Surah 9:49

"(There is) one of them who says, ‘Give me permission, and do not tempt me.’ Is it not (a fact) that they have (already) fallen into temptation? Surely Gehenna will indeed encompass the disbelievers."

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Tafsir Ibn Kathir Verses 9:49

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Verse 49

وَمِنۡهُم مَّن يَقُولُ ٱئۡذَن لِّي وَلَا تَفۡتِنِّيٓۚ أَلَا فِي ٱلۡفِتۡنَةِ سَقَطُواْۗ وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمُحِيطَةُۢ بِٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ

(There is) one of them who says, ‘Give me permission, and do not tempt me.’ Is it not (a fact) that they have (already) fallen into temptation? Surely Gehenna will indeed encompass the disbelievers.

Allah says, some hypocrites say to you, O Muhammad,
4 Grant me leave}, to stay behind,
iand put me not into trial.}, if I go with you and see the women of the Romans. Allah, the Exalted, replied,
iSurely, they have fallen into trial}
because of the statement they uttered. Muhammad bin Ishaq reported from Az-Zuhri, Yazid bin Ruwman, ‘Abdullah bin Abi Bakr, ‘Asim bin Qatadah and several others that they said, “The Messenger of Allah said to Al-Jadd bin Qays from Bani Salimah,
«WomW you like to fight the yellow ones (Romans) this year?»
He said, ‘O Allah’s Messenger! Give me permission (to remain behind) and do not cause Fitnah for me. By Allah! My people know that there is not a man who is more fond of women than 1. I fear that if I see the women of the yellow ones, I would not be patient.’ The Messenger of Allah turned away from him and said,
«/ give you permission .» In Al-Jadd ’s case, this Ayah was revealed,
4And among them is he who says: "Grant me leave and put me not into trial."}
Therefore, Allah says that the Fitnah that he fell into because of not joining the Messenger of Allah (in Jihad) and preferring his safety to the safety of the Messenger is worse than the Fitnah that he falsely claimed to fear."

— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Vol. 4, Page 443)

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Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

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