سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 86
وَإِذَآ أُنزِلَتْ سُورَةٌ أَنْ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَجَـٰهِدُوا۟ مَعَ رَسُولِهِ ٱسْتَـْٔذَنَكَ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلطَّوْلِ مِنْهُمْ وَقَالُوا۟ ذَرْنَا نَكُن مَّعَ ٱلْقَـٰعِدِينَ ﴿86﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when a Sûrah (chapter from the Qur’ân) is revealed, enjoining them to believe in Allâh and to strive hard and fight along with His Messenger, the wealthy among them ask your leave to exempt them (from Jihâd) and say, "Leave us (behind), we would be with those who sit (at home)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَآ
wa-idhā
And when
أُنزِلَتْ
unzilat
was revealed
سُورَةٌ
sūratun
a Surah
أَنْ
an
that
ءَامِنُوا۟
āminū
believe
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَجَـٰهِدُوا۟
wajāhidū
and strive
مَعَ
maʿa
with
رَسُولِهِ
rasūlihi
His Messenger
ٱسْتَـْٔذَنَكَ
is'tadhanaka
ask your permission
أُو۟لُوا۟
ulū
(the) men
ٱلطَّوْلِ
l-ṭawli
(of) wealth
مِنْهُمْ
min'hum
among them
وَقَالُوا۟
waqālū
and said
ذَرْنَا
dharnā
Leave us
نَكُن
nakun
(to) be
مَّعَ
maʿa
with
ٱلْقَـٰعِدِينَ
l-qāʿidīna
those who sit
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.
86. 1. This refers to those hypocrites who devised excuses and preferred to stay behind. The intended meaning is the affluent, wealthy class. That is, this class should not have stayed behind, because they had everything given by Allah, as in the next verse they are likened to خَوَالِفُ, which is the plural of خالِفَۃ, meaning the women who stay behind.
