At-Tawbah (The Repentance)
Verse 43of 129
عَفَا ٱللَّهُ عَنكَ لِمَ أَذِنتَ لَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكَ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا۟ وَتَعْلَمَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ﴿٤٣﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
May Allah pardon you, [O Muhammad]; why did you give them permission [to remain behind]? [You should not have] until it was evident to you who were truthful and you knew [who were] the liars.
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Moderately criticizing the Prophet for allowing the Hypocrites to stay behindIbn Abi Hatim recorded that `Awn said, "Have you heard criticism softer than this, starting with forgiveness before criticism,عَفَا اللَّهُ عَنكَ لِمَ أَذِنتَ لَهُمْ(May Allah forgive you. Why did you grant them leave...)" Muwarriq Al-`Ijli and others said similarly.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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