سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 98
وَمِنَ ٱلْأَعْرَابِ مَن يَتَّخِذُ مَا يُنفِقُ مَغْرَمًا وَيَتَرَبَّصُ بِكُمُ ٱلدَّوَآئِرَ ۚ عَلَيْهِمْ دَآئِرَةُ ٱلسَّوْءِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿98﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And of the bedouins there are some who look upon what they spend (in Allâh’s Cause) as a fine and watch for calamities for you, on them be the calamity of evil. And Allâh is All-Hearer, All-Knower.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمِنَ
wamina
And among
ٱلْأَعْرَابِ
l-aʿrābi
the bedouins
مَن
man
(is he) who
يَتَّخِذُ
yattakhidhu
takes
مَا
mā
what
يُنفِقُ
yunfiqu
he spends
مَغْرَمًۭا
maghraman
(as) a loss
وَيَتَرَبَّصُ
wayatarabbaṣu
and he awaits
بِكُمُ
bikumu
for you
ٱلدَّوَآئِرَ ۚ
l-dawāira
the turns (of misfortune)
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
Upon them
دَآئِرَةُ
dāiratu
(will be) the turn
ٱلسَّوْءِ ۗ
l-sawi
(of) the evil
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
سَمِيعٌ
samīʿun
(is) All-Hearer
عَلِيمٌۭ
ʿalīmun
All-Knower
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.
98. Among the desert Arabs are some who regard what they spend in the way of Allah as a loss and await misfortune [109] to befall you. But evil fortune [110] will befall them. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
[109]
Bedouin Hypocrites and Zakat:
That is, they entered Islam only to gain some worldly benefits, but along with those benefits, they also had to give something in return. So they began to think that they were better off before, therefore they sat waiting for some turn of events, hoping for the end of Islam and to be freed from its obligations, especially zakat, which they considered a penalty and paid with extreme displeasure and reluctance. Then, when a year and a half or two years later, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away, these people considered this an opportunity and, at their very first chance, some of them turned away from Islam altogether and chose the path of disbelief, while others refused to pay zakat. It was against these people that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq ؓ waged jihad.
[110]
The Disgrace of the Bedouin Hypocrites:
One punishment they are receiving is that, despite being hypocrites, they are still required to fulfill the obligations of Islam. And when these people chose the path of refusing zakat or apostasy, jihad was waged against them. In this, they were defeated. Allah had decreed that Islam would be exalted. Those who were killed perished, and those who survived were humiliated and disgraced, and they had to pay the full zakat.
[109]
Bedouin Hypocrites and Zakat:
That is, they entered Islam only to gain some worldly benefits, but along with those benefits, they also had to give something in return. So they began to think that they were better off before, therefore they sat waiting for some turn of events, hoping for the end of Islam and to be freed from its obligations, especially zakat, which they considered a penalty and paid with extreme displeasure and reluctance. Then, when a year and a half or two years later, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away, these people considered this an opportunity and, at their very first chance, some of them turned away from Islam altogether and chose the path of disbelief, while others refused to pay zakat. It was against these people that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq ؓ waged jihad.
[110]
The Disgrace of the Bedouin Hypocrites:
One punishment they are receiving is that, despite being hypocrites, they are still required to fulfill the obligations of Islam. And when these people chose the path of refusing zakat or apostasy, jihad was waged against them. In this, they were defeated. Allah had decreed that Islam would be exalted. Those who were killed perished, and those who survived were humiliated and disgraced, and they had to pay the full zakat.
