They swear by Allah that they did not say [anything against the Prophet]
while they had said the word of disbelief and disbelieved after their
[pretense of] Islam and planned that which they were not to attain. And
they were not resentful except [for the fact] that Allah and His Messenger
had enriched them of His bounty. So if they repent, it is better for them;
but if they turn away, Allah will punish them with a painful punishment in
this world and the Hereafter. And there will not be for them on earth any
protector or helper.
And among them are those who made a covenant with Allah, [saying], "If He
should give us from His bounty, we will surely spend in charity, and we
will surely be among the righteous."
So He penalized them with hypocrisy in their hearts until the Day they
will meet Him - because they failed Allah in what they promised Him and
because they [habitually] used to lie.
Those who criticize the contributors among the believers concerning
[their] charities and [criticize] the ones who find nothing [to spend]
except their effort, so they ridicule them - Allah will ridicule them, and
they will have a painful punishment.
Ask forgiveness for them, [O Muhammad], or do not ask forgiveness for
them. If you should ask forgiveness for them seventy times - never will
Allah forgive them. That is because they disbelieved in Allah and His
Messenger, and Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.
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