فَإِن
رَّجَعَكَ
ٱللَّهُ
إِلَىٰ
طَآئِفَةٖ
مِّنۡهُمۡ
فَٱسۡتَـٔۡذَنُوكَ
لِلۡخُرُوجِ
فَقُل
لَّن
تَخۡرُجُواْ
مَعِيَ
أَبَدٗا
وَلَن
تُقَٰتِلُواْ
مَعِيَ
عَدُوًّاۖ
إِنَّكُمۡ
رَضِيتُم
بِٱلۡقُعُودِ
أَوَّلَ
مَرَّةٖ
فَٱقۡعُدُواْ
مَعَ
ٱلۡخَٰلِفِينَ
٨٣
If Allah returns you ˹O Prophet˺ to a group of them and they ask to go forth with you, say, “You will not ever go forth or fight an enemy along with me. You preferred to stay behind the first time, so stay with those ˹helpless˺ who remain behind.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
If Allāh should return you to a faction of them [after the expedition] and then they ask your permission to go out [to battle], say, "You will not go out with me, ever, and you will never fight with me an enemy. Indeed, you were satisfied with sitting [at home] the first time, so sit [now] with those who stay behind."
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Hypocrites are barred from participating in Jihad
Allah commands His Messenger, peace be upon him,
فَإِن رَّجَعَكَ اللَّهُ
(If Allah brings you back), from this battle,
إِلَى طَآئِفَةٍ مِّنْهُمْ
(to a party of them) in reference to the twelve (hypocrite) men, according to Qatadah,
فَاسْتَأْذَنُوكَ لِلْ
…Hypocrites are barred from participating in Jihad
Allah commands His Messenger, peace be upon him,
فَإِن رَّجَعَكَ اللَّهُ
(If Allah brings you back), f
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