An-Nisa (The Women)
Verse 142of 176
إِنَّ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ يُخَٰدِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَهُوَ خَٰدِعُهُمْ وَإِذَا قَامُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ قَامُوا۟ كُسَالَىٰ يُرَآءُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ وَلَا يَذْكُرُونَ ٱللَّهَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًۭا﴿١٤٢﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
Indeed, the hypocrites [think to] deceive Allah, but He is deceiving them. And when they stand for prayer, they stand lazily, showing [themselves to] the people and not remembering Allah except a little,
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Hypocrites Try to Deceive Allah and Sway Between Believers and DisbelieversIn the beginning of Surat Al-Baqarah 2, we mentioned Allah's statement,يُخَـدِعُونَ اللَّهَ وَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا(They (think to) deceive Allah and those who believe). Here, Allah states,إِنَّ الْمُنَـفِقِينَ يُخَـدِعُونَ اللَّهَ وَهُوَ خَادِعُهُمْ(Verily, the hypocrites seek to deceive Allah, but it is He Who deceives them.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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