At-Tawbah (The Repentance)
Verse 47of 129
لَوْ خَرَجُوا۟ فِيكُم مَّا زَادُوكُمْ إِلَّا خَبَالًۭا وَلَأَوْضَعُوا۟ خِلَٰلَكُمْ يَبْغُونَكُمُ ٱلْفِتْنَةَ وَفِيكُمْ سَمَّٰعُونَ لَهُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌۢ بِٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ﴿٤٧﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
Had they gone forth with you, they would not have increased you except in confusion, and they would have been active among you, seeking [to cause] you fitnah. And among you are avid listeners to them. And Allah is Knowing of the wrongdoers.
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Exposing HypocritesAllah said,وَلَوْ أَرَادُواْ الْخُرُوجَ(And if they had intended to march out,), with you to participate in Jihadلأَعَدُّواْ لَهُ عُدَّةً(certainly, they would have made some preparation for it) they would have prepared for such task,وَلَـكِن كَرِهَ اللَّهُ انبِعَاثَهُمْ(but Allah was averse to their being sent forth) Allah hated that they should go with you,فَثَبَّطَهُمْ(so He made them lag behind, and stay away from Jihad,وَقِيلَ اقْعُدُواْ مَعَ الْقَـعِدِينَ(and it was said...
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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