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Those who believe in Allah and the Last Day do only give reluctantly. (9:54)
not ask you to excuse them from striving with Do not let their wealth and children impress you.
their wealth and themselves. Allah knows the Allah merely wants to punish them by them dur-
people who guard against evil. (9:44) ing their life in this world and for them to expire
Only those who do not believe in Allah and the while they are disbelievers. (9:55)
Last Day ask you to excuse them. Their hearts are They swear by Allah that they are of your num-
full of doubt and in their doubt they waver to and ber, but they are not of your number. Rather, they
fro. (9:45) are people who are scared. (9:56)
If they had really desired to go out, they would If they could find a bolt-hole, cave or burrow,
have made proper preparations for it, but Allah they would turn and scurry away into it. (9:57)
was averse to their setting out so He held them Among them there are some who find fault with
back and they were told: ‘Stay behind with those you concerning the alms. If they are given some
who stay behind.’ (9:46) of it, they are pleased but if they are not given
If they had gone out among you, they would any, they are angry. (9:58)
have added nothing to you but confusion. They If only they had been pleased with what Allah
would have scurried about amongst you seeking and His Messenger had given them and had said,
to cause conflict between you, and among you ‘Allah is enough for us. Allah will give us of His
there are some who would have listened to them. bounty as will His Messenger. It is to Allah that
Allah knows the wrongdoers. (9:47) we make our plea.’ (9:59)
They have already tried to cause conflict before, Among them are some who insult the Prophet,
and turned things completely upside down for saying he is only an ear. Say, ‘An ear of good for
you, until the truth came and Allah’s command you, believing in Allah and believing in the be-
prevailed even though they detested it. (9:48) lievers, and a mercy for those among you who
Among them are there some who say, ‘Give me believe.’As for those who insult the Messenger of
permission to stay. Do not put temptation in my Allah, they will have a painful punishment.
way.’ Have they not fallen into that very tempta- (9:61)
tion? Hell hems in the disbelievers. (9:49) Do they not know that whoever opposes Allah
If good happens to you it galls them. If a mishap and His Messenger, will have the Fire of Hell, re-
occurs to you, they say, ‘We made our prepara- maining in it timelessly, for ever? That is the great
tions in advance,’ and they turn away rejoicing. disgrace. (9:63)
(9:50) The hypocrites are afraid that a sura may be sent
Say: ‘Nothing can happen to us except what down about them, informing them of what is in
Allah has ordained for us. He is Our Master. It is their hearts. Say: ‘Go on mocking! Allah will ex-
in Allah that the believers should put their trust.’ pose everything you are afraid of.’ (9:64)
(9:51) If you ask them they will say, ‘We were only jok-
Say: ‘What do you await for us except for one of ing and playing around.’ Say: ‘Would you make a
the two best things? But what we await for you is mockery of Allah and of His Signs and of His
for Allah to inflict a punishment on you either di- Messenger? Do not try to excuse yourselves. You
rectly from Himself or at our hands. So wait, we have disbelieved after believing. If one group of
are waiting with you!’ (9:52) you is pardoned, another group will be punished
Say: ‘Whether you give readily or reluctantly, it for being evildoers.’ (9:65-66)
will not be accepted from you. You are people The men and women of the hypocrites are as bad
who are deviators.’ (9:53) as one another. They command what is wrong
Nothing prevents what they give from being ac- and forbid what is right and keep their fists tightly
cepted from them but the fact that they have re- closed. They have forgotten Allah, so He has for-
jected Allah and His Messenger, and that they gotten them. The hypocrites are deviators. (9:67)
only come to prayer lethargically, and that they Allah has promised the men and women of the
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