Surah At-Tawbah — Verse 95
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سَيَحْلِفُونَ بِٱللَّهِ لَكُمْ إِذَا ٱنقَلَبْتُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لِتُعْرِضُوا۟ عَنْهُمْ ۖ فَأَعْرِضُوا۟ عَنْهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ رِجْسٌ ۖ وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
Sayahlifoona billahilakum itha inqalabtum ilayhim lituAAridoo AAanhumfaaAAridoo AAanhum innahum rijsun wama'wahumjahannamu jazaan bima kanoo yaksiboon
Translations of this verse 7
Saheeh International
They will swear by Allāh to you when you return to them that you would leave them alone. So leave them alone; indeed they are evil; and their refuge is Hell as recompense for what they had been earning.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
When you return to them, they will swear to you by God in order to make you leave them alone- so leave them alone: they are loathsome, and Hell will be their home as a reward for their actions-
Marmaduke Pickthall
They will swear by Allah unto you, when ye return unto them, that ye may let them be. Let them be, for lo! they are unclean, and their abode is hell as the reward for what they used to earn.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
They will swear to you by Allah, when ye return to them, that ye may leave them alone. So leave them alone: For they are an abomination, and Hell is their dwelling-place,-a fitting recompense for the (evil) that they did.
Mufti Taqi Usmani
They will swear by Allah before you when you will go back to them, so that you may ignore their misdeeds. So, just ignore them. They are filth, and their abode is Jahannam, a recompense for what they used to do.
Al-Hilali & Khan
They will swear by Allâh to you (Muslims) when you return to them, that you may turn away from them. So turn away from them. Surely, they are Rijs [i.e. Najas (impure) because of their evil deeds], and Hell is their dwelling place - a recompense for that which they used to earn.
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
[9:95] When you return to them they will surely swear to you in the name of Allah that you may leave them alone. So do leave them alone; they are unclean. Hell shall be their home, a recompense for what they did.
Reason for Revelation Asbāb al-Nuzūl
Arabic source: al-Wāḥidī / al-Suyūṭī, via Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies (CC BY 4.0)
قال تعالى: {سَيَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ لَكُمْ إِذَا انْقَلَبْتُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لِتُعْرِضُوا عَنْهُمْ فَأَعْرِضُوا عَنْهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ رِجْسٌ وَمَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ (95)} [التوبة: 95].
210 - عن كعب بن مالك - رضي الله عنه - يقول: لما قدم رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - من تبوك جلس للناس، فلما فعل ذلك جاءه المخلفون فطفقوا يعتذرون إليه، ويحلفون له، وكانوا بضعة وثمانين رجلاً، فقبل منهم رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - علانيتهم، وبايعهم واستغفر لهم، ووكل سرائرهم إلى الله، وصدقته حديثي، فقال كعب: والله ما أنعم الله عليّ من نعمة قط بعد أن هداني للإسلام، أعظم في نفسي من صدق رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم -، أن لا أكون كذبته فأهلك، كما هلك الذين كذبوا، إن الله قال للذين كذبوا حين أنزل الوحي شر ما قال لأحد: {سَيَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ لَكُمْ إِذَا انْقَلَبْتُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لِتُعْرِضُوا عَنْهُمْ فَأَعْرِضُوا عَنْهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ رِجْسٌ وَمَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ (95)} إلى قوله: {فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَرْضَى عَنِ الْقَوْمِ الْفَاسِقِينَ} ¬أخرجه ابن جرير في التفسير: 11/ 3، ورجاله رجال الصحيح، وقد جاء في حديث كعب بن مالك الطويل في تخلفه عن غزوة تبوك وتوبته، شبيهاً من هذا.¥.