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Have you ˹O Prophet˺ not seen the hypocrites who say to their fellow disbelievers from the People of the Book,1 “If you are expelled, we will certainly leave with you, and We will never obey anyone against you. And if you are fought against, we will surely help you.”? But Allah bears witness that they are truly liars.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Indeed, if they are expelled, the hypocrites will never leave with them. And if they are fought against, the hypocrites will never help them. And even if the hypocrites did so, they would certainly flee, then the disbelievers would be left with no help.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Indeed, there is more fear in their hearts for you ˹believers˺ than for Allah. That is because they are a people who do not comprehend.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Even united, they would not ˹dare˺ fight against you except ˹from˺ within fortified strongholds or from behind walls. Their malice for each other is intense: you think they are united, yet their hearts are divided. That is because they are a people with no ˹real˺ understanding.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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They are ˹both just˺ like those who recently went down before them:1 they tasted the evil consequences of their doings. And they will suffer a painful punishment.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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˹They are˺ like Satan when he lures someone to disbelieve. Then after they have done so, he will say ˹on Judgment Day˺, “I have absolutely nothing to do with you. I truly fear Allah—the Lord of all worlds.”1

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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So they will both end up in the Fire, staying there forever. That is the reward of the wrongdoers.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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O believers! Be mindful of Allah and let every soul look to what ˹deeds˺ it has sent forth for tomorrow.1 And fear Allah, ˹for˺ certainly Allah is All-Aware of what you do.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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And do not be like those who forgot Allah, so He made them forget themselves. It is they who are ˹truly˺ rebellious.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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The residents of the Fire cannot be equal to the residents of Paradise. ˹Only˺ the residents of Paradise will be successful.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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