سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 47
لَوْ خَرَجُوا۟ فِيكُم مَّا زَادُوكُمْ إِلَّا خَبَالًا وَلَأَوْضَعُوا۟ خِلَـٰلَكُمْ يَبْغُونَكُمُ ٱلْفِتْنَةَ وَفِيكُمْ سَمَّـٰعُونَ لَهُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌۢ بِٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿47﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Had they marched out with you, they would have added to you nothing except disorder, and they would have hurried about in your midst (spreading corruption) and sowing sedition among you - and there are some among you who would have listened to them. And Allâh is the All-Knower of the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَوْ
law
If
خَرَجُوا۟
kharajū
they (had) gone forth
فِيكُم
fīkum
with you
مَّا
mā
not
زَادُوكُمْ
zādūkum
they (would) have increased you
إِلَّا
illā
except
خَبَالًۭا
khabālan
(in) confusion
وَلَأَوْضَعُوا۟
wala-awḍaʿū
and would have been active
خِلَـٰلَكُمْ
khilālakum
in your midst
يَبْغُونَكُمُ
yabghūnakumu
seeking (for) you
ٱلْفِتْنَةَ
l-fit'nata
dissension
وَفِيكُمْ
wafīkum
And among you (are some)
سَمَّـٰعُونَ
sammāʿūna
who would have listened
لَهُمْ ۗ
lahum
to them
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
عَلِيمٌۢ
ʿalīmun
(is) All-Knower
بِٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
bil-ẓālimīna
of the wrongdoers
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.
47. 1. If these hypocrites had joined the Islamic army, they would have only caused discord among the Muslims by giving wrong opinions and advice.
47. 2. That is, through tale-bearing and the like, they would not have spared any effort in stirring up discord among you, and by discord is meant tearing apart unity and creating mutual enmity and hatred among them.
47. 3. From this, it is understood that there were some people among the believers in the army who were spying for the hypocrites and used to convey the Muslims’ news to the hypocrites.
47. 2. That is, through tale-bearing and the like, they would not have spared any effort in stirring up discord among you, and by discord is meant tearing apart unity and creating mutual enmity and hatred among them.
47. 3. From this, it is understood that there were some people among the believers in the army who were spying for the hypocrites and used to convey the Muslims’ news to the hypocrites.
