سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 66
لَا تَعْتَذِرُوا۟ قَدْ كَفَرْتُم بَعْدَ إِيمَـٰنِكُمْ ۚ إِن نَّعْفُ عَن طَآئِفَةٍ مِّنكُمْ نُعَذِّبْ طَآئِفَةًۢ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ مُجْرِمِينَ ﴿66﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Make no excuse; you disbelieved after you had believed. If We pardon some of you, We will punish others amongst you because they were Mujrimûn (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals.).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَعْتَذِرُوا۟
taʿtadhirū
make excuse
قَدْ
qad
verily
كَفَرْتُم
kafartum
you have disbelieved
بَعْدَ
baʿda
after
إِيمَـٰنِكُمْ ۚ
īmānikum
your belief
إِن
in
If
نَّعْفُ
naʿfu
We pardon
عَن
ʿan
[on]
طَآئِفَةٍۢ
ṭāifatin
a party
مِّنكُمْ
minkum
of you
نُعَذِّبْ
nuʿadhib
We will punish
طَآئِفَةًۢ
ṭāifatan
a party
بِأَنَّهُمْ
bi-annahum
because they
كَانُوا۟
kānū
were
مُجْرِمِينَ
muj'rimīna
criminals
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah66) ➊ { لَا تَعْتَذِرُوْا قَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ بَعْدَ اِيْمَانِكُمْ …:} Do not make excuses, plainly admit that you believed and then committed clear disbelief. Whoever mocks matters of the religion, even if he does not deny them in his heart, has become a disbeliever; even if this is not the case, then at the very least he is certainly a hypocrite. The main point is that it is necessary to remain respectful both outwardly and inwardly regarding matters of the religion. (Muwaddih)
➋ { اِنْ نَّعْفُ عَنْ طَآىِٕفَةٍ مِّنْكُمْ …:} That is, whoever repented from hypocrisy and lived a sincere life thereafter, We forgive him, but whoever persisted in his disbelief will surely be punished. See the mercy of Allah Almighty: even the hypocrites are promised forgiveness and encouraged to adopt sincerity, and from some narrations it is known that many hypocrites later became sincere Muslims.
➋ { اِنْ نَّعْفُ عَنْ طَآىِٕفَةٍ مِّنْكُمْ …:} That is, whoever repented from hypocrisy and lived a sincere life thereafter, We forgive him, but whoever persisted in his disbelief will surely be punished. See the mercy of Allah Almighty: even the hypocrites are promised forgiveness and encouraged to adopt sincerity, and from some narrations it is known that many hypocrites later became sincere Muslims.
