سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 96
يَحْلِفُونَ لَكُمْ لِتَرْضَوْا۟ عَنْهُمْ ۖ فَإِن تَرْضَوْا۟ عَنْهُمْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَرْضَىٰ عَنِ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ ﴿96﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They (the hypocrites) swear to you (Muslims) that you may be pleased with them, but if you are pleased with them, certainly Allâh is not pleased with the people who are Al-Fâsiqûn (rebellious, disobedient to Allâh).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَحْلِفُونَ
yaḥlifūna
They swear
لَكُمْ
lakum
to you
لِتَرْضَوْا۟
litarḍaw
that you may be pleased
عَنْهُمْ ۖ
ʿanhum
with them
فَإِن
fa-in
But if
تَرْضَوْا۟
tarḍaw
you are pleased
عَنْهُمْ
ʿanhum
with them
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
لَا
lā
(is) not pleased
يَرْضَىٰ
yarḍā
(is) not pleased
عَنِ
ʿani
with
ٱلْقَوْمِ
l-qawmi
the people
ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ
l-fāsiqīna
(who are) defiantly disobedient
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.
96. 1. In these three verses, there is mention of those hypocrites who did not go with the Muslims on the expedition to Tabuk. Upon the safe return of the Prophet and the Muslims, they wanted to present their excuses and appear loyal in their eyes. Allah Almighty said, when you come to them, they will present excuses. Say to them, there is no need to present excuses before us because Allah Almighty has already informed us of your true circumstances. Now, how can we accept your false excuses? However, the reality of these excuses will become even clearer in the near future; your actions, which Allah Almighty is also watching and the Messenger ﷺ is also observing, will themselves expose the reality of your excuses. In the third verse, it is said, they will swear oaths to please you. But these foolish ones do not realize that even if you become pleased with them, with the presence of the fisq—that is, the path of evading and fleeing from obedience to Allah—that they have chosen, how can Allah Almighty ever be pleased with them?
