سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 45
إِنَّمَا يَسْتَـْٔذِنُكَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ وَٱرْتَابَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ فَهُمْ فِى رَيْبِهِمْ يَتَرَدَّدُونَ ﴿45﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
It is only those who believe not in Allâh and the Last Day and whose hearts are in doubt that ask your leave (to be exempted from Jihâd). So in their doubts they waver.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
يَسْتَـْٔذِنُكَ
yastadhinuka
ask your leave
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
لَا
lā
(do) not
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
believe
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَٱلْيَوْمِ
wal-yawmi
and the Day
ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ
l-ākhiri
the Last
وَٱرْتَابَتْ
wa-ir'tābat
and (are in) doubts
قُلُوبُهُمْ
qulūbuhum
their hearts
فَهُمْ
fahum
so they
فِى
fī
in
رَيْبِهِمْ
raybihim
their doubts
يَتَرَدَّدُونَ
yataraddadūna
they waver
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.
45. 1. This is the statement about those hypocrites who fabricated false excuses and sought permission from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to avoid participating in jihad. Regarding them, it has been said that they do not believe in Allah and the Last Day. This means that it is precisely this lack of faith that compelled them to avoid jihad. If faith had been firmly established in their hearts, they would neither have fled from jihad nor would doubts and suspicions have arisen in their hearts.
