9:29 - At-Tawbah
Verse 29
قَٰتِلُواْ
ٱلَّذِينَ
لَا
يُؤۡمِنُونَ
بِٱللَّهِ
وَلَا
بِٱلۡيَوۡمِ
ٱلۡأٓخِرِ
وَلَا
يُحَرِّمُونَ
مَا
حَرَّمَ
ٱللَّهُ
وَرَسُولُهُۥ
وَلَا
يَدِينُونَ
دِينَ
ٱلۡحَقِّ
مِنَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
أُوتُواْ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
حَتَّىٰ
يُعۡطُواْ
ٱلۡجِزۡيَةَ
عَن
يَدٖ
وَهُمۡ
صَٰغِرُونَ
٢٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Fight those who do not believe in Allah and the Last Day, nor comply with what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden, nor embrace the religion of truth from among those who were given the Scripture,
1 until they pay the tax,
2 willingly submitting, fully humbled.
9:38 - At-Tawbah
Verse 38
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُواْ
مَا
لَكُمۡ
إِذَا
قِيلَ
لَكُمُ
ٱنفِرُواْ
فِي
سَبِيلِ
ٱللَّهِ
ٱثَّاقَلۡتُمۡ
إِلَى
ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ
أَرَضِيتُم
بِٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
مِنَ
ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۚ
فَمَا
مَتَٰعُ
ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
فِي
ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ
إِلَّا
قَلِيلٌ
٣٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O believers! What is the matter with you that when you are asked to march forth in the cause of Allah, you cling firmly to ˹your˺ land?
1 Do you prefer the life of this world over the Hereafter? The enjoyment of this worldly life is insignificant compared to that of the Hereafter.
9:39 - At-Tawbah
Verse 39
إِلَّا
تَنفِرُواْ
يُعَذِّبۡكُمۡ
عَذَابًا
أَلِيمٗا
وَيَسۡتَبۡدِلۡ
قَوۡمًا
غَيۡرَكُمۡ
وَلَا
تَضُرُّوهُ
شَيۡـٔٗاۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
عَلَىٰ
كُلِّ
شَيۡءٖ
قَدِيرٌ
٣٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
If you do not march forth, He will afflict you with a painful torment and replace you with other people. You are not harming Him in the least. And Allah is Most Capable of everything.
9:42 - At-Tawbah
Verse 42
لَوۡ
كَانَ
عَرَضٗا
قَرِيبٗا
وَسَفَرٗا
قَاصِدٗا
لَّٱتَّبَعُوكَ
وَلَٰكِنۢ
بَعُدَتۡ
عَلَيۡهِمُ
ٱلشُّقَّةُۚ
وَسَيَحۡلِفُونَ
بِٱللَّهِ
لَوِ
ٱسۡتَطَعۡنَا
لَخَرَجۡنَا
مَعَكُمۡ
يُهۡلِكُونَ
أَنفُسَهُمۡ
وَٱللَّهُ
يَعۡلَمُ
إِنَّهُمۡ
لَكَٰذِبُونَ
٤٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Had the gain been within reach and the journey shorter, they would have followed you, but the distance seemed too long for them. And they will swear by Allah, “Had we been able, we would have certainly joined you.” They are ruining themselves. And Allah knows that they are surely lying.
9:43 - At-Tawbah
Verse 43
عَفَا
ٱللَّهُ
عَنكَ
لِمَ
أَذِنتَ
لَهُمۡ
حَتَّىٰ
يَتَبَيَّنَ
لَكَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
صَدَقُواْ
وَتَعۡلَمَ
ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ
٤٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
May Allah pardon you ˹O Prophet˺! Why did you give them permission ˹to stay behind˺ before those who told the truth were distinguished from those who were lying?
9:44 - At-Tawbah
Verse 44
لَا
يَسۡتَـٔۡذِنُكَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
يُؤۡمِنُونَ
بِٱللَّهِ
وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ
ٱلۡأٓخِرِ
أَن
يُجَٰهِدُواْ
بِأَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ
وَأَنفُسِهِمۡۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
عَلِيمُۢ
بِٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ
٤٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Those who believe in Allah and the Last Day do not ask for exemption from striving with their wealth and their lives. And Allah has perfect knowledge of those who are mindful ˹of Him˺.
9:45 - At-Tawbah
Verse 45
إِنَّمَا
يَسۡتَـٔۡذِنُكَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
لَا
يُؤۡمِنُونَ
بِٱللَّهِ
وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ
ٱلۡأٓخِرِ
وَٱرۡتَابَتۡ
قُلُوبُهُمۡ
فَهُمۡ
فِي
رَيۡبِهِمۡ
يَتَرَدَّدُونَ
٤٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
No one would ask for exemption except those who have no faith in Allah or the Last Day, and whose hearts are in doubt, so they are torn by their doubts.
9:46 - At-Tawbah
Verse 46
۞ وَلَوۡ
أَرَادُواْ
ٱلۡخُرُوجَ
لَأَعَدُّواْ
لَهُۥ
عُدَّةٗ
وَلَٰكِن
كَرِهَ
ٱللَّهُ
ٱنۢبِعَاثَهُمۡ
فَثَبَّطَهُمۡ
وَقِيلَ
ٱقۡعُدُواْ
مَعَ
ٱلۡقَٰعِدِينَ
٤٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Had they ˹really˺ intended to march forth, they would have made preparations for it. But Allah disliked that they should go, so He let them lag behind, and it was said ˹to them˺, “Stay with those ˹helpless˺ who remain behind.”
9:47 - At-Tawbah
Verse 47
لَوۡ
خَرَجُواْ
فِيكُم
مَّا
زَادُوكُمۡ
إِلَّا
خَبَالٗا
وَلَأَوۡضَعُواْ
خِلَٰلَكُمۡ
يَبۡغُونَكُمُ
ٱلۡفِتۡنَةَ
وَفِيكُمۡ
سَمَّٰعُونَ
لَهُمۡۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
عَلِيمُۢ
بِٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
٤٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Had they gone forth with you ˹believers˺, they would have been nothing but trouble for you, and would have scrambled around, seeking to spread discord in your midst. And some of you would have eagerly listened to them. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of the wrongdoers.
9:48 - At-Tawbah
Verse 48
لَقَدِ
ٱبۡتَغَوُاْ
ٱلۡفِتۡنَةَ
مِن
قَبۡلُ
وَقَلَّبُواْ
لَكَ
ٱلۡأُمُورَ
حَتَّىٰ
جَآءَ
ٱلۡحَقُّ
وَظَهَرَ
أَمۡرُ
ٱللَّهِ
وَهُمۡ
كَٰرِهُونَ
٤٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They had already sought to spread discord before
1 and devised every ˹possible˺ plot against you ˹O Prophet˺, until the truth came and Allah’s Will prevailed—much to their dismay.
9:49 - At-Tawbah
Verse 49
وَمِنۡهُم
مَّن
يَقُولُ
ٱئۡذَن
لِّي
وَلَا
تَفۡتِنِّيٓۚ
أَلَا
فِي
ٱلۡفِتۡنَةِ
سَقَطُواْۗ
وَإِنَّ
جَهَنَّمَ
لَمُحِيطَةُۢ
بِٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
٤٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
There are some of them who say, “Exempt me and do not expose me to temptation.”
1 They have already fallen into temptation. And Hell will surely engulf the disbelievers.
9:81 - At-Tawbah
Verse 81
فَرِحَ
ٱلۡمُخَلَّفُونَ
بِمَقۡعَدِهِمۡ
خِلَٰفَ
رَسُولِ
ٱللَّهِ
وَكَرِهُوٓاْ
أَن
يُجَٰهِدُواْ
بِأَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ
وَأَنفُسِهِمۡ
فِي
سَبِيلِ
ٱللَّهِ
وَقَالُواْ
لَا
تَنفِرُواْ
فِي
ٱلۡحَرِّۗ
قُلۡ
نَارُ
جَهَنَّمَ
أَشَدُّ
حَرّٗاۚ
لَّوۡ
كَانُواْ
يَفۡقَهُونَ
٨١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Those ˹hypocrites˺ who remained behind rejoiced for doing so in defiance of the Messenger of Allah and hated ˹the prospect of˺ striving with their wealth and their lives in the cause of Allah. They said ˹to one another˺, “Do not march forth in the heat.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “The Fire of Hell is far hotter!” If only they could comprehend!
9:83 - At-Tawbah
Verse 83
فَإِن
رَّجَعَكَ
ٱللَّهُ
إِلَىٰ
طَآئِفَةٖ
مِّنۡهُمۡ
فَٱسۡتَـٔۡذَنُوكَ
لِلۡخُرُوجِ
فَقُل
لَّن
تَخۡرُجُواْ
مَعِيَ
أَبَدٗا
وَلَن
تُقَٰتِلُواْ
مَعِيَ
عَدُوًّاۖ
إِنَّكُمۡ
رَضِيتُم
بِٱلۡقُعُودِ
أَوَّلَ
مَرَّةٖ
فَٱقۡعُدُواْ
مَعَ
ٱلۡخَٰلِفِينَ
٨٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
If Allah returns you ˹O Prophet˺ to a group of them and they ask to go forth with you, say, “You will not ever go forth or fight an enemy along with me. You preferred to stay behind the first time, so stay with those ˹helpless˺ who remain behind.”
9:90 - At-Tawbah
Verse 90
وَجَآءَ
ٱلۡمُعَذِّرُونَ
مِنَ
ٱلۡأَعۡرَابِ
لِيُؤۡذَنَ
لَهُمۡ
وَقَعَدَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَذَبُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
وَرَسُولَهُۥۚ
سَيُصِيبُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
مِنۡهُمۡ
عَذَابٌ
أَلِيمٞ
٩٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Some nomadic Arabs ˹also˺ came with excuses, seeking exemption. And those who were untrue to Allah and His Messenger remained behind ˹with no excuse˺. The unfaithful among them will be afflicted with a painful punishment.
9:91 - At-Tawbah
Verse 91
لَّيۡسَ
عَلَى
ٱلضُّعَفَآءِ
وَلَا
عَلَى
ٱلۡمَرۡضَىٰ
وَلَا
عَلَى
ٱلَّذِينَ
لَا
يَجِدُونَ
مَا
يُنفِقُونَ
حَرَجٌ
إِذَا
نَصَحُواْ
لِلَّهِ
وَرَسُولِهِۦۚ
مَا
عَلَى
ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
مِن
سَبِيلٖۚ
وَٱللَّهُ
غَفُورٞ
رَّحِيمٞ
٩١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
There is no blame on the weak, the sick, or those lacking the means ˹if they stay behind˺, as long as they are true to Allah and His Messenger. There is no blame on the good-doers. And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
9:92 - At-Tawbah
Verse 92
وَلَا
عَلَى
ٱلَّذِينَ
إِذَا
مَآ
أَتَوۡكَ
لِتَحۡمِلَهُمۡ
قُلۡتَ
لَآ
أَجِدُ
مَآ
أَحۡمِلُكُمۡ
عَلَيۡهِ
تَوَلَّواْ
وَّأَعۡيُنُهُمۡ
تَفِيضُ
مِنَ
ٱلدَّمۡعِ
حَزَنًا
أَلَّا
يَجِدُواْ
مَا
يُنفِقُونَ
٩٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Nor ˹is there any blame on˺ those who came to you ˹O Prophet˺ for mounts, then when you said, “I can find no mounts for you,” they left with eyes overflowing with tears out of grief that they had nothing to contribute.
9:93 - At-Tawbah
Verse 93
۞ إِنَّمَا
ٱلسَّبِيلُ
عَلَى
ٱلَّذِينَ
يَسۡتَـٔۡذِنُونَكَ
وَهُمۡ
أَغۡنِيَآءُۚ
رَضُواْ
بِأَن
يَكُونُواْ
مَعَ
ٱلۡخَوَالِفِ
وَطَبَعَ
ٱللَّهُ
عَلَىٰ
قُلُوبِهِمۡ
فَهُمۡ
لَا
يَعۡلَمُونَ
٩٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Blame is only on those who seek exemption from you although they have the means. They preferred to stay behind with the helpless, and Allah has sealed their hearts so they do not realize ˹the consequences˺.
9:102 - At-Tawbah
Verse 102
وَءَاخَرُونَ
ٱعۡتَرَفُواْ
بِذُنُوبِهِمۡ
خَلَطُواْ
عَمَلٗا
صَٰلِحٗا
وَءَاخَرَ
سَيِّئًا
عَسَى
ٱللَّهُ
أَن
يَتُوبَ
عَلَيۡهِمۡۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
غَفُورٞ
رَّحِيمٌ
١٠٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Some others have confessed their wrongdoing: they have mixed goodness with evil.
1 It is right to hope that Allah will turn to them in mercy. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
9:117 - At-Tawbah
Verse 117
لَّقَد
تَّابَ
ٱللَّهُ
عَلَى
ٱلنَّبِيِّ
وَٱلۡمُهَٰجِرِينَ
وَٱلۡأَنصَارِ
ٱلَّذِينَ
ٱتَّبَعُوهُ
فِي
سَاعَةِ
ٱلۡعُسۡرَةِ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
مَا
كَادَ
يَزِيغُ
قُلُوبُ
فَرِيقٖ
مِّنۡهُمۡ
ثُمَّ
تَابَ
عَلَيۡهِمۡۚ
إِنَّهُۥ
بِهِمۡ
رَءُوفٞ
رَّحِيمٞ
١١٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Allah has certainly turned in mercy to the Prophet
1 as well as the Emigrants and the Helpers who stood by him in the time of hardship, after the hearts of a group of them had almost faltered. He then accepted their repentance. Surely He is Ever Gracious and Most Merciful to them.
9:118 - At-Tawbah
Verse 118
وَعَلَى
ٱلثَّلَٰثَةِ
ٱلَّذِينَ
خُلِّفُواْ
حَتَّىٰٓ
إِذَا
ضَاقَتۡ
عَلَيۡهِمُ
ٱلۡأَرۡضُ
بِمَا
رَحُبَتۡ
وَضَاقَتۡ
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
أَنفُسُهُمۡ
وَظَنُّوٓاْ
أَن
لَّا
مَلۡجَأَ
مِنَ
ٱللَّهِ
إِلَّآ
إِلَيۡهِ
ثُمَّ
تَابَ
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
لِيَتُوبُوٓاْۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
هُوَ
ٱلتَّوَّابُ
ٱلرَّحِيمُ
١١٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And ˹Allah has also turned in mercy to˺ the three who had remained behind, ˹whose guilt distressed them˺ until the earth, despite its vastness, seemed to close in on them, and their souls were torn in anguish. They knew there was no refuge from Allah except in Him. Then He turned to them in mercy so that they might repent. Surely Allah ˹alone˺ is the Accepter of Repentance, Most Merciful.