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13 Jumada al-awwal 1448 AH Saturday, 24 October 2026
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At-Tawbah 9:120

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مَا كَانَ لِأَهْلِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَعْرَابِ أَن يَتَخَلَّفُوا۟ عَن رَّسُولِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا يَرْغَبُوا۟ بِأَنفُسِهِمْ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ لَا يُصِيبُهُمْ ظَمَأٌ وَلَا نَصَبٌ وَلَا مَخْمَصَةٌ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا يَطَـُٔونَ مَوْطِئًا يَغِيظُ ٱلْكُفَّارَ وَلَا يَنَالُونَ مِنْ عَدُوٍّ نَّيْلًا إِلَّا كُتِبَ لَهُم بِهِۦ عَمَلٌ صَـٰلِحٌ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

It was not [proper] for the people of Madīnah and those surrounding them of the bedouins that they remain behind after [the departure of] the Messenger of Allāh or that they prefer themselves over his self. That is because they are not afflicted by thirst or fatigue or hunger in the cause of Allāh, nor do they tread on any ground that enrages the disbelievers, nor do they inflict upon an enemy any infliction but that it is registered for them as a righteous deed. Indeed, Allāh does not allow to be lost the reward of the doers of good.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

يعاتب تعالى المتخلفين عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في غزوة تبوك ، من أهل المدينة ومن حولها من أحياء العرب ، ورغبتهم بأنفسهم عن مواساته فيما حصل من المشقة ، فإنهم نقصوا أنفسهم من الأجر ؛ لأنهم ( لا يصيبهم ظمأ ) وهو : العطش ( ولا نصب ) وهو : التعب ( ولا مخمصة ) وهي : المجاعة ( ولا يطئون موطئا يغيظ الكفار ) أي : ينزلون منزلا يرهب عدوهم ( ولا ينالون ) منه ظفرا وغلبة عليه إلا كتب الله لهم بهذه الأعمال التي ليست داخلة تحت قدرتهم ، وإنما هي ناشئة عن أفعالهم ، أعمالا صالحة وثوابا جزيلا ( إن الله لا يضيع أجر المحسنين ) كما قال تعالى : ( إنا لا نضيع أجر من أحسن عملا ) [ الكهف : 30 ] .

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