Already Allāh knows the hinderers1187 among you and those [hypocrites] who say to their brothers, "Come to us,"1188 and do not go to battle, except for a few,1189
Notes
[1187] Those who dissuade others from supporting the Prophet (ﷺ) in battle.
[1188] Rather than joining the Prophet (ﷺ).
[1189] Who went out of ulterior motives.
Verse 18 of Surah Al-Ahzab (33:18), a Medinan surah, is in juz 21, on page 420 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.
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Al-Mukhtasar
Allah knows those of you who hold others back from fighting alongside Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) and those who say to their brothers: “Come to us and do not fight alongside him, lest you get killed, because we fear you will get killed”. And these forsaken people do not come to battle or participate in it except rarely, to remove blame from themselves, not to help Allah and His Messenger.
Allah knows well those among you who discourage others15 and those [hypocrites] who say to their brothers, “Come and join us16,” and they hardly take part in the battle17.
Notes
[15] From supporting the Prophet (ﷺ) in battle.
[16] Instead of joining the Prophet (ﷺ).
[17] If they go out, they do so for ulterior motives, not to help the Prophet (ﷺ).
Allâh already knows those among you who keep back (men) from fighting in Allâh’s Cause, and those who say to their brethren "Come here towards us," while they (themselves) come not to the battle except a little,
Allah already knoweth those of you who hinder, and those who say unto their brethren: "Come ye hither unto us!" and they come not to the stress of battle save a little,
Verily Allah knows those among you who keep back (men) and those who say to their brethren, "Come along to us", but come not to the fight except for just a little while.
Allah knows indeed those among you who hinder others and those who say to their brethren: Come to us; and they come not to the fight but a little,
Allah already knows the hinderers among you and the ones who say to their brothers, "Come along to us, " and they (themselves) do not come up to battle, (Literally: to vioence) except a little,
Have you not seen those who were told, "Restrain your hands [from fighting] and establish prayer and give zakāh"? But then when battle was ordained for them, at once a party of them feared men as they fear Allāh or with [even] greater fear. They said, "Our Lord, why have You decreed upon us fighting? If only You had postponed [it for] us for a short time." Say, "The enjoyment of this world is little, and the Hereafter is better for he who fears Allāh. And injustice will not be done to you, [even] as much as a thread [inside a date seed]."
