Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 52
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
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52. 2. That is, we are waiting for one of two evils to befall you: either Allah sends down a punishment from the sky upon you by which you are destroyed, or Allah gives you (punishments such as being killed, taken captive, etc.) at our hands. He is capable of both matters.
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Both Muslims and Hypocrites Await Two Outcomes:
That is, O hypocrites! You are only waiting regarding us to see whether the Muslims are defeated by the King of Rome or succeed against him, while our belief is that we are always successful in every situation. If we are victorious and return home with spoils of war, even you consider that a success, and if we are martyred, that too is our success, and our conscience is satisfied that we gave our lives in the path of truth, and then in the Hereafter there is Paradise as well, as is clear from the following hadith:
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah ؓ says that the Prophet ﷺ said, "Allah has guaranteed that whoever goes out in My path, and nothing drove him out except faith in Me and belief in My messengers, then I will either return him with reward and spoils, or admit him to Paradise." [بخاري۔ كتاب الايمان۔ باب الجهاد من الايمان مسلم۔ كتاب الامارة۔ باب فضل الجهاد والخروج فى سبيل الله]
And Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas ؓ says that by "one of the two good things" is meant victory or martyrdom. [ بخاري۔ كتاب التفسير] And our view regarding you is also related to two things. It is certain that you will be punished. Now we are waiting to see whether Allah Himself sends you a punishment, or He makes you suffer at our hands. Therefore, you wait according to your thinking, and we wait according to ours.
