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At-Tawbah 44

Ayah 44 of 129 · Medinan

لَا يَسۡتَـٔۡذِنُكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِ أَن يُجَٰهِدُواْ بِأَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ وَأَنفُسِهِمۡۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمُۢ بِٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ ٤٤

Those who believe in Allāh and the Last Day would not ask permission of you to be excused from striving [i.e., fighting] with their wealth and their lives. And Allāh is Knowing of those who fear Him.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. لَا(Would) not ask your permissionlā
  2. يَسۡتَـٔۡذِنُكَ(Would) not ask your permissionyastadhinuka
  3. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  4. يُؤۡمِنُونَbelieveyu'minūna
  5. بِٱللَّهِin Allahbil-lahi
  6. وَٱلۡيَوۡمِand the Daywal-yawmi
  7. ٱلۡأٓخِرِthe Lastl-ākhiri
  8. أَنthatan
  9. يُجَٰهِدُواْthey striveyujāhidū
  10. بِأَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡwith their wealthbi-amwālihim
  11. وَأَنفُسِهِمۡۗand their liveswa-anfusihim
  12. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  13. عَلِيمُۢ(is) All-Knowerʿalīmun
  14. بِٱلۡمُتَّقِينَof the righteousbil-mutaqīna

Tafsir

It is not the characteristic of those who truly have faith in Allah and the Day of Judgement to ask the Messenger (peace be upon him)for permission to stay behind from striving for Allah’s sake with their wealth and their selves. Rather, it is their characteristic to rally when they are called to fight, and to strive with their wealth and their persons. Allah knows those among His servants who are Mindful, who do not ask to be excused except for genuine reasons that really prevent them from going with the Messenger.

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