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13 Jumada al-awwal 1448 AH Saturday, 24 October 2026
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At-Tawbah 9:42

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لَوْ كَانَ عَرَضًا قَرِيبًا وَسَفَرًا قَاصِدًا لَّٱتَّبَعُوكَ وَلَـٰكِنۢ بَعُدَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلشُّقَّةُ ۚ وَسَيَحْلِفُونَ بِٱللَّهِ لَوِ ٱسْتَطَعْنَا لَخَرَجْنَا مَعَكُمْ يُهْلِكُونَ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَـٰذِبُونَ

Had it been a near [i.e., easy] gain and a moderate trip, they [i.e., the hypocrites] would have followed you, but distant to them was the journey. And they will swear by Allāh, "If we were able, we would have gone forth with you," destroying themselves [through false oaths], and Allāh knows that indeed they are liars.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

يقول تعالى موبخا للذين تخلفوا عن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - في غزوة تبوك ، وقعدوا عن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - بعد ما استأذنوه في ذلك ، مظهرين أنهم ذوو أعذار ، ولم يكونوا كذلك ، فقال : ( لو كان عرضا قريبا ) قال ابن عباس : غنيمة قريبة ، ( وسفرا قاصدا ) أي : قريبا أيضا ، ( لاتبعوك ) أي : لكانوا جاءوا معك لذلك ، ( ولكن بعدت عليهم الشقة ) أي : المسافة إلى الشام ، ( وسيحلفون بالله ) أي : لكم إذا رجعتم إليهم ( لو استطعنا لخرجنا معكم ) أي : لو لم تكن لنا أعذار لخرجنا معكم ، قال الله تعالى : ( يهلكون أنفسهم والله يعلم إنهم لكاذبون )

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