Allah said,
iAnd if they had intended to march out,}, with you to participate in Jihdd
4i certainly , they would have made some preparation for it} they would have prepared for such task,
ibut Allah was averse to their being sent forth}
All&h hated that they should go with you.
4so He made them lag behind, and stay away (from Jihad\,
iand it was said (to them): "Sit you among those who sit (at home)"}
as a part of what was decreed for them [not that He legislated that they stay behind]. Allah then explained why He disliked that they march with the believers, saying,
$Had they marched out with you, they would have added to you nothing except disorder},
because they are cowards and failures,
iand they would have hurried about in your midst ' sowing sedition among you}
They would have rushed to spread false stories, hatred and discord among you, ,
iand there are some among you who would have listened to them.}
who would have obeyed them, given preference to their speech and words and asked them for advice, unaware of the true reality of these hypocrites. This might have caused corruption and great evil between the believers.
Muhammad bin Ishaq said, “Those who sought permission (from the Messenger to lag behind) included some of the chiefs, such as ‘Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul and Al-Jadd bin Qays, who were masters of their people. Allah also made them lag behind because He knew that if they went along with the Messenger they would sow sedition in his army.” There were some in the Prophet’s army who liked these chiefs and were ready to obey them, because they considered them honorable,
iand there are some among you wlw would have listened to them} (9:47].
Allah next reminds of His perfect knowledge, saying,