سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 107
وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مَسْجِدًا ضِرَارًا وَكُفْرًا وَتَفْرِيقًۢا بَيْنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِرْصَادًا لِّمَنْ حَارَبَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ مِن قَبْلُ ۚ وَلَيَحْلِفُنَّ إِنْ أَرَدْنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ يَشْهَدُ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَـٰذِبُونَ ﴿107﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And as for those who put up a mosque by way of harm and disbelief and to disunite the believers and as an outpost for those who warred against Allâh and His Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) aforetime, they will indeed swear that their intention is nothing but good. Allâh bears witness that they are certainly liars.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
ٱتَّخَذُوا۟
ittakhadhū
take
مَسْجِدًۭا
masjidan
a masjid
ضِرَارًۭا
ḍirāran
(for causing) harm
وَكُفْرًۭا
wakuf'ran
and (for) disbelief
وَتَفْرِيقًۢا
watafrīqan
and (for) division
بَيْنَ
bayna
among
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
the believers
وَإِرْصَادًۭا
wa-ir'ṣādan
and (as) a station
لِّمَنْ
liman
for whoever
حَارَبَ
ḥāraba
warred
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
(against) Allah
وَرَسُولَهُۥ
warasūlahu
and His Messenger
مِن
min
before
قَبْلُ ۚ
qablu
before
وَلَيَحْلِفُنَّ
walayaḥlifunna
And surely they will swear
إِنْ
in
Not
أَرَدْنَآ
aradnā
we wish
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۖ
l-ḥus'nā
the good
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
But Allah
يَشْهَدُ
yashhadu
bears witness
إِنَّهُمْ
innahum
indeed, they
لَكَـٰذِبُونَ
lakādhibūna
(are) surely liars
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.
17. 1 This describes another extremely vile act of the hypocrites: they built a mosque and convinced the Prophet that, due to rain, cold, and similar circumstances, it is difficult for the sick and weak to travel far, so they built this mosque for their convenience. They requested that you pray there so that they may receive blessings. At that time, you ﷺ were prepared to depart for Tabuk, so you promised to pray there upon your return. However, upon your return, through revelation, Allah exposed the true intentions of the hypocrites: that they wanted to harm the Muslims, spread disbelief, create division among the Muslims, and provide a hiding place for the enemies of Allah and His Messenger.
17. 2 That is, by swearing false oaths, they wanted to deceive the Prophet, but Allah protected you ﷺ from their deceit and treachery, and declared that their intentions are not sincere and that what they are displaying is false.
17. 2 That is, by swearing false oaths, they wanted to deceive the Prophet, but Allah protected you ﷺ from their deceit and treachery, and declared that their intentions are not sincere and that what they are displaying is false.
