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
Lexo Tefsirin
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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