AN NUUR — Ayat 47

Tafsir Ibnu Katsir

وَيِقُولُونَ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَبِالرَّسُولِ وَأَطَعْنَا ثُمَّ يَتَوَلَّى فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُمْ مِّن بَعْدِ ذلِكَ وَمَآ أُوْلَـئِكَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ - وَإِذَا دُعُواْ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ إِذَا فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُمْ مُّعْرِضُونَ - وَإِن يَكُنْ لَّهُمُ الْحَقُّ يَأْتُواْ إِلَيْهِ مُذْعِنِينَ - أَفِى قُلُوبِهِمْ مَّرَضٌ أَمِ ارْتَابُواْ أَمْ يَخَافُونَ أَن يَحِيفَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَرَسُولُهُ بَلْ أُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الظَّـلِمُونَ - إِنَّمَا كَانَ قَوْلَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذَا دُعُواْ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ أَن يَقُولُواْ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا وَأُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ - وَمَن يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيَخْشَ اللَّهَ وَيَتَّقْهِ فَأُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الْفَآئِزُون

47. They say: ”We have believed in Allah and in the Messenger, and we obey,'' then a party of them turn away thereafter, such are not believers. 48. And when they are called to Allah and His Messenger, to judge between them, lo! a party of them refuses and turns away. 49. But if the truth is on their side, they come to him willingly with submission. 50. Is there a disease in their hearts Or do they doubt or fear lest Allah and His Messenger should wrong them in judgement. Nay, it is they themselves who are the wrongdoers. 51. The only saying of the faithful believers, when they are called to Allah and His Messenger, to judge between them, is that they say: ”We hear and we obey.'' And such are the successful. 52. And whosoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, fears Allah, and has Taqwa of Him, such are the successful.   Allah tells us about the characteristics of the hypocrites who show one thing while hiding another, and who say with their tongues,