The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 742
CH. 9 AT-TAUBAH PT. 10 بِأَمْوَالِهِمْ وَأَنْفُسِهِمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَقَالُوا averse to striving with their لَا تَنْفِرُ وا فِي الْحَرِّ قُلْ نَارُ جَهَنَّمَ اَشَدُّ ,cause of Allah. And they said حَرًّا لَوْ كَانُوا يَفْقَهُونَ ) property and their persons in the 'Go not forth in the heat. ' Say, 'The fire of Hell is more intense in heat. ' If only they could understand! 1233 فَلْيَضْحَكُوا قَلِيْلًا وَلْيَبْكُوا كَثِيرًا They must laugh little and. 82 جَزَاء بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ ) فَإِن رَّجَعَكَ اللهُ إِلَى طَابِفَةٍ مِّنْهُمْ فَاسْتَأْذَنُوكَ لِلْخُرُوجِ فَقُلْ لَّن تَخْرُجُوْا مَعِيَ اَبَدًا وَ لَنْ تُقَاتِلُوا مَعِيَ weep much as a reward for that which they used to earn. : 1234 83. And if Allah return thee to a party of them, and they ask of thee leave to go forth to fight, say then, 'You shall never go forth with me, and shall never عَدُوًّا إِنَّكُمْ رَضِيْتُمْ بِالْقُعُودِاَوَّلَ fight an enemy with me. You مَرَّةٍ فَاقْعُدُوا مَعَ الْخُلِفِيْنَ chose to sit at home the first time, so sit now with those who remain behind. '1235 prayer for 'Abdullah bin Ubayy, whose son was a very devoted Muslim. 1233. Commentary: This and the following several verses speak of those who did not accompany the Holy Prophet on the expedition to Tabūk. The passive form in the word (those left behind) has been used in allusion to the words, Allah was averse to their marching forth, so He kept them back, and it was said,' Sit ye at home with those who sit', occurring in 9:46 above. behind themselves but, as is usual with mischievous persons, also tried to dissuade others from joining the expedition. 1234. Commentary: The verse obviously does not commandment. It only contain a embodies a prophecy that the time was soon coming when the hypocrites would laugh little and weep much. This was meant as retribution for their evil deeds. 1235. Commentary: The verse was probably revealed when the Holy Prophet was away These people not only stayed from Medina during his expedition to 1182