May Allah pardon you, [O Muhammad]; why did you give them permission [to
remain behind]? [You should not have] until it was evident to you who were
truthful and you knew [who were] the liars.
Those who believe in Allah and the Last Day would not ask permission of
you to be excused from striving with their wealth and their lives. And
Allah is Knowing of those who fear Him.
Only those would ask permission of you who do not believe in Allah and the
Last Day and whose hearts have doubted, and they, in their doubt, are
hesitating.
And if they had intended to go forth, they would have prepared for it
[some] preparation. But Allah disliked their being sent, so He kept them
back, and they were told, "Remain [behind] with those who remain."
Had they gone forth with you, they would not have increased you except in
confusion, and they would have been active among you, seeking [to cause]
you fitnah. And among you are avid listeners to them. And Allah is Knowing
of the wrongdoers.
They had already desired dissension before and had upset matters for you
until the truth came and the ordinance of Allah appeared, while they were
averse.
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. And indeed,
Hell will encompass the disbelievers.
If good befalls you, it distresses them; but if disaster strikes you, they
say, "We took our matter [in hand] before," and turn away while they are
rejoicing.
Say, "Do you await for us except one of the two best things while we await
for you that Allah will afflict you with punishment from Himself or at our
hands? So wait; indeed we, along with you, are waiting."
And what prevents their expenditures from being accepted from them but
that they have disbelieved in Allah and in His Messenger and that they
come not to prayer except while they are lazy and that they do not spend
except while they are unwilling.
So let not their wealth or their children impress you. Allah only intends
to punish them through them in worldly life and that their souls should
depart [at death] while they are disbelievers.
And among them are some who criticize you concerning the [distribution of]
charities. If they are given from them, they approve; but if they are not
given from them, at once they become angry.
If only they had been satisfied with what Allah and His Messenger gave
them and said, "Sufficient for us is Allah ; Allah will give us of His
bounty, and [so will] His Messenger; indeed, we are desirous toward
Allah," [it would have been better for them].
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