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At-Tawbah 46

Ayah 46 of 129 · Medinan

۞ وَلَوۡ أَرَادُواْ ٱلۡخُرُوجَ لَأَعَدُّواْ لَهُۥ عُدَّةٗ وَلَٰكِن كَرِهَ ٱللَّهُ ٱنۢبِعَاثَهُمۡ فَثَبَّطَهُمۡ وَقِيلَ ٱقۡعُدُواْ مَعَ ٱلۡقَٰعِدِينَ ٤٦

And if they had intended to go forth, they would have prepared for it [some] preparation. But Allāh disliked their being sent, so He kept them back, and they were told, "Remain [behind] with those who remain."1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., the women and children.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ۞ وَلَوۡAnd ifwalaw
  2. أَرَادُواْthey had wishedarādū
  3. ٱلۡخُرُوجَ(to) go forthl-khurūja
  4. لَأَعَدُّواْsurely they (would) have preparedla-aʿaddū
  5. لَهُۥfor itlahu
  6. عُدَّةٗ(some) preparationʿuddatan
  7. وَلَٰكِنButwalākin
  8. كَرِهَAllah dislikedkariha
  9. ٱللَّهُAllah dislikedl-lahu
  10. ٱنۢبِعَاثَهُمۡtheir being sentinbiʿāthahum
  11. فَثَبَّطَهُمۡso He made them lag behindfathabbaṭahum
  12. وَقِيلَand it was saidwaqīla
  13. ٱقۡعُدُواْSituq'ʿudū
  14. مَعَwithmaʿa
  15. ٱلۡقَٰعِدِينَthose who sitl-qāʿidīna

Tafsir

If they had been telling the truth in their claim that they wanted to go out with the Messenger (peace be upon him), striving for the sake of Allah, they would have made preparations for it; but Allah did not want them to go with the Prophet, and stopped them from doing so. They were disgraced because they were told to stay behind with those who were ordered to stay behind, such as the women, children and the sick.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran