سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 43
عَفَا ٱللَّهُ عَنكَ لِمَ أَذِنتَ لَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكَ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا۟ وَتَعْلَمَ ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ ﴿43﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
May Allâh forgive you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم). Why did you grant them leave (for remaining behind; you should have persisted as regards your order to them to proceed on Jihâd ), until those who told the truth were seen by you in a clear light, and you had known the liars?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
عَفَا
ʿafā
(May) Allah forgive
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(May) Allah forgive
عَنكَ
ʿanka
you
لِمَ
lima
Why (did)
أَذِنتَ
adhinta
you grant leave
لَهُمْ
lahum
to them
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
يَتَبَيَّنَ
yatabayyana
(became) evident
لَكَ
laka
to you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
صَدَقُوا۟
ṣadaqū
were truthful
وَتَعْلَمَ
wataʿlama
and you knew
ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ
l-kādhibīna
the liars
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(O Prophet)! May Allah pardon you. Why did you grant them permission [47] (to stay behind) until it became clear to you who were truthful and who were the liars?
[47]
Declaration of Forgiveness Before Reproach Upon You:
On this occasion, the hypocrites adopted the approach of fabricating false excuses and sought your permission to remain in Madinah, and youﷺ, even though to some extent you knew that their excuse was not genuine but rather a lame pretext, due to your gentle nature, would grant them permission. However, Allah did not like this. Allah intended that the inner wickedness and deceit of these hypocrites should be exposed openly before everyone. They had no intention or courage to set out for jihad in the first place, so why should they take refuge in this permission? Why should they not come forth openly? Upon this situation, Allah’s reproach came, but at the same time, Allah manifested His utmost favor upon His beloved, that before mentioning the shortcoming, He declared forgiveness.
[47]
Declaration of Forgiveness Before Reproach Upon You:
On this occasion, the hypocrites adopted the approach of fabricating false excuses and sought your permission to remain in Madinah, and youﷺ, even though to some extent you knew that their excuse was not genuine but rather a lame pretext, due to your gentle nature, would grant them permission. However, Allah did not like this. Allah intended that the inner wickedness and deceit of these hypocrites should be exposed openly before everyone. They had no intention or courage to set out for jihad in the first place, so why should they take refuge in this permission? Why should they not come forth openly? Upon this situation, Allah’s reproach came, but at the same time, Allah manifested His utmost favor upon His beloved, that before mentioning the shortcoming, He declared forgiveness.
