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Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 74

سورة التوبة، الآية ٧٤

9:74 Juz 10 Hizb 20 Page 199 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 9:74

يَحْلِفُونَ بِٱللَّهِ مَا قَالُوا۟ وَلَقَدْ قَالُوا۟ كَلِمَةَ ٱلْكُفْرِ وَكَفَرُوا۟ بَعْدَ إِسْلَٰمِهِمْ وَهَمُّوا۟ بِمَا لَمْ يَنَالُوا۟ وَمَا نَقَمُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ أَنْ أَغْنَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ فَإِن يَتُوبُوا۟ يَكُ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ وَإِن يَتَوَلَّوْا۟ يُعَذِّبْهُمُ ٱللَّهُ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَمَا لَهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ ۝٧٤

Transliteration

yaḥlifūna bil-lahi mā qālū walaqad qālū kalimata l-kuf'ri wakafarū baʿda is'lāmihim wahammū bimā lam yanālū wamā naqamū illā an aghnāhumu l-lahu warasūluhu min faḍlihi fa-in yatūbū yaku khayran lahum wa-in yatawallaw yuʿadhib'humu l-lahu ʿadhāban alīman fī l-dun'yā wal-ākhirati wamā lahum fī l-arḍi min waliyyin walā naṣīrin

Translation

They swear by Allāh that they did not say [anything against the Prophet (ﷺ)] while they had said the word of disbelief and disbelieved after their [pretense of] Islām and planned that which they were not to attain.493 And they were not resentful except [for the fact] that Allāh and His Messenger had enriched them of His bounty.494 So if they repent, it is better for them; but if they turn away, Allāh will punish them with a painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter. And there will not be for them on earth any protector or helper.

Notes

[493] i.e., the murder of Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ).
[494] i.e., for no reason. On the contrary, they should have been grateful.

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Verse 74 of Surah At-Tawbah (9:74), a Medinan surah, is in juz 10, on page 199 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 72 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 74

Al-Mukhtasar

The hypocrites swear a false oath by Allah that they did not say the words of insults about you and your religion that have reached you. But they did say those things which showed them to be disbelievers after they had announced that they have faith. They had intended to assassinate the Prophet (peace be upon him), but were unsuccessful. They only disliked something that should not have been disliked!: that Allah had graciously favoured the Prophet and the believers by blessing them with the gains of war. If they turn to Allah and repent from their hypocrisy, their repentance will be better for them than remaining in their hypocrisy. Yet if they do not repent to Allah, He will punish them with a painful punishment in this world, by having them killed or taken prisoner, and He will also punish them in the Afterlife in the fire of Hell, and they will not have anyone to save them from the punishment.

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Other translations of verse 74

They swear by Allah that they said nothing [blasphemous], while they indeed uttered a word of blasphemy61, and disbelieved after accepting Islam, and plotted what they could not achieve62. They are spiteful [against believers] for no reason except that Allah and His Messenger have enriched them out of His bounty. If they repent, it will be better for them, but if they turn away, Allah will chastise them with a painful punishment in this world and in the Hereafter, and they will have on earth no protector or helper.

Notes

[61] such as insulting the Messenger (ﷺ) and attacking the religion.
[62] They devised to assassinate the Prophet (ﷺ) upon his return from the Tabuk Expedition, but their plot was foiled.

They swear by Allâh that they said nothing (bad), but really they said the word of disbelief, and they disbelieved after accepting Islâm, and they resolved that (plot to murder Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) which they were unable to carry out, and they could not find any cause to do so except that Allâh and His Messenger had enriched them of His Bounty. If then they repent, it will be better for them, but if they turn away, Allâh will punish them with a painful torment in this worldly life and in the Hereafter. And there is none for them on earth as a Walî (supporter, protector) or a helper.

They swear by Allah that they said nothing (wrong), yet they did say the word of disbelief, and did disbelieve after their Surrender (to Allah). And they purposed that which they could not attain, and they sought revenge only that Allah by His messenger should enrich them of His bounty. If they repent it will be better for them; and if they turn away, Allah will afflict them with a painful doom in the world and the Hereafter, and they have no protecting friend nor helper in the earth.

They swear by Allah that they said nothing (evil), but indeed they uttered blasphemy, and they did it after accepting Islam; and they meditated a plot which they were unable to carry out: this revenge of theirs was (their) only return for the bounty with which Allah and His Messenger had enriched them! If they repent, it will be best for them; but if they turn back (to their evil ways), Allah will punish them with a grievous penalty in this life and in the Hereafter: They shall have none on earth to protect or help them.

They swear by Allah that they did not speak, and certainly they did speak, the word of unbelief, and disbelieved after their Islam, and they had determined upon what they have not been able to effect, and they did not find fault except because Allah and His Messenger enriched them out of His grace; therefore if they repent, it will be good for them; and if they turn back, Allah will chastise them with a painful chastisement in this world and the hereafter, and they shall not have in the land any guardian or a helper.

They swear by Allah that in no way did they say (anything wrong), and they did indeed already say the word of disbelief, and disbelieved after their (acceptance of Islam; and they designed what they did not attain and in no way did they seek vengeance except that Allah enriched them, and His Messenger, of His Grace; so, in case they repent, it will be more charitable (i.e., better) for them; and in case they turn back Allah will torment them with a painful torment in the present (life) (Literally: the lowly (life), the life of this world) and the Hereafter; and in no way do they have in the earth a constant patron or a ready vindicator..

Verse 74 word by word

  1. يَحْلِفُونَ yaḥlifūna They swear ح ل ف
  2. بِٱللَّهِ bil-lahi by Allah
  3. مَا mā (that) they said nothing
  4. قَالُوا۟ qālū (that) they said nothing ق و ل
  5. وَلَقَدْ walaqad while certainly
  6. قَالُوا۟ qālū they said ق و ل
  7. كَلِمَةَ kalimata (the) word ك ل م
  8. ٱلْكُفْرِ l-kuf'ri (of) the disbelief ك ف ر
  9. وَكَفَرُوا۟ wakafarū and disbelieved ك ف ر
  10. بَعْدَ baʿda after ب ع د
  11. إِسْلَٰمِهِمْ is'lāmihim their (pretense of) Islam س ل م
  12. وَهَمُّوا۟ wahammū and planned ه م م
  13. بِمَا bimā [of] what
  14. لَمْ lam not
  15. يَنَالُوا۟ yanālū they could attain ن ي ل
  16. وَمَا wamā And not
  17. نَقَمُوٓا۟ naqamū they were resentful ن ق م
  18. إِلَّآ illā except
  19. أَنْ an that
  20. أَغْنَىٰهُمُ aghnāhumu Allah had enriched them غ ن ي
  21. ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah had enriched them
  22. وَرَسُولُهُۥ warasūluhu and His Messenger ر س ل
  23. مِن min of
  24. فَضْلِهِۦ faḍlihi His Bounty ف ض ل
  25. فَإِن fa-in So if
  26. يَتُوبُوا۟ yatūbū they repent ت و ب
  27. يَكُ yaku it is ك و ن
  28. خَيْرًا khayran better خ ي ر
  29. لَّهُمْ lahum for them
  30. وَإِن wa-in and if
  31. يَتَوَلَّوْا۟ yatawallaw they turn away و ل ي
  32. يُعَذِّبْهُمُ yuʿadhib'humu Allah will punish them ع ذ ب
  33. ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah will punish them
  34. عَذَابًا ʿadhāban (with) a punishment ع ذ ب
  35. أَلِيمًا alīman painful أ ل م
  36. فِى fī in
  37. ٱلدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā the world د ن و
  38. وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ wal-ākhirati and (in) the Hereafter أ خ ر
  39. وَمَا wamā And not
  40. لَهُمْ lahum for them
  41. فِى fī in
  42. ٱلْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth أ ر ض
  43. مِن min any
  44. وَلِىٍّ waliyyin protector و ل ي
  45. وَلَا walā and not
  46. نَصِيرٍ naṣīrin a helper ن ص ر

Hadiths that cite this verse

Weak Sunan Ibn Majah 2632

the Prophet (ﷺ) set the blood money at twelve thousand (Dirham). He said: “This is what Allah says: 'And they could not find any cause to do so except that Allah and his Messenger (ﷺ) had enriched them of His bounty.'” He said: “By their taking the blood money.”

جَعَلَ الدِّيَةَ اثْنَىْ عَشَرَ أَلْفًا قَالَ ذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ ‏‏{وَمَا نَقَمُوا إِلاَّ أَنْ أَغْنَاهُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ}‏ قَالَ بِأَخْذِهِمُ الدِّيَةَ ‏.‏

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Verses related to verse 74

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Munafiqun 63:8

    يَقُولُونَ لَئِن رَّجَعْنَآ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ لَيُخْرِجَنَّ ٱلْأَعَزُّ مِنْهَا ٱلْأَذَلَّ وَلِلَّهِ ٱلْعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِۦ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    They say, "If we return to al-Madīnah, the more honored [for power] will surely expel therefrom the more humble." And to Allāh belongs [all] honor, and to His Messenger, and to the believers, but the hypocrites do not know.

Verses with similar wording

They share a sequence of words with this verse: useful for telling them apart when memorising.

  • Ali ’Imran 3:22

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ حَبِطَتْ أَعْمَٰلُهُمْ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّٰصِرِينَ

    They are the ones whose deeds have become worthless in this world and the Hereafter, and for them there will be no helpers.

  • Ali ’Imran 3:56

    فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَأُعَذِّبُهُمْ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّٰصِرِينَ

    And as for those who disbelieved, I will punish them with a severe punishment in this world and the Hereafter, and they will have no helpers."

  • Ash-Shuraa 42:31

    وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ

    And you will not cause failure [to Allāh] upon the earth. And you have not besides Allāh any protector or helper.

  • Al-Baqarah 2:107

    أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ

    Do you not know that to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and [that] you have not besides Allāh any protector or any helper?

  • At-Tawbah 9:116

    إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ

    Indeed, to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He gives life and causes death. And you have not besides Allāh any protector or any helper.

  • Al-’Ankabut 29:22

    وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ

    And you will not cause failure [to Allāh] upon the earth or in the heaven. And you have not other than Allāh any protector or any helper.

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