إِنَّ
ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَ
يُخَٰدِعُونَ
ٱللَّهَ
وَهُوَ
خَٰدِعُهُمۡ
وَإِذَا
قَامُوٓاْ
إِلَى
ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ
قَامُواْ
كُسَالَىٰ
يُرَآءُونَ
ٱلنَّاسَ
وَلَا
يَذۡكُرُونَ
ٱللَّهَ
إِلَّا
قَلِيلٗا
١٤٢
Lo! the hypocrites seek to beguile Allah, but it is He Who beguileth them. When they stand up to worship they perform it languidly and to be seen of men, and are mindful of Allah but little;
— M. Pickthall
Indeed, the hypocrites [think to] deceive Allāh, but He is deceiving them. And when they stand for prayer, they stand lazily, showing [themselves to] the people and not remembering Allāh except a little,
— Saheeh International
The Hypocrites - they think they are over-reaching Allah, but He will over-reach them: When they stand up to prayer, they stand without earnestness, to be seen of men, but little do they hold Allah in remembrance;
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Hypocrites Try to Deceive Allah and Sway Between Believers and Disbelievers
In the beginning of Surat Al-Baqarah 2, we mentioned Allah's statement,
يُخَدِعُونَ اللَّهَ وَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا
(They (think to) deceive Allah and those who believe). Here, Allah states,
إِنَّ الْمُنَفِقِينَ يُخَدِعُونَ ال
…The Hypocrites Try to Deceive Allah and Sway Between Believers and Disbelievers
In the beginning of Surat Al-Baqarah 2, we mentioned Allah's statement,
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