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hypocrites and disbelievers the Fire of Hell, re- Allah and His Messenger. Allah does not guide
maining in it timelessly, for ever. It will suffice deviant people. (9:80)
them. Allah has cursed them. They will have Those who were left behind were glad to stay be-
everlasting punishment. (9:68) hind the Messenger of Allah. They did not want
Like those (hypocrites and disbelievers) before to strive with their wealth and themselves in the
you who had greater strength than you and more Way of Allah. They said, ‘Do not go out to fight
wealth and children. They enjoyed their portion; in the heat.’ Say: ‘The Fire of Hell is much hotter,
so enjoy your portion as those before you en- if they only understood.’ (9:81)
joyed theirs. You have plunged into defamation Let them laugh little and weep much, in repay-
as they plunged into it. The actions of such peo- ment for what they have earned. (9:82)
ple come to nothing in this world or the here- If Allah returns you to a group of them, and they
after. They are the lost. (9:69) ask you for permission to go out, say, ‘You will
O Prophet, strive against the disbelievers and never go out with me, nor will you ever fight an
hypocrites and be harsh with them. Their shelter enemy with me. You were happy to stay behind
will be Hell. What an evil destination! (9:73) the first time, so stay behind with those who are
They swear by Allah that they said nothing, but left behind.’ (9:83)
they definitely spoke the word of disbelief and Never pray over any of them who die or stand at
returned to disbelief after their Islam. They their graves. They rejected Allah and His
planned something which they did not achieve Messenger and died as deviators. (9:84)
and they were vindictive for no other cause than Do not let their wealth and their children impress
that Allah and His Messenger had enriched them you. Allah merely wants to punish them by them
from His bounty. If they were to repent, it would in this world, and for them to expire while they
be better for them. But if they turn away, Allah are disbelievers. (9:85)
will punish them with a painful punishment in When a sura is sent down saying: ‘Believe in
this world and the hereafter, and they will not Allah and strive together with His Messenger,’
find any protector or helper on the earth. (9:74) those among them with wealth will ask you to
Among them there were some who made an excuse them, saying, ‘Let us remain with those
agreement with Allah: ‘If He gives us of His who stay behind.’ (9:86)
bounty we will definitely give charity and be They are pleased to be with those who stay be-
among the righteous.’ But when He does give hind. Their hearts have been stamped so they do
them of His bounty they are tight-fisted with it not understand. (9:87)
and turn away, so He has punished them by put- The desert arabs came with their excuses asking
ting hypocrisy in their hearts until the day they for permission to stay, and those who lied to
meet Him because they failed Allah in what they Allah and His Messenger stayed behind. A
promised Him and because they lied. (9:75-77) painful punishment will afflict those among them
Do they not know that Allah knows their secrets who disbelieve. (9:90)
and their private talk, and that Allah is the There are only grounds against those who ask
Knower of all unseen things? (9:78) you for permission to stay when they are rich.
As for the people who find fault with those be- They were pleased to be among those who were
lievers who give charity spontaneously, and with left behind. Allah has sealed up their hearts so
those who can find nothing to give but their own they do not know. (9:93)
effort, and deride them, Allah derides them. They They will make excuses to you when you return
will have a painful punishment. (9:79) to them. Say: ‘Do not make excuses, we will not
You can ask forgiveness for them, or not ask for- believe you. Allah has already informed us about
giveness for them. Even if you asked forgiveness you. Allah will see your actions, as will His
for them seventy times, Allah still would not for- Messenger. Then you will be returned to the
give them. That is because they have rejected Knower of the Unseen and the Visible, and He
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