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Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 90
وَجَآءَ ٱلْمُعَذِّرُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَعْرَابِ لِيُؤْذَنَ لَهُمْ وَقَعَدَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَبُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ ۚ سَيُصِيبُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿90﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those who made excuses from the bedouins came (to you, O Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) asking your permission to exempt them (from the battle), and those who had lied to Allâh and His Messenger sat at home (without asking the permission for it); a painful torment will seize those of them who disbelieve.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَجَآءَ
wajāa
And came
ٱلْمُعَذِّرُونَ
l-muʿadhirūna
the ones who make excuses
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْأَعْرَابِ
l-aʿrābi
the bedouins
لِيُؤْذَنَ
liyu'dhana
that permission be granted
لَهُمْ
lahum
to them
وَقَعَدَ
waqaʿada
and sat
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَذَبُوا۟
kadhabū
lied
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
(to) Allah
وَرَسُولَهُۥ ۚ
warasūlahu
and His Messenger
سَيُصِيبُ
sayuṣību
Will strike
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
مِنْهُمْ
min'hum
among them
عَذَابٌ
ʿadhābun
a punishment
أَلِيمٌۭ
alīmun
painful
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.
90. 1. There is a difference of opinion among the commentators regarding these مُعَذرِیْن. According to some, these are those Bedouins living far from the city who presented false excuses and obtained permission. The second category among them are those who did not even consider it necessary to come and present an excuse and simply stayed behind. Thus, it is as if the verse mentions two groups of hypocrites, and both are included in the warning of a painful punishment. And by "منھم" both those who presented false excuses and those who stayed behind are meant. Other commentators have taken "معذرون" to mean those Bedouin Muslims who presented valid excuses and obtained permission, and according to them, "معذرون" is originally "معتذرون," where the "ta" has been assimilated into the "dhal." "معتذر" means one who truly has an excuse. In this sense, in the next phrase of the verse, the hypocrites are mentioned, and the verse mentions two groups: in the first phrase, those Muslims who truly had excuses, and in the second, the hypocrites who stayed behind without presenting any excuse. The warning in the last part of the verse is for this second group.
