ٱنفِرُواْ
خِفَافٗا
وَثِقَالٗا
وَجَٰهِدُواْ
بِأَمۡوَٰلِكُمۡ
وَأَنفُسِكُمۡ
فِي
سَبِيلِ
ٱللَّهِۚ
ذَٰلِكُمۡ
خَيۡرٞ
لَّكُمۡ
إِن
كُنتُمۡ
تَعۡلَمُونَ
٤١

˹O believers!˺ March forth whether it is easy or difficult for you, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the cause of Allah. That is best for you, if only you knew.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

9:42

لَوۡ

كَانَ

عَرَضٗا

قَرِيبٗا

وَسَفَرٗا

قَاصِدٗا

لَّٱتَّبَعُوكَ

وَلَٰكِنۢ

بَعُدَتۡ

عَلَيۡهِمُ

ٱلشُّقَّةُۚ

وَسَيَحۡلِفُونَ

بِٱللَّهِ

لَوِ

ٱسۡتَطَعۡنَا

لَخَرَجۡنَا

مَعَكُمۡ

يُهۡلِكُونَ

أَنفُسَهُمۡ

وَٱللَّهُ

يَعۡلَمُ

إِنَّهُمۡ

لَكَٰذِبُونَ

٤٢

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.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

9:43

عَفَا

ٱللَّهُ

عَنكَ

لِمَ

أَذِنتَ

لَهُمۡ

حَتَّىٰ

يَتَبَيَّنَ

لَكَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

صَدَقُواْ

وَتَعۡلَمَ

ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ

٤٣

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?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

9:44

لَا

يَسۡتَـٔۡذِنُكَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

يُؤۡمِنُونَ

بِٱللَّهِ

وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ

ٱلۡأٓخِرِ

أَن

يُجَٰهِدُواْ

بِأَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ

وَأَنفُسِهِمۡۗ

وَٱللَّهُ

عَلِيمُۢ

بِٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ

٤٤

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˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

9:45

إِنَّمَا

يَسۡتَـٔۡذِنُكَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

لَا

يُؤۡمِنُونَ

بِٱللَّهِ

وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ

ٱلۡأٓخِرِ

وَٱرۡتَابَتۡ

قُلُوبُهُمۡ

فَهُمۡ

فِي

رَيۡبِهِمۡ

يَتَرَدَّدُونَ

٤٥

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.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

9:46

۞ وَلَوۡ

أَرَادُواْ

ٱلۡخُرُوجَ

لَأَعَدُّواْ

لَهُۥ

عُدَّةٗ

وَلَٰكِن

كَرِهَ

ٱللَّهُ

ٱنۢبِعَاثَهُمۡ

فَثَبَّطَهُمۡ

وَقِيلَ

ٱقۡعُدُواْ

مَعَ

ٱلۡقَٰعِدِينَ

٤٦

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.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

9:47

لَوۡ

خَرَجُواْ

فِيكُم

مَّا

زَادُوكُمۡ

إِلَّا

خَبَالٗا

وَلَأَوۡضَعُواْ

خِلَٰلَكُمۡ

يَبۡغُونَكُمُ

ٱلۡفِتۡنَةَ

وَفِيكُمۡ

سَمَّٰعُونَ

لَهُمۡۗ

وَٱللَّهُ

عَلِيمُۢ

بِٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

٤٧

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.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

9:48

لَقَدِ

ٱبۡتَغَوُاْ

ٱلۡفِتۡنَةَ

مِن

قَبۡلُ

وَقَلَّبُواْ

لَكَ

ٱلۡأُمُورَ

حَتَّىٰ

جَآءَ

ٱلۡحَقُّ

وَظَهَرَ

أَمۡرُ

ٱللَّهِ

وَهُمۡ

كَٰرِهُونَ

٤٨

They had already sought to spread discord before¹ and devised every ˹possible˺ plot against you ˹O Prophet˺, until the truth came and Allah’s Will prevailed—much to their dismay.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

9:49

وَمِنۡهُم

مَّن

يَقُولُ

ٱئۡذَن

لِّي

وَلَا

تَفۡتِنِّيٓۚ

أَلَا

فِي

ٱلۡفِتۡنَةِ

سَقَطُواْۗ

وَإِنَّ

جَهَنَّمَ

لَمُحِيطَةُۢ

بِٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ

٤٩

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.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

9:50

إِن

تُصِبۡكَ

حَسَنَةٞ

تَسُؤۡهُمۡۖ

وَإِن

تُصِبۡكَ

مُصِيبَةٞ

يَقُولُواْ

قَدۡ

أَخَذۡنَآ

أَمۡرَنَا

مِن

قَبۡلُ

وَيَتَوَلَّواْ

وَّهُمۡ

فَرِحُونَ

٥٠

If a blessing befalls you ˹O Prophet˺, they grieve, but if a disaster befalls you, they say, “We took our precaution in advance,” and turn away, rejoicing.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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