Surah At-Tawbah Verse 94 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : They will make excuses to you when you have returned…

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Translation Transliteration — At-Tawbah

يَعْتَذِرُونَ إِلَيْكُمْ إِذَا رَجَعْتُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ قُل لَّا تَعْتَذِرُوا لَن نُّؤْمِنَ لَكُمْ قَدْ نَبَّأَنَا اللَّهُ مِنْ أَخْبَارِكُمْ ۚ وَسَيَرَى اللَّهُ عَمَلَكُمْ وَرَسُولُهُ ثُمَّ تُرَدُّونَ إِلَىٰ عَالِمِ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ۝٩٤

🔤 Transliteration

ya`taziroona ilaikum izaa raja`tum ilaihim; qul laa ta`taziroo lan nu`mina lakum qad nabba annal laahu min akhbaarikum; wa sa yaral laahu `amalakum wa Rasooluhoo suma turaddoona ilaa `Aalimil Ghaibi washshahaadati fa yunabbi`ukum bimaa kuntum ta`maloon

📖 Translation (English Meaning)

📖 English Meaning

They will make excuses to you when you have returned to them. Say, "Make no excuse - never will we believe you. Allah has already informed us of your news. And Allah will observe your deeds, and [so will] His Messenger; then you will be taken back to the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, and He will inform you of what you used to do."

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Translation — Tafsir

Word Meanings:

"Ta'dhir" (يعتذرون): Offering excuses and justifications for one's failure to act.
"Nabba'ana" (نبأنا): Informed us, made known to us.
"Al-Ghayb wa al-Shahadah" (الغيب والشهادة): The unseen and the witnessed — that which is hidden from creation and that which is visible to them.

Tafsir (Explanation):

When you, O believers, return from your expedition (Tabuk), the hypocrites who stayed behind will come to you with fabricated excuses, trying to justify their failure to join you in jihad. They will swear by Allah that they had valid reasons, hoping to win your acceptance and silence your reproach.

But Allah commands His Messenger to respond to them: "Do not offer your excuses — we will never believe you. Allah has already informed us of the truth about you and your deception. Your words contradict your hearts, and your claims are exposed."

Then comes a profound warning and a call to reflection: "Allah and His Messenger will observe your deeds." This means that the Prophet ﷺ and the believers will see the reality of your actions — whether you repent sincerely from your hypocrisy or persist in your falsehood. Your condition will become manifest, and the truth about you will be known among people.

And ultimately, after death, you will all be returned to the One who knows everything — the hidden and the apparent, the secret and the public. Nothing escapes His knowledge. On that Day, He will inform you of all that you used to do, and you will be recompensed accordingly — with justice if you persisted in evil, or with mercy if you turned back in sincere repentance.

A Call to Reflection and Repentance:

This verse carries a timeless message for every soul: Allah sees what we conceal and what we reveal. No excuse can hide the truth from Him, and no deception can last forever. The hypocrites tried to deceive the believers with their words, but Allah exposed them.

Dear reader, let this be a moment of self-accountability. Before you offer excuses to people, remember that Allah knows your true intentions. The door of repentance is always open — do not delay it. Turn to Allah sincerely, for He accepts the repentance of those who return to Him with truthful hearts. The One who knows all secrets is also the Most Merciful, and He loves those who repent and purify themselves.

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📜 Verse 92-96 — At-Tawbah

92وَلَا عَلَى الَّذِينَ إِذَا مَا أَتَوْكَ لِتَحْمِلَهُمْ قُلْتَ لَا أَجِدُ مَا أَحْمِلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ تَوَلَّوا وَّأَعْيُنُهُمْ تَفِيضُ مِنَ الدَّمْعِ حَزَنًا أَلَّا يَجِدُوا مَا يُنفِقُونَ

Nor [is there blame] upon those who, when they came to you that you might give them mounts, you said, "I can find nothing for you to ride upon." They turned back while their eyes overflowed with tears out of grief that they could not find something to spend [for the cause of Allah].

93۞ إِنَّمَا السَّبِيلُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَكَ وَهُمْ أَغْنِيَاءُ ۚ رَضُوا بِأَن يَكُونُوا مَعَ الْخَوَالِفِ وَطَبَعَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

The cause [for blame] is only upon those who ask permission of you while they are rich. They are satisfied to be with those who stay behind, and Allah has sealed over their hearts, so they do not know.

94يَعْتَذِرُونَ إِلَيْكُمْ إِذَا رَجَعْتُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ قُل لَّا تَعْتَذِرُوا لَن نُّؤْمِنَ لَكُمْ قَدْ نَبَّأَنَا اللَّهُ مِنْ أَخْبَارِكُمْ ۚ وَسَيَرَى اللَّهُ عَمَلَكُمْ وَرَسُولُهُ ثُمَّ تُرَدُّونَ إِلَىٰ عَالِمِ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

95سَيَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ لَكُمْ إِذَا انقَلَبْتُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لِتُعْرِضُوا عَنْهُمْ ۖ فَأَعْرِضُوا عَنْهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ رِجْسٌ ۖ وَمَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ

They will swear by Allah to you when you return to them that you would leave them alone. So leave them alone; indeed they are evil; and their refuge is Hell as recompense for what they had been earning.

96يَحْلِفُونَ لَكُمْ لِتَرْضَوْا عَنْهُمْ ۖ فَإِن تَرْضَوْا عَنْهُمْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَرْضَىٰ عَنِ الْقَوْمِ الْفَاسِقِينَ

They swear to you so that you might be satisfied with them. But if you should be satisfied with them - indeed, Allah is not satisfied with a defiantly disobedient people.

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Surah At-Tawbah Verse 94 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : They will make excuses to you when you have returned…

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