excuse of the hypocrites is not accepted: that is, just as the hypocrites made up all sorts of pretexts and excuses at the time of setting out for Tabuk, so too, when you return to Madinah, these people will want to reassure you by presenting false excuses and will swear: “Sir, we had firmly resolved to go with you ﷺ, but we were compelled [to stay]…

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