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المنافقون Al-Munafiqun

The Hypocrites 11 verses · Madinah

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Hypocrites Are Liars

63:1

إِذَا جَآءَكَ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقُونَ قَالُوا۟ نَشْهَدُ إِنَّكَ لَرَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنَّكَ لَرَسُولُهُۥ وَٱللَّهُ يَشْهَدُ إِنَّ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ لَكَٰذِبُونَ ۝١

When the hypocrites come to you, they say: “We bear witness that you are most surely Allāh’s Messenger.” Of course, Allāh knows that you are most surely His Messenger, and Allāh bears witness that the hypocrites are surely liars—their tongues testify to a faith which is not in their hearts.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

63:2

ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ أَيْمَٰنَهُمْ جُنَّةًۭ فَصَدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ سَآءَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ۝٢

They make their oaths a shelter to work against Islam and thus turn away from Allāh’s way; surely evil is what they do.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

63:3

ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ءَامَنُوا۟ ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا۟ فَطُبِعَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَفْقَهُونَ ۝٣

That is because they believe, then disbelieve—so a seal is set upon their hearts; therefore, they do not understand.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The Characteristics of Hypocrites

63:4

۞ وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَهُمْ تُعْجِبُكَ أَجْسَامُهُمْ ۖ وَإِن يَقُولُوا۟ تَسْمَعْ لِقَوْلِهِمْ ۖ كَأَنَّهُمْ خُشُبٌۭ مُّسَنَّدَةٌۭ ۖ يَحْسَبُونَ كُلَّ صَيْحَةٍ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ هُمُ ٱلْعَدُوُّ فَٱحْذَرْهُمْ ۚ قَٰتَلَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۖ أَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ ۝٤

(1) They look impressive: And beware of them because when you see them, their personalities will impress you, and when they speak, they will sound so convincing that you will listen to their speech. In reality, they are just like big pieces of wood clad with garments and are very insecure: they consider every cry to be against them. They are the enemy; therefore, beware of them; may Allāh destroy them; whence are they turned back?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

63:5

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا۟ يَسْتَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ لَوَّوْا۟ رُءُوسَهُمْ وَرَأَيْتَهُمْ يَصُدُّونَ وَهُم مُّسْتَكْبِرُونَ ۝٥

(2) They are arrogant: And when it is said to them, “Come to the Messenger so that the Messenger of Allāh may ask forgiveness for you,” they turn their heads away, and you may see them turning away in the state of arrogance.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

63:6

سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَسْتَغْفَرْتَ لَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ لَن يَغْفِرَ ٱللَّهُ لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْفَٰسِقِينَ ۝٦

However, they are so steeped in hypocrisy that it would not make any difference whether you, O Muḥammad, ask forgiveness for them or do not ask forgiveness for them—Allāh will never forgive them; surely Allāh does not guide the transgressing people.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

63:7

هُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ لَا تُنفِقُوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَنْ عِندَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ حَتَّىٰ يَنفَضُّوا۟ ۗ وَلِلَّهِ خَزَآئِنُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ لَا يَفْقَهُونَ ۝٧

They are the ones who say to the inhabitant of Medina: “Do not spend upon those immigrants who are with the Messenger of Allāh until they break up.” Allāh’s are the treasures of the heavens and the earth, but the hypocrites do not understand!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

(3) They don’t give in charity: In one of the military campaigns, a dispute arose between a Muhājir (an immigrant) and one of the Anṣār (an inhabitant of Medina) over the issue of water. ‘Abdullāh bin Ubay, a hypocrite of Medina, seized this moment to incite strife between the Muhājirīn and the Anṣār:

63:8

يَقُولُونَ لَئِن رَّجَعْنَآ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ لَيُخْرِجَنَّ ٱلْأَعَزُّ مِنْهَا ٱلْأَذَلَّ ۚ وَلِلَّهِ ٱلْعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِۦ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ۝٨

They say: “If we return to Medina, the mighty will surely drive out the weaker from there.” Verily to Allāh belongs the might and to His Messenger and the believers, but the hypocrites do not know.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Do not Imitate the Hypocrites

63:9

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تُلْهِكُمْ أَمْوَٰلُكُمْ وَلَآ أَوْلَٰدُكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ ۝٩

O you who believe! Let not your wealth, or your children, divert you from the remembrance of Allāh; and whoever does that, these are indeed the losers.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

63:10

وَأَنفِقُوا۟ مِن مَّا رَزَقْنَٰكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِىَ أَحَدَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ فَيَقُولَ رَبِّ لَوْلَآ أَخَّرْتَنِىٓ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍۢ قَرِيبٍۢ فَأَصَّدَّقَ وَأَكُن مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ۝١٠

And spend out of what We have given you before death comes to one of you, then he will regret, and he would say: “My Lord! If you had only given me respite to a near term, I would have given alms and been of the doers of good deeds?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

63:11

وَلَن يُؤَخِّرَ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهَا ۚ وَٱللَّهُ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ ۝١١

And Allāh does not respite a soul when its appointed term of death has come, and Allāh is Aware of what you do.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)