سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 93
۞ إِنَّمَا ٱلسَّبِيلُ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْتَـْٔذِنُونَكَ وَهُمْ أَغْنِيَآءُ ۚ رَضُوا۟ بِأَن يَكُونُوا۟ مَعَ ٱلْخَوَالِفِ وَطَبَعَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿93﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The ground (of complaint) is only against those who are rich, and yet ask exemption. They are content to be with (the women) who sit behind (at home) and Allâh has sealed up their hearts (from all kinds of goodness and right guidance) so that they know not (what they are losing).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
ٱلسَّبِيلُ
l-sabīlu
the way (blame)
عَلَى
ʿalā
(is) on
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
يَسْتَـْٔذِنُونَكَ
yastadhinūnaka
ask your permission
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
أَغْنِيَآءُ ۚ
aghniyāu
(are) rich
رَضُوا۟
raḍū
They (are) satisfied
بِأَن
bi-an
to
يَكُونُوا۟
yakūnū
be
مَعَ
maʿa
with
ٱلْخَوَالِفِ
l-khawālifi
those who stay behind
وَطَبَعَ
waṭabaʿa
and Allah sealed
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
and Allah sealed
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
[on]
قُلُوبِهِمْ
qulūbihim
their hearts
فَهُمْ
fahum
so they
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
know
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.
93. 1. These are the hypocrites who were mentioned in verses 86 and 87. Here, they are mentioned again in contrast to the sincere Muslims, because things are recognized by their opposites. خَوَالِفُ, خَالِفَۃ (those who stay behind) refers to men, women, children, the disabled, the severely ill, and the elderly who are unable to participate in battle. The meaning of لا یَعْلَمُوْنَ is that they do not know how great a crime it is to stay behind; otherwise, perhaps they would not have stayed behind the Messenger ﷺ.
