Surah At-Tawbah (التوبة)

The Repentance · Medinan · 129 ayahs · Juz 10, 11

• 9:1

  بَرَآءَةٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ عَـٰهَدتُّم مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

  (The declaration is hereby made that) Allaah and His Rasool absolve (free) themselves of all obligations towards those Mushrikeen with whom you (Muslims) have made a treaty (without specifying a term). (The same applied to those Mushrikeen who had not at all made any peace treaty with the Muslims before the Conquest of Makkah.)

• 9:2

  فَسِيحُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّكُمْ غَيْرُ مُعْجِزِى ٱللَّهِ ۙ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مُخْزِى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

  (As for these two groups of Mushrikeen, Allaah commanded) So travel in the land for four months (after which you have only two alternatives: accept Islaam or leave Makkah) and know that you can never escape from Allaah (wherever you may go), and that Allaah shall certainly disgrace the Kaafiroon (in the Aakhirah).

• 9:3

  وَأَذَٰنٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَوْمَ ٱلْحَجِّ ٱلْأَكْبَرِ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بَرِىٓءٌ مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ۙ وَرَسُولُهُۥ ۚ فَإِن تُبْتُمْ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ وَإِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّكُمْ غَيْرُ مُعْجِزِى ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

  The proclamation from Allaah and His Rasool on the day of the greater Hajj (the five days of Hajj) is that verily Allaah and His Rasool have absolved (freed) themselves of all obligations towards the Mushrikeen (therefore, all previous treaties were cancelled). If you repent (from kufr and accept Islaam), it will be best for you. (However,) If you turn away (from Islaam) then know that you definitely cannot escape (the punishment of) Allaah. And give the Kuffaar the good news of a painful punishment (in both worlds).

• 9:4

  إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ عَـٰهَدتُّم مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَنقُصُوكُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَلَمْ يُظَـٰهِرُوا۟ عَلَيْكُمْ أَحَدًا فَأَتِمُّوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِمْ عَهْدَهُمْ إِلَىٰ مُدَّتِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

  (The above applied to all the Mushrikeen tribes) Except those Mushrikeen with whom you have a treaty (up to a specified term), who have not let you down in the least (have not broken any conditions of the treaty), nor have they assisted any others (your enemies) against you. So fulfil their treaty with them for their stipulated term (the term specified in the treaty). Verily Allaah loves those who adopt Taqwa (who fulfil their pledges).

• 9:5

  فَإِذَا ٱنسَلَخَ ٱلْأَشْهُرُ ٱلْحُرُمُ فَٱقْتُلُوا۟ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ حَيْثُ وَجَدتُّمُوهُمْ وَخُذُوهُمْ وَٱحْصُرُوهُمْ وَٱقْعُدُوا۟ لَهُمْ كُلَّ مَرْصَدٍ ۚ فَإِن تَابُوا۟ وَأَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَوُا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ فَخَلُّوا۟ سَبِيلَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

  (Referring to those Mushrikeen who had broken the treaty they made with the Muslims, Allaah says) the Sacred Months (of shelter and protection) have passed, then fight the Mushrikeen wherever you may find them. Seize them, besiege them (surround their strongholds until they surrender) and lay in ambush (wait) for them at every opportunity (and place possible). (However,) If they repent (from kufr by accepting Islaam), establish salaah, and pay Zakaah, then leave their path free (do not harm them). Surely Allaah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful (towards those who repent).

• 9:6

  وَإِنْ أَحَدٌ مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ٱسْتَجَارَكَ فَأَجِرْهُ حَتَّىٰ يَسْمَعَ كَلَـٰمَ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ أَبْلِغْهُ مَأْمَنَهُۥ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ لَّا يَعْلَمُونَ

  (After the period of grace given to the Mushrikeen,) If any of the Mushrikeen seek protection from you (pleads to be left in safety to decide whether he wants to accept Islaam), then grant him protection until he hears the word (speech) of Allaah (the Qur'aan and proofs of Towheed), then deliver him to his place of safety (to make up his mind and continue living because there is no compulsion in Deen). This is because they are a people who do not understand (Islaam and therefore need explanations).

• 9:7

  كَيْفَ يَكُونُ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ عَهْدٌ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَعِندَ رَسُولِهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ عَـٰهَدتُّمْ عِندَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ ۖ فَمَا ٱسْتَقَـٰمُوا۟ لَكُمْ فَٱسْتَقِيمُوا۟ لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

  How can there be (there cannot be) a treaty with Allaah and His Rasool for the Mushrikeen (who have rejected Allaah and Rasulullaah), except for those with whom you have entered into a treaty near the Masjidul Haraam (the Quraysh, with whom the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was signed before the Conquest of Makkah)? So as long as they remain true to you, remain true to them. Verily Allaah loves those who adopt Taqwa. (The Muslims abided by the conditions of the treaty, while the Mushrikeen did not.)

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