وَيَقُولُونَ
طَاعَةٞ
فَإِذَا
بَرَزُواْ
مِنۡ
عِندِكَ
بَيَّتَ
طَآئِفَةٞ
مِّنۡهُمۡ
غَيۡرَ
ٱلَّذِي
تَقُولُۖ
وَٱللَّهُ
يَكۡتُبُ
مَا
يُبَيِّتُونَۖ
فَأَعۡرِضۡ
عَنۡهُمۡ
وَتَوَكَّلۡ
عَلَى
ٱللَّهِۚ
وَكَفَىٰ
بِٱللَّهِ
وَكِيلًا
٨١
And they say, "[We pledge] obedience." But when they leave you, a group of them spend the night determining to do other than what you say. But Allāh records what they plan by night. So leave them alone and rely upon Allāh. And sufficient is Allāh as Disposer of affairs.
— Saheeh International
And they say, “We obey,” but when they leave you, a group of them would spend the night contradicting what they said. Allah records all their schemes. So turn away from them, and put your trust in Allah. And Allah is sufficient as a Trustee of Affairs.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
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…Obeying the Messenger ﷺ is Obeying Allah
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