At-Tawbah 9:47 لو خرجوا فيكم ما زادوكم الا خبالا ولاوضعوا خلالكم يبغونكم الفتنة وفيكم سماعون لهم والله عليم بالظالمين ٤٧
لَوۡ
خَرَجُواْ
فِيكُم
مَّا
زَادُوكُمۡ
إِلَّا
خَبَالٗا
وَلَأَوۡضَعُواْ
خِلَٰلَكُمۡ
يَبۡغُونَكُمُ
ٱلۡفِتۡنَةَ
وَفِيكُمۡ
سَمَّٰعُونَ
لَهُمۡۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
عَلِيمُۢ
بِٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
٤٧
Had they gone forth with you ˹believers˺, they would have been nothing but trouble for you, and would have scrambled around, seeking to spread discord in your midst. And some of you would have eagerly listened to them. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of the wrongdoers.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Had they gone forth with you, they would not have increased you except in confusion, and they would have been active among you, seeking [to cause] you fitnah [i.e., chaos and dissension]. And among you are avid listeners to them. And Allāh is Knowing of the wrongdoers.
— Saheeh International
Lexo Tefsirin
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Exposing Hypocrites
Allah said,
وَلَوْ أَرَادُواْ الْخُرُوجَ
(And if they had intended to march out,), with you to participate in Jihad
لأَعَدُّواْ لَهُ عُدَّةً
(certainly, they would have made some preparation for it) they would have prepared for such task,
وَلَـكِن كَرِهَ اللَّهُ انبِعَاثَهُمْ
(but Allah
…Exposing Hypocrites
Allah said,
وَلَوْ أَرَادُواْ الْخُرُوجَ
(And if they had intended to march out,), with you to participate in Jihad
لأَعَدُّواْ لَهُ ع
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