Surah Taubah Ayat 45 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 45
Only those would ask permission of you who do not believe in Allah and the Last Day and whose hearts have doubted, and they, in their doubt, are hesitating.
Only those ask thee for exemption who believe not in Allah and the Last Day, and whose hearts are in doubt, so that they are tossed in their doubts to and fro.
It is only those who do not believe in Allah and the Last Day, and whose hearts are filled with doubt that seek exemption from striving (in the cause of Allah). They keep tossing to and fro in their doubt.
It is only those who believe not in Allah and the Last Day and whose hearts are in doubt that ask your leave (to be exempted from Jihad). So in their doubts they waver.
They alone ask leave of thee who believe not in Allah and the Last Day, and whose hearts feel doubt, so in their doubt they waver.
They only ask permission of you who do not believe in Allah and the Last Day, and whose hearts are filled with suspicion, so that in their suspicion they waver.
only those who do not have faith in God and the Last Day ask your permission to stay at home: they have doubt in their hearts and so they waver.
یہ اجازت تو تجھ سے وہی طلب کرتے ہیں جنہیں نہ اللہ پر ایمان ہے نہ آخرت کے دن کا یقین ہے جن کے دل شک میں پڑے ہوئے ہیں اور وه اپنے شک میں ہی سرگرداں ہیں
Quran 9 Verse 45 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Taubah ayat 45, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(9:45) It is only those who do not believe in Allah and the Last Day, and whose hearts are filled with doubt that seek exemption from striving (in the cause of Allah). They keep tossing to and fro in their doubt.[46]
46. This verse shows clearly that the conflict between Islam and kufr is the criterion to distinguish between a true believer and a hypocrite. The one who supports Islam in this conflict with the whole of his heart and expends all of his energies and resources in order to make it victorious and does not hesitate in the least to make any sacrifices for this purpose, is a true believer. On the contrary, the one who hesitates to support Islam in this conflict and refrains from making sacrifices in its way, when he confronts the threat of the victory of kufr, is a hypocrite, for such an attitude is itself a proof of the fact that there is no faith in his heart.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Taubah verse 45 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Taubah ayat 43 which provides the complete commentary from verse 43 through 45.
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