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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

An-Nisa 4:81

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وَيَقُولُونَ طَاعَةٌ فَإِذَا بَرَزُوا۟ مِنْ عِندِكَ بَيَّتَ طَآئِفَةٌ مِّنْهُمْ غَيْرَ ٱلَّذِى تَقُولُ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ يَكْتُبُ مَا يُبَيِّتُونَ ۖ فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ وَكِيلًا

And they say, "[We pledge] obedience." But when they leave you, a group of them spend the night determining to do other than what you say. But Allāh records what they plan by night. So leave them alone and rely upon Allāh. And sufficient is Allāh as Disposer of affairs.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

ويُظْهر هؤلاء المعرضون -وهم في مجلس رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم- طاعتهم للرسول وما جاء به، فإذا ابتعدوا عنه وانصرفوا عن مجلسه، دبَّر جماعة منهم ليلا غير ما أعلنوه من الطاعة، وما علموا أن الله يحصي عليهم ما يدبرون، وسيجازيهم عليه أتم الجزاء، فتول عنهم -أيها الرسول- ولا تبال بهم، فإنهم لن يضروك، وتوكل على الله، وحسبك به وليّاً وناصرًا.

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