Tafsir

The Hypocrites rely on False, Misguided Excuses`Abdullah bin `Umar said, "During the battle of Tabuk, a man was sitting in a gathering and said, `I have never seen like these reciters of ours! They have the hungriest stomachs, the most lying tongues and are the most cowardice in battle.' A man in the Masjid said, `You lie. You are a hypocrite, and I will surely inform the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. ' This statement was conveyed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and also a part of the Qur'an was revealed about it."' `Abdullah bin `Umar said, "I have seen that man afterwards holding onto the shoulders of the Messenger's camel while stones were falling on him, declaring, `O Allah's Messenger!

We were only engaged in idle talk and jesting,' while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was reciting,أَبِاللَّهِ وَءَايَـتِهِ وَرَسُولِهِ كُنتُمْ تَسْتَهْزِءُونَ("Was it at Allah, and His Ayat and His Messenger that you were mocking") 9:65."' Allah said,لاَ تَعْتَذِرُواْ قَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ بَعْدَ إِيمَـنِكُمْ(Make no excuse; you disbelieved after you had believed.) on account of your statement and mocking,إِن نَّعْفُ عَن طَآئِفَةٍ مِّنْكُمْ نُعَذِّبْ طَآئِفَةً(If We pardon some of you, We will punish others among you) for not all of you will be forgiven, some will have to taste the torment,بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُواْ مُجْرِمِينَ(because they were criminals), they were criminals because of this terrible, sinful statement.

Announced in verse 64: إِنَّ اللَّـهَ مُخْرِ‌جٌ مَّا تَحْذَرُ‌ونَ (Allah is surely to bring out what you are afraid of) is the news that Allah will expose their conspiracy and mischief. One such event came to pass while returning from the battle of Tabuk when some hypocrites had conspired to kill the Messenger of Allah. Allah Almighty informed him about the plan through angel Jibra'il (علیہ السلام) helping him to bypass the spot where the hypocrites were sitting in ambush. (Mazhari with reference to al-Baghawi)And Sayyidna ` Ibn ` Abbas ؓ says that Allah Ta` ala had in-formed the Holy Prophet al about the names of seventy hypocrites complete with their parentage and addresses. But, being the universal mercy, he did not disclose these before his people. (Mazhari)

لا تعتذروا -معشر المنافقين- فلا جدوى مِن اعتذاركم، قد كفرتم بهذا المقال الذي استهزأتم به، إن نعف عن جماعة منكم طلبت العفو وأخلصت في توبتها، نعذب جماعة أخرى بسبب إجرامهم بهذه المقالة الفاجرة الخاطئة.

وقوله : ( لا تعتذروا قد كفرتم بعد إيمانكم ) أي : بهذا المقال الذي استهزأتم به ( إن نعف عن طائفة منكم نعذب طائفة ) أي : لا يعفى عن جميعكم ، ولا بد من عذاب بعضكم ، ( بأنهم كانوا مجرمين ) أي : مجرمين بهذه المقالة الفاجرة الخاطئة .