سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 65
وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَخُوضُ وَنَلْعَبُ ۚ قُلْ أَبِٱللَّهِ وَءَايَـٰتِهِۦ وَرَسُولِهِۦ كُنتُمْ تَسْتَهْزِءُونَ ﴿65﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
If you ask them (about this), they declare: "We were only talking idly and joking." Say: "Was it at Allâh (عز وجل), and His Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations) and His Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) that you were mocking?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَئِن
wala-in
And if
سَأَلْتَهُمْ
sa-altahum
you ask them
لَيَقُولُنَّ
layaqūlunna
surely they will say
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
كُنَّا
kunnā
we were
نَخُوضُ
nakhūḍu
conversing
وَنَلْعَبُ ۚ
wanalʿabu
and playing
قُلْ
qul
Say
أَبِٱللَّهِ
abil-lahi
Is it Allah
وَءَايَـٰتِهِۦ
waāyātihi
and His Verses
وَرَسُولِهِۦ
warasūlihi
and His Messenger
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
(that) you were
تَسْتَهْزِءُونَ
tastahziūna
mocking
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.
65. 1. The hypocrites would mock the verses of Allah, ridicule the believers, and would not refrain from uttering disrespectful words about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, the news of which would reach some Muslims and then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in one way or another. But when they were questioned, they would outright deny it and say that they were only joking. Allah Almighty said: For your jokes and amusement, is it only Allah, His verses, and His Messenger that remain before you? The meaning is that if your intention was merely to joke among yourselves, then why would Allah, His verses, and His Messenger be involved in it? This certainly expresses the malice and hypocrisy that exists in your hearts against the verses of Allah and Our Messenger.
