The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 734
CH. 9 AT-TAUBAH PT. 10 الْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَقْبِضُوْنَ اَيْدِيَهُمْ نَسُوا and forbid good, and keep their b اللهَ فَنَسِيَهُم اِنَّ الْمُنْفِقِينَ هُمُ الْفُسِقُونَ hands closed. "They neglected Allah, so He has neglected them. Surely, it is the hypocrites who are the disobedient. 1221 a59:20. history tells us that some of the hypocrites did actually repent and became sincere Muslims. 1221. Important Words: (the hypocrites) is derived from which is derived from They sayi. e. the thing became diminished; or it became spent up and means, the acting hypocritically. means, one who conceals disbelief in his heart and expresses belief with his tongue; a hypocrite (Aqrab, Tāj & Mufradāt). Though hypocrites have been mentioned in the Quran as early as in 2:9, the word (hypocrite) has been first used in 4:62. نسيان. He has neglected them نسيهم merchandise was in much demand. brisk, its goods selling quickly. means, the rat came out of its hole in نسیان generally meaning "forgetfulness", does not always signify the act of forgetting. Truly speaking, means, one's ceasing to think of a person or a thing either owing to loss of memory or owing to negligence. السلعة. perished نفقت means, the market became نفقت السوق نفق اليربوع. means, the man expired الرجل i. e. do لا تنسوا الفضل بينكم mean, he spent freely | The Quran says انفق ماله. the earth ,means نافق فى المحبة exhaust his wealth means, the man نافق الرجل في الدين. love and constantly so as to reduce or he acted hypocritically in respect of concealed disbelief in the heart and expressed belief with his tongue. ,means اليربوع the rat known as yarbu betook itself to its hole. means, a hole in the earth having two open ends which the rat enters concealing one end and leaving the other exposed, so that in time of danger it may avail itself of the concealed end and escape through it. means, a hole or passage through earth leading up to some place through an opening at the other end. means, entering faith through one door and leaving it through another; 1174 not cease (lit. do not forget) to do good to one another. In fact, when the word is used about God, it never off connection by way of punishment means "forgetting" but simply cutting or ceasing to think of a person with feelings of love and affection (Mufradāt). Commentary: This verse mentions some of the signs by which hypocrites can be distinguished from true believers. These signs are: (1) that the hypocrites form a sort of inner society among themselves, shunning true believers and being inter- connected with one another; (2) that they enjoin evil; (3) that they forbid