سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 24
قُلْ إِن كَانَ ءَابَآؤُكُمْ وَأَبْنَآؤُكُمْ وَإِخْوَٰنُكُمْ وَأَزْوَٰجُكُمْ وَعَشِيرَتُكُمْ وَأَمْوَٰلٌ ٱقْتَرَفْتُمُوهَا وَتِجَـٰرَةٌ تَخْشَوْنَ كَسَادَهَا وَمَسَـٰكِنُ تَرْضَوْنَهَآ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَجِهَادٍ فِى سَبِيلِهِۦ فَتَرَبَّصُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِىَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِۦ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ ﴿24﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your kindred, the wealth that you have gained, the commerce in which you fear a decline, and the dwellings in which you delight are dearer to you than Allâh and His Messenger, and striving hard and fighting in His Cause, then wait until Allâh brings about His Decision (torment). And Allâh guides not the people who are Al-Fâsiqûn (the rebellious, disobedient to Allâh).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِن
in
If
كَانَ
kāna
are
ءَابَآؤُكُمْ
ābāukum
your fathers
وَأَبْنَآؤُكُمْ
wa-abnāukum
and your sons
وَإِخْوَٰنُكُمْ
wa-ikh'wānukum
and your brothers
وَأَزْوَٰجُكُمْ
wa-azwājukum
and your spouses
وَعَشِيرَتُكُمْ
waʿashīratukum
and your relatives
وَأَمْوَٰلٌ
wa-amwālun
and wealth
ٱقْتَرَفْتُمُوهَا
iq'taraftumūhā
that you have acquired
وَتِجَـٰرَةٌۭ
watijāratun
and the commerce
تَخْشَوْنَ
takhshawna
you fear
كَسَادَهَا
kasādahā
a decline (in) it
وَمَسَـٰكِنُ
wamasākinu
and the dwellings
تَرْضَوْنَهَآ
tarḍawnahā
you delight (in) it
أَحَبَّ
aḥabba
(are) more beloved
إِلَيْكُم
ilaykum
to you
مِّنَ
mina
than
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
وَرَسُولِهِۦ
warasūlihi
and His Messenger
وَجِهَادٍۢ
wajihādin
and striving
فِى
fī
in
سَبِيلِهِۦ
sabīlihi
His way
فَتَرَبَّصُوا۟
fatarabbaṣū
then wait
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
يَأْتِىَ
yatiya
Allah brings
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah brings
بِأَمْرِهِۦ ۗ
bi-amrihi
His Command
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
لَا
lā
(does) not
يَهْدِى
yahdī
guide
ٱلْقَوْمَ
l-qawma
the people
ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ
l-fāsiqīna
the defiantly disobedient
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24. (O Prophet! Say to the believers:) If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your relatives, the wealth you have acquired, the trade you fear may decline, and the dwellings you love [22] are dearer to you than Allah, His Messenger, and striving in His way, then wait until Allah brings about His command. And Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.
[22]
The Punishment for Abandoning Jihad Due to Worldly Desires:
In this verse, the relationships that are mentioned are those to which a person has a natural attachment, and some Muslims had fathers, sons, or wives who were disbelievers, making it difficult for them to leave them and migrate. Similarly, a person has great love for his earned wealth, his business, and his property, because these things are obtained as a result of his hard-earned labor and sweat. Therefore, the faith of the believers was tested with these very things: whether they would leave them and migrate and strive in the path of religion or not. Thus, the majority of the noble Companions ؓ fulfilled this standard as well. Only a few Muslims remained in Makkah or its surroundings due to these natural weaknesses. In this verse, Muslims are warned that if you do not remove these weaknesses, and if you show negligence in striving with your lives and wealth, and if you choose the path of love for relatives, ease, and worldly pursuits, and become entangled in the desires of the self and do not comply with Allah’s commands, then you will not attain true success. And it is mentioned in the hadith that when you abandon jihad, Allah will impose such humiliation upon you that you will never be able to escape from it. [ابن ماجه۔ كتاب الجهاد، باب التغليظ فى الجهاد]
[22]
The Punishment for Abandoning Jihad Due to Worldly Desires:
In this verse, the relationships that are mentioned are those to which a person has a natural attachment, and some Muslims had fathers, sons, or wives who were disbelievers, making it difficult for them to leave them and migrate. Similarly, a person has great love for his earned wealth, his business, and his property, because these things are obtained as a result of his hard-earned labor and sweat. Therefore, the faith of the believers was tested with these very things: whether they would leave them and migrate and strive in the path of religion or not. Thus, the majority of the noble Companions ؓ fulfilled this standard as well. Only a few Muslims remained in Makkah or its surroundings due to these natural weaknesses. In this verse, Muslims are warned that if you do not remove these weaknesses, and if you show negligence in striving with your lives and wealth, and if you choose the path of love for relatives, ease, and worldly pursuits, and become entangled in the desires of the self and do not comply with Allah’s commands, then you will not attain true success. And it is mentioned in the hadith that when you abandon jihad, Allah will impose such humiliation upon you that you will never be able to escape from it. [ابن ماجه۔ كتاب الجهاد، باب التغليظ فى الجهاد]
