Surah 9:44
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عَفَا ٱللَّهُ عَنكَ لِمَ أَذِنتَ لَهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكَ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُواْ وَتَعۡلَمَ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ
God pardon you! Why did you give them permission, before (it was) clear to you (who were) those who spoke the truth, and (before) you knew (who) the liars (were)?
لَا يَسۡتَـٔۡذِنُكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِ أَن يُجَٰهِدُواْ بِأَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ وَأَنفُسِهِمۡۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمُۢ بِٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ
Those who believe in God and the Last Day do not ask your permission, so that they may struggle with their wealth and their lives. God knows the ones who guard (themselves).
إِنَّمَا يَسۡتَـٔۡذِنُكَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِ وَٱرۡتَابَتۡ قُلُوبُهُمۡ فَهُمۡ فِي رَيۡبِهِمۡ يَتَرَدَّدُونَ
Only those who do not believe in God and the Last Day ask your permission, and their hearts are filled with doubt, and they waver in their doubt.
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that ‘Awn said, “Have you heard criticism softer than this, starting with forgiveness before criticism,
4May Allah forgive you . Why did you grant them leave . . >?”
Muwarriq Al-ljli and others said similarly. Qatadah said, “Allah criticized him as you read here, then later revealed to him the permission to allow them to lag behind if he wants, in Surat An-Niir,
So if they ask your permission for some affairs of theirs, give permission to whom you will of them} [24:62].”
‘Ata’ Al-Khurasani said similarly. Mujahid said, “This Ayah was revealed about some people who said, ‘Ask permission from the Messenger of Allah [to stay behind), and whether he agrees, or disagrees, remain behind!’” Allah said,
4 ... until those who told the truth were manifest to you}, in reference to valid excuses,
— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Vol. 4, Page 437)