Surah Ahzab ayat 12 Tafsir Quran 33:12

﴿وَإِذْ يَقُولُ الْمُنَافِقُونَ وَالَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ مَّا وَعَدَنَا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ إِلَّا غُرُورًا﴾
[ الأحزاب: 12]

33:12 And [remember] when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is disease said, "Allah and His Messenger did not promise us except delusion,"

And mention when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is sickness namely weakness of conviction were saying ‘What God and His Messenger promised us of assistance to victory was nothing but delusion’ falsehood.

And there, said the hypocrites and those whose hearts reflected the morbidity inherent in their innermost being: What do you say to this! Allah and His Messenger promised us nothing but deception and delusion

How the Believers were tested, and the Position of the Hypocrites during the Battle of Al-Khandaq Allah tells us what happened when the Confederates surrounded Al-Madinah and the Muslims were besieged and found themselves in straitened circumstances, with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in their midst.
They were tried and tested, and were shaken with a mighty shaking.
At this time hypocrisy emerged, and those in whose hearts was a disease spoke about what they really felt. وَإِذْ يَقُولُ الْمُنَـفِقُونَ وَالَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ مَّا وَعَدَنَا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ إِلاَّ غُرُوراً ( And when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease said: "Allah and His Messenger promised us nothing but delusion!" ) Their hypocrisy became apparent, while the one in whose heart was doubt became weak, and he expressed the ideas that were in his heart because of the weakness of his faith and the difficulty of the situation.
And other people said, as Allah tells us: وَإِذْ قَالَت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنْهُمْ يأَهْلَ .يَثْرِبَ ( And when a party of them said: "O people of Yathrib..." ) meaning Al-Madinah, as it was reported in the Sahih:
«أُرِيتُ فِي الْمَنَامِ دَارَ هِجْرَتِكُمْ، أَرْضٌ بَيْنَ حَرَّتَيْنِ، فَذَهَبَ وَهَلِي أَنَّهَا هَجَرُ فَإِذَا هِيَ يَثْرِب»
( I was shown in a dream the place to which you will migrate, a land between two lava fields.
At first I thought it was Hajar, but it turned out to be Yathrib. ) According to another narration:
«الْمَدِينَة»
( Al-Madinah.
) It was said that the origin of its name Yathrib was that a man settled there from ( the people of ) Al-`Amaliq whose name was Yathrib bin `Ubayd bin Mahlayil bin `Aws bin `Amlaq bin Lawudh bin Iram bin Sam bin Nuh.
This was the view of As-Suhayli.
He said: "And it was narrated from some of them that he said, `It is given eleven names in the Tawrah: Al-Madinah, Tabah, Tayyibah, Al-Miskinah, Al-Jabirah, Al-Muhibbah, Al-Mahbubah, Al-Qasimah, Al-Majburah, Al-`Adhra' and Al-Marhumah."' r لاَ مُقَامَ لَكُمْ ( There is no position for you. ) means, `here, with the Prophet , you cannot stand guard,' فَارْجِعُواْ ( Therefore go back ) means, `to your houses and dwellings'. وَيَسْتَأْذِنُ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُمُ النَّبِىَّ ( And a band of them ask for permission of the Prophet ) Al-`Awfi reported that Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him said, "These were Banu Harithah, who said, `We fear for our homes, that they may be robbed."' This was also stated by others.
Ibn Ishaq mentioned that the one who said this was `Aws bin Qayzi.
They were using as an excuse to go back to their houses the claim that they were lying open and had nothing to protect them from the enemy, so they were afraid for their homes.
But Allah said: وَمَا هِىَ بِعَوْرَةٍ ( And they lay not open. ) meaning, it is not as they claim. إِن يُرِيدُونَ إِلاَّ فِرَاراً ( They but wished to flee. ) means, they wanted to run away from the battlefield.

(33:12) And call to mind when the hypocrites and all those with diseased hearts said: 'All that Allah and His Messenger had promised us *22 was nothing but deceit.'

And [remember] when the hypocrites and those meaning

*22) That is, " Promises to the effect that the believers will get Allah's support and succour and will be helped to attain victory in the end.
"
 

How the Believers were tested, and the Position of the Hypocrites during the Battle of Al-Khandaq Allah tells us what happened when the Confederates surrounded Al-Madinah and the Muslims were besieged and found themselves in straitened circumstances, with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in their midst.
They were tried and tested, and were shaken with a mighty shaking.
At this time hypocrisy emerged, and those in whose hearts was a disease spoke about what they really felt. وَإِذْ يَقُولُ الْمُنَـفِقُونَ وَالَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ مَّا وَعَدَنَا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ إِلاَّ غُرُوراً ( And when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease said: "Allah and His Messenger promised us nothing but delusion!" ) Their hypocrisy became apparent, while the one in whose heart was doubt became weak, and he expressed the ideas that were in his heart because of the weakness of his faith and the difficulty of the situation.
And other people said, as Allah tells us: وَإِذْ قَالَت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنْهُمْ يأَهْلَ .يَثْرِبَ ( And when a party of them said: "O people of Yathrib..." ) meaning Al-Madinah, as it was reported in the Sahih: «أُرِيتُ فِي الْمَنَامِ دَارَ هِجْرَتِكُمْ، أَرْضٌ بَيْنَ حَرَّتَيْنِ، فَذَهَبَ وَهَلِي أَنَّهَا هَجَرُ فَإِذَا هِيَ يَثْرِب» ( I was shown in a dream the place to which you will migrate, a land between two lava fields.
At first I thought it was Hajar, but it turned out to be Yathrib. ) According to another narration: «الْمَدِينَة» ( Al-Madinah.
) It was said that the origin of its name Yathrib was that a man settled there from ( the people of ) Al-`Amaliq whose name was Yathrib bin `Ubayd bin Mahlayil bin `Aws bin `Amlaq bin Lawudh bin Iram bin Sam bin Nuh.
This was the view of As-Suhayli.
He said: "And it was narrated from some of them that he said, `It is given eleven names in the Tawrah: Al-Madinah, Tabah, Tayyibah, Al-Miskinah, Al-Jabirah, Al-Muhibbah, Al-Mahbubah, Al-Qasimah, Al-Majburah, Al-`Adhra' and Al-Marhumah."' r لاَ مُقَامَ لَكُمْ ( There is no position for you. ) means, `here, with the Prophet , you cannot stand guard,' فَارْجِعُواْ ( Therefore go back ) means, `to your houses and dwellings'. وَيَسْتَأْذِنُ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُمُ النَّبِىَّ ( And a band of them ask for permission of the Prophet ) Al-`Awfi reported that Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him said, "These were Banu Harithah, who said, `We fear for our homes, that they may be robbed."' This was also stated by others.
Ibn Ishaq mentioned that the one who said this was `Aws bin Qayzi.
They were using as an excuse to go back to their houses the claim that they were lying open and had nothing to protect them from the enemy, so they were afraid for their homes.
But Allah said: وَمَا هِىَ بِعَوْرَةٍ ( And they lay not open. ) meaning, it is not as they claim. إِن يُرِيدُونَ إِلاَّ فِرَاراً ( They but wished to flee. ) means, they wanted to run away from the battlefield.

( And When the hypocrites ) ’Abdullah Ibn Ubayy Ibn Salul and his host, ( and those in whose hearts is a disease ) doubt and hypocrisy, i.e. Mu’attib Ibn Qushayr and his host, ( were saying: Allah and His messenger promised us naught ) the conquests of lands and the coming of the believers ( but delusion ) falsehood.

And when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease (of doubts) said: "Allah and His Messenger (SAW) promised us nothing but delusions!"

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