سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 43
عَفَا ٱللَّهُ عَنكَ لِمَ أَذِنتَ لَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكَ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا۟ وَتَعْلَمَ ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ ﴿43﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
May Allâh forgive you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم). Why did you grant them leave (for remaining behind; you should have persisted as regards your order to them to proceed on Jihâd ), until those who told the truth were seen by you in a clear light, and you had known the liars?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
عَفَا
ʿafā
(May) Allah forgive
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(May) Allah forgive
عَنكَ
ʿanka
you
لِمَ
lima
Why (did)
أَذِنتَ
adhinta
you grant leave
لَهُمْ
lahum
to them
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
يَتَبَيَّنَ
yatabayyana
(became) evident
لَكَ
laka
to you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
صَدَقُوا۟
ṣadaqū
were truthful
وَتَعْلَمَ
wataʿlama
and you knew
ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ
l-kādhibīna
the 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.
43. 1. The Noble Prophet ﷺ is being addressed here: Why did you grant permission to those who sought exemption from participating in jihad, without first investigating whether they had a valid excuse or not? Therefore, clarification of forgiveness for this shortcoming has already been made. Note that this admonition was given because permission was granted hastily, and it was not considered necessary to thoroughly investigate.
