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An-Nisa 142

Ayah 142 of 176 · Medinan

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَ يُخَٰدِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَهُوَ خَٰدِعُهُمۡ وَإِذَا قَامُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ قَامُواْ كُسَالَىٰ يُرَآءُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ وَلَا يَذۡكُرُونَ ٱللَّهَ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا ١٤٢

Indeed, the hypocrites [think to] deceive Allāh, but He is deceiving them. And when they stand for prayer, they stand lazily, showing [themselves to] the people and not remembering Allāh except a little,

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِنَّIndeedinna
  2. ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَthe hypocritesl-munāfiqīna
  3. يُخَٰدِعُونَ(seek to) deceiveyukhādiʿūna
  4. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  5. وَهُوَand (it is) Hewahuwa
  6. خَٰدِعُهُمۡwho deceives themkhādiʿuhum
  7. وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhā
  8. قَامُوٓاْthey standqāmū
  9. إِلَىforilā
  10. ٱلصَّلَوٰةِthe prayerl-ṣalati
  11. قَامُواْthey standqāmū
  12. كُسَالَىٰlazilykusālā
  13. يُرَآءُونَshowing offyurāūna
  14. ٱلنَّاسَ(to) the peoplel-nāsa
  15. وَلَاand notwalā
  16. يَذۡكُرُونَthey rememberyadhkurūna
  17. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  18. إِلَّاexceptillā
  19. قَلِيلٗاa littleqalīlan

Tafsir

The hypocrites try to deceive Allah by showing themselves as believers on the outside while hiding disbelief inside. Allah, in turn, deceives them because He protects their lives despite knowing about their disbelief. In the Afterlife, He has prepared the most severe punishment for them. When they stand for prayer they do so lazily, with reluctance. They only remember Allah a little when they see the believers.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran