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At-Tawbah 93

Ayah 93 of 129 · Medinan

۞ إِنَّمَا ٱلسَّبِيلُ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَسۡتَـٔۡذِنُونَكَ وَهُمۡ أَغۡنِيَآءُۚ رَضُواْ بِأَن يَكُونُواْ مَعَ ٱلۡخَوَالِفِ وَطَبَعَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ فَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ٩٣

The cause [for blame] is only upon those who ask permission of you while they are rich. They are satisfied to be with those who stay behind, and Allāh has sealed over their hearts, so they do not know.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ۞ إِنَّمَاOnlyinnamā
  2. ٱلسَّبِيلُthe way (blame)l-sabīlu
  3. عَلَى(is) onʿalā
  4. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  5. يَسۡتَـٔۡذِنُونَكَask your permissionyastadhinūnaka
  6. وَهُمۡwhile theywahum
  7. أَغۡنِيَآءُۚ(are) richaghniyāu
  8. رَضُواْThey (are) satisfiedraḍū
  9. بِأَنtobi-an
  10. يَكُونُواْbeyakūnū
  11. مَعَwithmaʿa
  12. ٱلۡخَوَالِفِthose who stay behindl-khawālifi
  13. وَطَبَعَand Allah sealedwaṭabaʿa
  14. ٱللَّهُand Allah sealedl-lahu
  15. عَلَىٰ[on]ʿalā
  16. قُلُوبِهِمۡtheir heartsqulūbihim
  17. فَهُمۡso theyfahum
  18. لَا(do) notlā
  19. يَعۡلَمُونَknowyaʿlamūna

Tafsir

There will only be punishment and blame on those who ask you, O Messenger, for permission to remain behind from striving while they are able to do so, due to their having the means to equip themselves. They are pleased with disgrace and humiliation for themselves by staying behind with those who remain behind at home. Allah has sealed their hearts so they are not affected by any warning. Because of this, they do not know where their best interests lie, so they can choose that; or where there is harm, so they can avoid it.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran