لَوْ كَانَ عَرَضًا قَرِيبًا وَسَفَرًا قَاصِدًا لَّٱتَّبَعُوكَ وَلَٰكِنۢ بَعُدَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلشُّقَّةُ وَسَيَحْلِفُونَ بِٱللَّهِ لَوِ ٱسْتَطَعْنَا لَخَرَجْنَا مَعَكُمْ يُهْلِكُونَ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَٰذِبُونَ
<h2 class="title">Why Hypocrites would not join in Jihad</h2><p>Allah admonishes those who lagged behind and did not join the Prophet for the battle of Tabuk, those who asked the Prophet for permission to remain behind, falsely pretending to have legitimate reasons to do so, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لَوْ كَانَ عَرَضًا قَرِيبًا</div><p>(Had it been a near gain), booty right in front of them, according to Ibn `Abbas, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَسَفَرًا قَاصِدًا</div><p>(and an easy journey), travel for only a short distance, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لاَّتَّبَعُوكَ</div><p>(they would have followed you.) But, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَلَـكِن بَعُدَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الشُّقَّةُ</div><p>(the distance was long for them), to Ash-Sham, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَسَيَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ</div><p>(and they would swear by Allah), when you return to them, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لَوِ اسْتَطَعْنَا لَخَرَجْنَا مَعَكُمْ</div><p>(If we only could, we would certainly have come forth with you), had not there been a valid excuse, we would have gone out with you, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">يُهْلِكُونَ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَـذِبُونَ</div><p>(They destroy themselves, and Allah knows that they are liars.) </p>
Why Hypocrites would not join in JihadAllah admonishes those who lagged behind and did not join the Prophet for the battle of Tabuk, those who asked the Prophet for permission to remain behind, falsely pretending to have legitimate reasons to do so, لَوْ كَانَ عَرَضًا قَرِيبًا(Had it been a near gain), booty right in front of them, according to Ibn `Abbas, وَسَفَرًا قَاصِدًا(and an easy journey), travel for only a short distance, لاَّتَّبَعُوكَ(they would have followed you.) But, وَلَـكِن بَعُدَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الشُّقَّةُ(the distance was long for them), to Ash-Sham, وَسَيَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ(and they would swear by Allah), when you return to them, لَوِ اسْتَطَعْنَا لَخَرَجْنَا مَعَكُمْ(If we only could, we would certainly have come forth with you), had not there been a valid excuse, we would have gone out with you, يُهْلِكُونَ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَـذِبُونَ(They destroy themselves, and Allah knows that they are liars.) 