Surah Al-Munafiqun Verse 6 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : It is all the same for them whether you ask…

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Translation Transliteration — Surah Al-Munafiqun

سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَسْتَغْفَرْتَ لَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ لَن يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْفَاسِقِينَ ۝٦

🔤 Transliteration

Sawaaa`un `alaihim as taghfarta lahum am lam tastaghfir lahum lany yaghfiral laahu lahum; innal laaha laa yahdil qawmal faasiqeen

📖 Translation (English Meaning)

📖 English Meaning

It is all the same for them whether you ask forgiveness for them or do not ask forgiveness for them; never will Allah forgive them. Indeed, Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.

🌐 Additional reference in Français

📖 Ayah 📜 Tafsir 📚 Al-Waseet 🔤 Ayah (I'rab)

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Translation — Tafsir

Word Meanings:

سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ (Equal upon them): It makes no difference to them; both matters are the same in their outcome.
أَسْتَغْفَرْتَ لَهُمْ (Whether you seek forgiveness for them): Whether you ask Allah to pardon their sins, O Messenger.
لَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ (Allah will never forgive them): Allah will not pardon their sins at all.
الْفَاسِقِينَ (The defiantly disobedient): Those who have persistently rebelled against Allah’s commands and exited the bounds of obedience.

Explanation of the Verse:

O Messenger of Allah, it is completely equal in the sight of these hypocrites whether you ask Allah to forgive their sins or you do not ask for them. Allah will never forgive them, because they have entrenched themselves in disbelief and persisted in sin and transgression until their hearts became sealed. Their outward actions contradict their inner reality, and their repentance is not genuine. Allah, the Exalted, does not guide to the path of faith and righteousness those who have chosen to rebel against His commands, persist in disobedience, and refuse to return to Him with sincere hearts. Their fate is sealed by their own choices, not by any deficiency in Allah’s mercy — for His mercy is vast, but it is reserved for those who turn to Him in truth.

A Da'wah Reflection:

This verse carries a profound lesson for every believer: the door of repentance is open, but it requires sincerity and a genuine turning back to Allah. Do not let your heart become hardened by repeated sin, for the hypocrites of old lost the opportunity of forgiveness because they persisted in their rebellion while claiming faith. Yet, Allah’s mercy is so immense that He forgives all sins for those who sincerely repent before death. Let this verse be a warning against complacency in sin, and a motivation to rush toward Allah with a humble, truthful heart — for He accepts those who return to Him, and He loves those who purify themselves. The believer’s greatest treasure is a living heart that fears Allah and hopes in His mercy, never despairing of His forgiveness while still breathing.

📜 Verse 4-8 — Surah Al-Munafiqun

4۞ وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَهُمْ تُعْجِبُكَ أَجْسَامُهُمْ ۖ وَإِن يَقُولُوا تَسْمَعْ لِقَوْلِهِمْ ۖ كَأَنَّهُمْ خُشُبٌ مُّسَنَّدَةٌ ۖ يَحْسَبُونَ كُلَّ صَيْحَةٍ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ هُمُ الْعَدُوُّ فَاحْذَرْهُمْ ۚ قَاتَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ ۖ أَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ

And when you see them, their forms please you, and if they speak, you listen to their speech. [They are] as if they were pieces of wood propped up - they think that every shout is against them. They are the enemy, so beware of them. May Allah destroy them; how are they deluded?

5وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا يَسْتَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ لَوَّوْا رُءُوسَهُمْ وَرَأَيْتَهُمْ يَصُدُّونَ وَهُم مُّسْتَكْبِرُونَ

And when it is said to them, "Come, the Messenger of Allah will ask forgiveness for you," they turn their heads aside and you see them evading while they are arrogant.

6سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَسْتَغْفَرْتَ لَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ لَن يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْفَاسِقِينَ

It is all the same for them whether you ask forgiveness for them or do not ask forgiveness for them; never will Allah forgive them. Indeed, Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.

7هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ لَا تُنفِقُوا عَلَىٰ مَنْ عِندَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ حَتَّىٰ يَنفَضُّوا ۗ وَلِلَّهِ خَزَائِنُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَٰكِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ لَا يَفْقَهُونَ

They are the ones who say, "Do not spend on those who are with the Messenger of Allah until they disband." And to Allah belongs the depositories of the heavens and the earth, but the hypocrites do not understand.

8يَقُولُونَ لَئِن رَّجَعْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ لَيُخْرِجَنَّ الْأَعَزُّ مِنْهَا الْأَذَلَّ ۚ وَلِلَّهِ الْعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَٰكِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

They say, "If we return to al-Madinah, the more honored [for power] will surely expel therefrom the more humble." And to Allah belongs [all] honor, and to His Messenger, and to the believers, but the hypocrites do not know.

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Surah Al-Munafiqun Verse 6 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : It is all the same for them whether you ask…

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