Surah Tawbah ayat 74 Tafsir Quran 9:74

﴿يَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ مَا قَالُوا وَلَقَدْ قَالُوا كَلِمَةَ الْكُفْرِ وَكَفَرُوا بَعْدَ إِسْلَامِهِمْ وَهَمُّوا بِمَا لَمْ يَنَالُوا ۚ وَمَا نَقَمُوا إِلَّا أَنْ أَغْنَاهُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ ۚ فَإِن يَتُوبُوا يَكُ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ ۖ وَإِن يَتَوَلَّوْا يُعَذِّبْهُمُ اللَّهُ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ ۚ وَمَا لَهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ مِن وَلِيٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ﴾
[ التوبة: 74]

9:74 They swear by Allah that they did not say [anything against the Prophet] while they had said the word of disbelief and disbelieved after their [pretense of] Islam and planned that which they were not to attain. And they were not resentful except [for the fact] that Allah and His Messenger had enriched them of His bounty. So if they repent, it is better for them; but if they turn away, Allah will punish them with a painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter. And there will not be for them on earth any protector or helper.

They the hypocrites swear by God that they said nothing of the defamation that has reached you as being from them; but they did indeed say the word of disbelief and did disbelieve after their submission to God they did indeed manifest disbelief after having manifested submission to God. And they purposed that which they never attained in the way of assassinating the Prophet on the night of al-‘Aqaba upon his return from Tabūk — there were about ten to twenty of them and ‘Ammār b. Yāsir struck the faces of their riding camels when they came against him and were thus repulsed; and they were only spiteful they detested that God and His Messenger should have enriched them of His bounty by way of spoils when they had been in dire need the meaning is that this was all that they attained from him which is nothing to be spiteful about. So if they repent of hypocrisy and believe in you it will be better for them; but if they turn away from belief God will chastise them with a painful chastisement in this world by having them killed and in the Hereafter in the Fire and they have none on earth as protector to guard them from Him or helper to defend them.

They swear to you they never spoke slander against you, when in fact they uttered in a proud and unreserved manner the word emblematic of infidelity, and turned renegades. They meditated mischief featured in their plan to kill you on returning from battle* field, but their attempt upon your life utterly failed. And instead of impelling themselves to gratitude and gratefulness for your presence –in Madina which made Heaven endow them with prosperity, justice and suppression of selfishness; they attempted to avenge Allahs grace by returning evil for good. Nonetheless, if they return to their senses and in lowliest plight repentant stand, it will be to their advantage. But should they turn away and counsel deaf, Allah shall put thorn to the torment here and Hereafter, and no friend on earth nor a protector shall they find

The Order for Jihad against the Disbelievers and Hypocrites Allah commanded His Messenger to strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and to be harsh against them.
Allah also commanded him to be merciful with the believers who followed him, informing him that the destination of the disbelievers and hypocrites is the Fire in the Hereafter.
Ibn Mas`ud commented on Allah's statement, جَـهِدِ الْكُفَّـرَ وَالْمُنَـفِقِينَ ( Strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites ) "With the hand, or at least have a stern face with them." Ibn `Abbas said, "Allah commanded the Prophet to fight the disbelievers with the sword, to strive against the hypocrites with the tongue and annulled lenient treatment of them." Ad-Dahhak commented, "Perform Jihad against the disbelievers with the sword and be harsh with the hypocrites with words, and this is the Jihad performed against them." Similar was said by Muqatil and Ar-Rabi`.
Al-Hasan and Qatadah said, "Striving against them includes establishing the ( Islamic Penal ) Law of equality against them." In combining these statements, we could say that Allah causes punishment of the disbelievers and hypocrites with all of these methods in various conditions and situations, and Allah knows best. Reason behind revealing Ayah 9:74 Al-Amawi said in his Book on Battles, "Muhammad bin Ishaq narrated that Az-Zuhri said that `Abdur-Rahman bin `Abdullah bin Ka`b bin Malik narrated from his father, from his grandfather that he said, `Among the hypocrites who lagged behind from battle and concerning whom the Qur'an was revealed, was Al-Julas bin Suwayd bin As-Samit, who was married to the mother of `Umayr bin Sa`d.
`Umayr was under the care of Al-Julas.
When the Qur'an was revealed about the hypocrites, exposing their practices, Al-Julas said, `By Allah! If this man ( Muhammad ) is saying the truth, then we are worse than donkeys.' `Umayr bin Sa`d heard him and said, `By Allah, O Julas! You are the dearest person to me, has the most favor on me and I would hate that harm should touch you, more than I do concerning anyone else! You have uttered a statement that if I exposed, will expose you, but if I hide, it will destroy me.
One of them is a lesser evil than the other.' So `Umayr went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and told him what Al-Julas said.
On realizing this, Al-Julas went to the Prophet and swore by Allah that he did not say what `Umayr bin Sa`d conveyed he said.
`He lied on me,' Al-Julas said.
Allah sent in his case this verse, يَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ مَا قَالُواْ وَلَقَدْ قَالُواْ كَلِمَةَ الْكُفْرِ وَكَفَرُواْ بَعْدَ إِسْلَـمِهِمْ ( They swear by Allah that they said nothing (bad ), but really they said the word of disbelief, and they disbelieved after accepting Islam) until the end of Ayah.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ conveyed this Ayah to Al-Julas, who, they claim, repented and his repentance was sincere, prompting him to refrain from hypocrisy."' Imam Abu Ja`far Ibn Jarir recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting under the shade of a tree when he said,
«إِنَّهُ سَيَأْتِيكُمْ إِنْسَانٌ فَيَنْظُرُ إِلَيْكُمْ بِعَيْنَيِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِذَا جَاءَ فَلَا تُكَلِّمُوه»
( A man will now come and will look to you through the eyes of a devil.
When he comes, do not talk to him. )' A man who looked as if he was blue ( so dark ) came and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ summoned him and said,
«عَلَامَ تَشْتُمُنِي أَنْتَ وَأَصْحَابُك»
( Why do you curse me, you and your companions ) That man went and brought his friends and they swore by Allah that they did nothing of the sort, and the Prophet pardoned them.
Allah, the Exalted and Most Honored revealed this verse, يَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ مَا قَالُواْ ( They swear by Allah that they said nothing (bad )...) Hypocrites try to kill the Prophet Allah said next, وَهَمُّواْ بِمَا لَمْ يَنَالُواْ ( and they resolved that which they were unable to carry out ) It was said that this Ayah was revealed about Al-Julas bin Suwayd, who tried to kill his wife's son when he said he would inform the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about Al-Julas' statement we mentioned earlier.
It was also said that it was revealed in the case of `Abdullah bin Ubayy who plotted to kill the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
As-Suddi said, "This verse was revealed about some men who wanted to crown `Abdullah bin Ubayy even if the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not agree.
,It was reported that some hypocrites plotted to kill the Prophet , while he was at the battle of Tabuk, riding one night.
They were a group of more than ten men.
Ad-Dahhak said, "This Ayah was revealed about them." In his book, Dala'il An-Nubuwah, Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr Al-Bayhaqi recorded that Hudhayfah bin Al-Yaman said, "I was holding the bridle of the Messenger's ﷺ camel while `Ammar was leading it, or vise versa.
When we reached Al-`Aqabah, twelve riders intercepted the Prophet .
When I alerted the Messenger ﷺ, he shouted at them and they all ran away.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked us,
«هَلْ عَرَفْتُمُ الْقَوْمَ؟»
( Did you know who they were ) We said, `No, O Allah's Messenger! They had masks However, we know their horses.' He said,
«هؤُلَاءِ الْمُنَافِقُونَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَهَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا أَرَادُوا؟»
( They are the hypocrites until the Day of Resurrection.
Do you know what they intended ) We said, `No.' He said,
«أَرَادُوا أَنْ يُزَاحِمُوا رَسُولَ اِلله فِي الْعَقَبَةِ فَيَلْقُوهُ مِنْهَا»
( They wanted to mingle with the Messenger of Allah and throw him from the `Aqabah (to the valley ).) We said, `O Allah's Messenger! Should you ask their tribes to send the head of each one of them to you' He said,
«لَا.
أَكْرَهُ أَنْ تَتَحَدَّثَ الْعَرَبُ بَيْنَهَا أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا قَاتَلَ بِقَومٍ حَتَّى إِذَا أَظْهَرَهُ اللهُ بِهِمْ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِقَتْلِهِمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللّهُمَّ ارْمِهِمْ بِالدُّبَيْلَة»
( No, for I hate that the Arabs should say that Muhammad used some people in fighting and when Allah gave him victory with their help, he commanded that they be killed. ) He then said, ( O Allah! Throw the Dubaylah at them. ) We asked, `What is the Dubaylah, O Allah's Messenger' He said,
«شِهَابٌ مِنْ نَارٍ يَقَعُ عَلَى نِيَاطِ قَلْبِ أَحَدِهِمْ فَيَهْلِك»
( A missile of fire that falls on the heart of one of them and brings about his demise. )" Abu At-Tufayl said, "Once, there was a dispute between Hudhayfah and another man, who asked him, `I ask you by Allah, how many were the Companions of Al-`Aqabah' The people said to Hudhayfah, `Tell him, for he asked you.' Hudhayfah said, `We were told that they were fourteen men, unless you were one of them, then the number is fifteen! I testify by Allah that twelve of them are at war with Allah and His Messenger in this life and when the witness comes forth for witness.
Three of them were pardoned, for they said, `We did not hear the person whom the Messenger ﷺ sent to announce something, and we did not know what the people had plotted,' for the Prophet had been walking when he said,
«إِنَّ الْمَاءَ قَلِيلٌ فَلَا يَسْبِقْنِي إِلَيْهِ أَحَد»
( Water is scarce, so none among you should reach it before me. ) When he found that some people had reached it before him, he cursed them."' `Ammar bin Yasir narrated in a Hadith collected by Muslim, that Hudhayfah said to him that the Prophet said,
«فِي أَصْحَابِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ مُنَافِقًا لَا يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ وَلَا يَجِدُونَ رِيحَهَا حَتَّى يَلِجَ الْجَمَلُ فِي سَمِّ الْخِيَاطِ: ثَمَانِيَةٌ مِنْهُمْ تَكْفِيكَهُمُ الدُّبَيْلَةُ سِرَاجٌ مِنْ نَارٍ يَظْهَرُ بَيْنَ أَكْتَافِهِمْ حَتَّى يَنْجُمَ فِي صُدُورِهِم»
( Among my Companions are twelve hypocrites who will never enter Paradise or find its scent, until the camel enters the thread of the needle.
Eight of them will be struck by the Dubaylah, which is a missile made of fire that appears between their shoulders and pierces their chest. ) This is why Hudhayfah was called the holder of the secret, for he knew who these hypocrites were, since the Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave their names to him and none else.
Allah said next, وَمَا نَقَمُواْ إِلاَ أَنْ أَغْنَاهُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ ( and they could not find any cause to do so except that Allah and His Messenger had enriched them of His bounty. ) This Ayah means, the Messenger ﷺ did not commit an error against them, other than that Allah has enriched them on account of the Prophet's blessed and honorable mission! And had Allah guided them to what the Prophet came with, they would have experienced its delight completely.
The Prophet once said to the Ansar,
«أَلَمْ أَجِدْكُمْ ضُلَّالًا فَهَدَاكُمُ اللهُ بِي، وَكُنْتُمْ مُتَفَرِقِينَ فَأَلَّفَكُمُ اللهُ بِي، وَعَالَةً فَأَغْنَاكُمُ اللهُ بِي»
( Have I not found you misguided and Allah guided you through me, divided and Allah united you through me, and poor and Allah enriched you through me ) Whenever the Messenger asked them a question, they replied, "Allah and His Messenger have granted the favor." This type of statement, وَمَا نَقَمُواْ مِنْهُمْ إِلاَّ أَن يُؤْمِنُواْ بِاللَّهِ ( And they had no fault except that they believed in Allah... ), is uttered when there is no wrong committed.
Allah called the hypocrites to repent, فَإِن يَتُوبُواْ يَكُ خَيْراً لَّهُمْ وَإِن يَتَوَلَّوْا يُعَذِّبْهُمُ اللَّهُ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا فِى الدُّنْيَا وَالاٌّخِرَةِ ( If then they repent, it will be better for them, but if they turn away; Allah will punish them with a painful torment in this worldly life and in the Hereafter. ) The Ayah says, if they persist on their ways, Allah will inflict a painful torment on them in this life, by killing, sadness and depression, and in the Hereafter with torment, punishment, disgrace and humiliation, وَمَا لَهُمْ فِى الاٌّرْضِ مِن وَلِيٍّ وَلاَ نَصِيرٍ ( And there is none for them on earth as a protector or a helper. ) who will bring happiness to them, aid them, bring about benefit or fend off harm.

(9:74) They swear by Allah that they did not say the thing, when in fact, they did utter the word of unbelief. *83 Thus, they were guilty of unbelief after they had professed Islam: however, they could not accomplish what they had intended to do. *84 They had no reason to be spiteful except that Allah and His Messenger had enriched them by His bounty. *85 If even now they repent of their misbehaviour, it will be good for their own selves, but if they do not repent, Allah will chastise them with a painful chastisement in this world and in the Hereafter, and there will be none on the earth to protect and help them.

They swear by Allah that they did meaning

*83) We cannot say with certainty what that " word of unbelief " was which they had uttered.
There are, however, traditions that mention several things of unbelief which were uttered by the hypocrites during that time.
For instance, it is related that a hypocrite, while he was talking to a young Muslim, a near relative of his, said, " If alI that this man ( referring to the Holy Prophet ) is saying be true, then we are worse than donkeys. " Another tradition relates that when, during the expedition to Tabuk, one of the she-camels of the Holy Prophet went astray and the Muslims were moving about in search of it, a party of the hypocrites made a good deal of fun of this, saying to one another, " ( Just consider the Prophethood of this man! ) He tells news of heavens but cannot tell where his she-camel is!'
*84) This is a reference to the plots which the hypocrites had made during the Tabuk expedition.
On the return journey they conspired to pus!' the Holy Prophet down into some ravine, while he would be passing over some hill at night.
The Holy Prophet got wind of the plot and ordered that the army should take the longer route through the valley round the hills, while he himself along with 'Ammar-bin-Yasir and Huzaifah-bin-Yaman would make the short-cut over the hi " .
While they were on the way, suddenly they discovered that a dozen of the hypocrites, with covered faces, were following them.
At this Hadrat Huzaifah tented towards them so that he may drive away their camels but they were terrified when they saw him coming towards them and took to flight lest they should be recognized.

The other plot was to declare `Abdullah bin Ubayy as king at Al-Madinah as soon as they should hear some 'bad news' about the Muslim army, because according to their expectations, the Holy Prophet and his faithful Companions could never fare well against tire armies of the Great Roman Empire.

*85) This is an insinuation to put to shame by an indirect suggestion the hypocrites of AI-Madinah.
This refereed to the prosperity of AI-Madinah and its peoples, for AI-Madinah was a small town before the migration of the Holy Prophet to it, and its two clans-Aus and Khazraj-did not hold any high position in regard to wealth or prestige.
But within the short period of nine years or so, this small town became the capital of Arabia because of the residence of the Holy Prophet and the sacrifices of the Ansar, the true Muslims.
As a result of this, the former peasants-Aus and Khazraj of AI-Madinah became the `Great Ones' of the Islamic State and wealth began to flow into this central city on account of spoils of war and increased commercial activity.
The hypocrites were rebuked in this verse that, instead of being grateful to the Holy Prophet, they showed anger and spite against him for no other " sin " than that he had brought forth prosperity among them.

 

The Order for Jihad against the Disbelievers and Hypocrites Allah commanded His Messenger to strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and to be harsh against them.
Allah also commanded him to be merciful with the believers who followed him, informing him that the destination of the disbelievers and hypocrites is the Fire in the Hereafter.
Ibn Mas`ud commented on Allah's statement, جَـهِدِ الْكُفَّـرَ وَالْمُنَـفِقِينَ ( Strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites ) "With the hand, or at least have a stern face with them." Ibn `Abbas said, "Allah commanded the Prophet to fight the disbelievers with the sword, to strive against the hypocrites with the tongue and annulled lenient treatment of them." Ad-Dahhak commented, "Perform Jihad against the disbelievers with the sword and be harsh with the hypocrites with words, and this is the Jihad performed against them." Similar was said by Muqatil and Ar-Rabi`.
Al-Hasan and Qatadah said, "Striving against them includes establishing the ( Islamic Penal ) Law of equality against them." In combining these statements, we could say that Allah causes punishment of the disbelievers and hypocrites with all of these methods in various conditions and situations, and Allah knows best. Reason behind revealing Ayah 9:74 Al-Amawi said in his Book on Battles, "Muhammad bin Ishaq narrated that Az-Zuhri said that `Abdur-Rahman bin `Abdullah bin Ka`b bin Malik narrated from his father, from his grandfather that he said, `Among the hypocrites who lagged behind from battle and concerning whom the Qur'an was revealed, was Al-Julas bin Suwayd bin As-Samit, who was married to the mother of `Umayr bin Sa`d.
`Umayr was under the care of Al-Julas.
When the Qur'an was revealed about the hypocrites, exposing their practices, Al-Julas said, `By Allah! If this man ( Muhammad ) is saying the truth, then we are worse than donkeys.' `Umayr bin Sa`d heard him and said, `By Allah, O Julas! You are the dearest person to me, has the most favor on me and I would hate that harm should touch you, more than I do concerning anyone else! You have uttered a statement that if I exposed, will expose you, but if I hide, it will destroy me.
One of them is a lesser evil than the other.' So `Umayr went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and told him what Al-Julas said.
On realizing this, Al-Julas went to the Prophet and swore by Allah that he did not say what `Umayr bin Sa`d conveyed he said.
`He lied on me,' Al-Julas said.
Allah sent in his case this verse, يَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ مَا قَالُواْ وَلَقَدْ قَالُواْ كَلِمَةَ الْكُفْرِ وَكَفَرُواْ بَعْدَ إِسْلَـمِهِمْ ( They swear by Allah that they said nothing (bad ), but really they said the word of disbelief, and they disbelieved after accepting Islam) until the end of Ayah.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ conveyed this Ayah to Al-Julas, who, they claim, repented and his repentance was sincere, prompting him to refrain from hypocrisy."' Imam Abu Ja`far Ibn Jarir recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting under the shade of a tree when he said, «إِنَّهُ سَيَأْتِيكُمْ إِنْسَانٌ فَيَنْظُرُ إِلَيْكُمْ بِعَيْنَيِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِذَا جَاءَ فَلَا تُكَلِّمُوه» ( A man will now come and will look to you through the eyes of a devil.
When he comes, do not talk to him. )' A man who looked as if he was blue ( so dark ) came and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ summoned him and said, «عَلَامَ تَشْتُمُنِي أَنْتَ وَأَصْحَابُك» ( Why do you curse me, you and your companions ) That man went and brought his friends and they swore by Allah that they did nothing of the sort, and the Prophet pardoned them.
Allah, the Exalted and Most Honored revealed this verse, يَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ مَا قَالُواْ ( They swear by Allah that they said nothing (bad )...) Hypocrites try to kill the Prophet Allah said next, وَهَمُّواْ بِمَا لَمْ يَنَالُواْ ( and they resolved that which they were unable to carry out ) It was said that this Ayah was revealed about Al-Julas bin Suwayd, who tried to kill his wife's son when he said he would inform the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about Al-Julas' statement we mentioned earlier.
It was also said that it was revealed in the case of `Abdullah bin Ubayy who plotted to kill the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
As-Suddi said, "This verse was revealed about some men who wanted to crown `Abdullah bin Ubayy even if the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not agree.
,It was reported that some hypocrites plotted to kill the Prophet , while he was at the battle of Tabuk, riding one night.
They were a group of more than ten men.
Ad-Dahhak said, "This Ayah was revealed about them." In his book, Dala'il An-Nubuwah, Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr Al-Bayhaqi recorded that Hudhayfah bin Al-Yaman said, "I was holding the bridle of the Messenger's ﷺ camel while `Ammar was leading it, or vise versa.
When we reached Al-`Aqabah, twelve riders intercepted the Prophet .
When I alerted the Messenger ﷺ, he shouted at them and they all ran away.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked us, «هَلْ عَرَفْتُمُ الْقَوْمَ؟» ( Did you know who they were ) We said, `No, O Allah's Messenger! They had masks However, we know their horses.' He said, «هؤُلَاءِ الْمُنَافِقُونَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَهَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا أَرَادُوا؟» ( They are the hypocrites until the Day of Resurrection.
Do you know what they intended ) We said, `No.' He said, «أَرَادُوا أَنْ يُزَاحِمُوا رَسُولَ اِلله فِي الْعَقَبَةِ فَيَلْقُوهُ مِنْهَا» ( They wanted to mingle with the Messenger of Allah and throw him from the `Aqabah (to the valley ).) We said, `O Allah's Messenger! Should you ask their tribes to send the head of each one of them to you' He said, «لَا.
أَكْرَهُ أَنْ تَتَحَدَّثَ الْعَرَبُ بَيْنَهَا أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا قَاتَلَ بِقَومٍ حَتَّى إِذَا أَظْهَرَهُ اللهُ بِهِمْ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِقَتْلِهِمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللّهُمَّ ارْمِهِمْ بِالدُّبَيْلَة» ( No, for I hate that the Arabs should say that Muhammad used some people in fighting and when Allah gave him victory with their help, he commanded that they be killed. ) He then said, ( O Allah! Throw the Dubaylah at them. ) We asked, `What is the Dubaylah, O Allah's Messenger' He said, «شِهَابٌ مِنْ نَارٍ يَقَعُ عَلَى نِيَاطِ قَلْبِ أَحَدِهِمْ فَيَهْلِك» ( A missile of fire that falls on the heart of one of them and brings about his demise. )" Abu At-Tufayl said, "Once, there was a dispute between Hudhayfah and another man, who asked him, `I ask you by Allah, how many were the Companions of Al-`Aqabah' The people said to Hudhayfah, `Tell him, for he asked you.' Hudhayfah said, `We were told that they were fourteen men, unless you were one of them, then the number is fifteen! I testify by Allah that twelve of them are at war with Allah and His Messenger in this life and when the witness comes forth for witness.
Three of them were pardoned, for they said, `We did not hear the person whom the Messenger ﷺ sent to announce something, and we did not know what the people had plotted,' for the Prophet had been walking when he said, «إِنَّ الْمَاءَ قَلِيلٌ فَلَا يَسْبِقْنِي إِلَيْهِ أَحَد» ( Water is scarce, so none among you should reach it before me. ) When he found that some people had reached it before him, he cursed them."' `Ammar bin Yasir narrated in a Hadith collected by Muslim, that Hudhayfah said to him that the Prophet said, «فِي أَصْحَابِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ مُنَافِقًا لَا يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ وَلَا يَجِدُونَ رِيحَهَا حَتَّى يَلِجَ الْجَمَلُ فِي سَمِّ الْخِيَاطِ: ثَمَانِيَةٌ مِنْهُمْ تَكْفِيكَهُمُ الدُّبَيْلَةُ سِرَاجٌ مِنْ نَارٍ يَظْهَرُ بَيْنَ أَكْتَافِهِمْ حَتَّى يَنْجُمَ فِي صُدُورِهِم» ( Among my Companions are twelve hypocrites who will never enter Paradise or find its scent, until the camel enters the thread of the needle.
Eight of them will be struck by the Dubaylah, which is a missile made of fire that appears between their shoulders and pierces their chest. ) This is why Hudhayfah was called the holder of the secret, for he knew who these hypocrites were, since the Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave their names to him and none else.
Allah said next, وَمَا نَقَمُواْ إِلاَ أَنْ أَغْنَاهُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ ( and they could not find any cause to do so except that Allah and His Messenger had enriched them of His bounty. ) This Ayah means, the Messenger ﷺ did not commit an error against them, other than that Allah has enriched them on account of the Prophet's blessed and honorable mission! And had Allah guided them to what the Prophet came with, they would have experienced its delight completely.
The Prophet once said to the Ansar, «أَلَمْ أَجِدْكُمْ ضُلَّالًا فَهَدَاكُمُ اللهُ بِي، وَكُنْتُمْ مُتَفَرِقِينَ فَأَلَّفَكُمُ اللهُ بِي، وَعَالَةً فَأَغْنَاكُمُ اللهُ بِي» ( Have I not found you misguided and Allah guided you through me, divided and Allah united you through me, and poor and Allah enriched you through me ) Whenever the Messenger asked them a question, they replied, "Allah and His Messenger have granted the favor." This type of statement, وَمَا نَقَمُواْ مِنْهُمْ إِلاَّ أَن يُؤْمِنُواْ بِاللَّهِ ( And they had no fault except that they believed in Allah... ), is uttered when there is no wrong committed.
Allah called the hypocrites to repent, فَإِن يَتُوبُواْ يَكُ خَيْراً لَّهُمْ وَإِن يَتَوَلَّوْا يُعَذِّبْهُمُ اللَّهُ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا فِى الدُّنْيَا وَالاٌّخِرَةِ ( If then they repent, it will be better for them, but if they turn away; Allah will punish them with a painful torment in this worldly life and in the Hereafter. ) The Ayah says, if they persist on their ways, Allah will inflict a painful torment on them in this life, by killing, sadness and depression, and in the Hereafter with torment, punishment, disgrace and humiliation, وَمَا لَهُمْ فِى الاٌّرْضِ مِن وَلِيٍّ وَلاَ نَصِيرٍ ( And there is none for them on earth as a protector or a helper. ) who will bring happiness to them, aid them, bring about benefit or fend off harm.

( They swear by Allah that they said nothing (wrong )) Jallas Ibn Suwayd swore by Allah that he did not say what ’Amir Ibn Qays said he did, ( yet they did say the word of disbelief ) the word of the disbelievers because when the Prophet ( pbuh ) mentioned the defects of the hypocrites and their inward illnesses, Jallas Ibn Suwayd said: by Allah, if Muhammad is true in what he says about our brothers, we are worse than asses. When ’Amir Ibn Qays informed the Prophet ( pbuh ) Jallas swore by Allah that he did not say this. But Allah gave him the lie and said ( yet they did say the word of disbelief, and did disbelieve after their Surrender (to Allah ). And they purposed that which they could not attain) they wanted to expel and kill the Messenger without success, ( and they sought revenge ) they could not find anything wrong with the Prophet ( pbuh ) and his Companions ( only that Allah by His messenger should enrich them of His bounty ) through the spoils of war. ( If they repent ) from disbelief and hypocrisy ( it will be better for them ) than disbelief and hypocrisy; ( and if they turn away ) from repentance, ( Allah will afflict them with a painful doom in the world and the Hereafter, and they have no protecting friend ) who will protect them ( nor helper in the earth ) to prevent them from that which is wanted with them.

They swear by Allah that they said nothing (bad), but really they said the word of disbelief, and they disbelieved after accepting Islam, and they resolved that (plot to murder Prophet Muhammad SAW) which they were unable to carry out, and they could not find any cause to do so except that Allah and His Messenger had enriched them of His Bounty. If then they repent, it will be better for them, but if they turn away, Allah will punish them with a painful torment in this worldly life and in the Hereafter. And there is none for them on earth as a Wali (supporter, protector) or a helper.

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