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At-Tawbah 49

Ayah 49 of 129 · Medinan

وَمِنۡهُم مَّن يَقُولُ ٱئۡذَن لِّي وَلَا تَفۡتِنِّيٓۚ أَلَا فِي ٱلۡفِتۡنَةِ سَقَطُواْۗ وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمُحِيطَةُۢ بِٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ ٤٩

And among them is he who says, "Permit me [to remain at home] and do not put me to trial." Unquestionably, into trial they have fallen.1 And indeed, Hell will encompass the disbelievers.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 By avoiding their obligation, they fell into destruction.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمِنۡهُمAnd among themwamin'hum
  2. مَّن(is he) whoman
  3. يَقُولُsaysyaqūlu
  4. ٱئۡذَنGrant me leavei'dhan
  5. لِّيGrant me leavelī
  6. وَلَاand (do) notwalā
  7. تَفۡتِنِّيٓۚput me to trialtaftinnī
  8. أَلَاSurelyalā
  9. فِيinfī
  10. ٱلۡفِتۡنَةِthe triall-fit'nati
  11. سَقَطُواْۗthey have fallensaqaṭū
  12. وَإِنَّAnd indeedwa-inna
  13. جَهَنَّمَHelljahannama
  14. لَمُحِيطَةُۢ(will) surely surroundlamuḥīṭatun
  15. بِٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَthe disbelieversbil-kāfirīna

Tafsir

Among the hypocrites were those who used various excuses, asking the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to permit them to stay behind from fighting, for fear of being tested by the women of the Roman enemy and hence falling into sin. But they fell into a greater sin than the one they claimed they feared: the sin of hypocrisy, and staying behind. On the Day of Judgement, Hell will surround the disbelievers, none of them escaping it or getting away from it.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran