Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 46
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
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➋ {فَثَبَّطَهُمْ: ’’ ثَبَّطَهُ تَثْبِيْطًا ‘‘} To hinder someone in his work, or to keep him from it in any way.
➌ { وَ قِيْلَ اقْعُدُوْا مَعَ الْقٰعِدِيْنَ:} This is meant to condemn them, that due to their hypocrisy, cowardice, and lack of resolve, they preferred to remain behind with women, children, the sick, and the elderly who were unable to participate in battle.
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
46. 2. The meaning of "فثبطھم" is that they were prevented, staying behind was made preferable for them, so they became lazy and did not go out with the Muslims. The meaning is that Allah was aware of their mischiefs and conspiracies, therefore Allah’s decreed will was that they should not go. (2) This is either an expression of that divine will which was decreed, or it was said by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as a form of displeasure and anger, that fine, you should join the ranks of women, children, the sick, and the elderly, and stay at home like them.
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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The Standard of Truthfulness for the Hypocrites:
If they had fully prepared for jihad, and then some incident occurred that genuinely prevented them from going out for jihad, then in that case, their truthfulness could be trusted. But when they have no such concern at all, and their entire reliance is only on making excuses and pretexts, then how can they be considered truthful? And the reality is that Allah does not even like the participation of such people in jihad, as their presence poses more risk of harm than benefit to the Islamic army. Thus, it was destined for them to remain sitting at home with the women and children.
