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At-Tawbah (The Repentance)

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لَا يَسْتَـْٔذِنُكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْءَاخِرِ أَن يُجَٰهِدُوا۟ بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْ وَأَنفُسِهِمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌۢ بِٱلْمُتَّقِينَ﴿٤٤﴾

Translation (Sahih International)

Those who believe in Allah and the Last Day would not ask permission of you to be excused from striving with their wealth and their lives. And Allah is Knowing of those who fear Him.

Word-by-word meaning

لَاlā(Would) not ask your permission
يَسْتَـْٔذِنُكَyastadhinuka(Would) not ask your permission
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnabelieve
بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
وَٱلْيَوْمِwal-yawmiand the Day
ٱلْـَٔاخِرِl-ākhirithe Last
أَنanthat
يُجَـٰهِدُوا۟yujāhidūthey strive
بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْbi-amwālihimwith their wealth
وَأَنفُسِهِمْ ۗwa-anfusihimand their lives
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
عَلِيمٌۢʿalīmun(is) All-Knower
بِٱلْمُتَّقِينَbil-mutaqīnaof the righteous

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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