Surah 4 An-Nisaa — Ayah 141
ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَرَبَّصُونَ بِكُمْ فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ فَتْحٌۭ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ قَالُوٓا۟ أَلَمْ نَكُن مَّعَكُمْ وَإِن كَانَ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ نَصِيبٌۭ قَالُوٓا۟ أَلَمْ نَسْتَحْوِذْ عَلَيْكُمْ وَنَمْنَعْكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۚ فَٱللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ۗ وَلَن يَجْعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ سَبِيلًا
Noen avventer tingenes gang for dere, og hvis Gud gir dere en seier, sier de: «Vi var da med dere?» Og går det i de vantros favør, sier de: «Var det ikke vi med vår nøytralitet som var avgjørende for dere? Har vi ikke dermed beskyttet dere mot de troende?» Gud vil dømme mellom dere på oppstandelsens dag. Gud vil aldri gi de vantro noen utvei til å rå med de troende!
alladhīna yatarabbaṣūna bikum fa-in kāna lakum fatḥun mina l-lahi qālū alam nakun maʿakum wa-in kāna lil'kāfirīna naṣībun qālū alam nastaḥwidh ʿalaykum wanamnaʿkum mina l-mu'minīna fal-lahu yaḥkumu baynakum yawma l-qiyāmati walan yajʿala l-lahu lil'kāfirīna ʿalā l-mu'minīna sabīlan
Word by word
- ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who
- يَتَرَبَّصُونَ yatarabbaṣūna are waiting
- بِكُمْ bikum for you
- فَإِن fa-in Then if
- كَانَ kāna was
- لَكُمْ lakum for you
- فَتْحٌۭ fatḥun a victory
- مِّنَ mina from
- ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
- قَالُوٓا۟ qālū they say
- أَلَمْ alam Were not
- نَكُن nakun we
- مَّعَكُمْ maʿakum with you
- وَإِن wa-in But if
- كَانَ kāna (there) was
- لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ lil'kāfirīna for the disbelievers
- نَصِيبٌۭ naṣībun a chance
- قَالُوٓا۟ qālū they said
- أَلَمْ alam Did not
- نَسْتَحْوِذْ nastaḥwidh we have advantage
- عَلَيْكُمْ ʿalaykum over you
- وَنَمْنَعْكُم wanamnaʿkum and we protected you
- مِّنَ mina from
- ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۚ l-mu'minīna the believers
- فَٱللَّهُ fal-lahu And Allah
- يَحْكُمُ yaḥkumu will judge
- بَيْنَكُمْ baynakum between you
- يَوْمَ yawma (on the) Day
- ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۗ l-qiyāmati (of) the Resurrection
- وَلَن walan and never
- يَجْعَلَ yajʿala will make
- ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
- لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ lil'kāfirīna for the disbelievers
- عَلَى ʿalā over
- ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ l-mu'minīna the believers
- سَبِيلًا sabīlan a way
Tafsir · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Hypocrites Wait and Watch what Happens to Muslims
Allah states that the hypocrites watch and await the harm that occurs to the believers, awaiting the time when the Muslim circumstances and religion are dissolved and the state of Kufr takes over.
(if you gain a victory from Allah) triumph, aid and booty,
(they say, "Were we not with you") trying to come closer to the believers with this statement. However,
(But if the disbelievers gain a success,) by gaining victory over the believers sometimes, just as occurred during Uhud, for surely, the Messengers are tested, but the final victory is theirs.
(they say (to them), "Did we not gain mastery over you and did we not protect you from the believers") meaning, did we not help you in secret and try our best to confuse the believers and weaken their resolve, until you gained victory over them This statement of the hypocrites is an attempt to strengthen relations with the disbelievers, because they pretend to be friends with both parties so that they will be safe from their harm, due to their weak faith and lack of certainty. Allah said,
(Allah will judge between you (all) on the Day of Resurrection) meaning, by what He knows about you, O hypocrites. Therefore, do not be deceived by being shaded under the protection of Islamic Law in this life, which is such only out of Allah's wisdom. Surely, on the Day of Resurrection, your pretending shall not benefit you, because on that Day, the secrets of the souls will be disclosed and the contents of the hearts will be collected. Allah said,
(And never will Allah grant to the disbelievers a way (to triumph) over the believers). `Abdur-Razzaq recorded that Yasi` Al-Kindi said, "A man came to `Ali bin Abi Talib and said, `What about this Ayah,
(And never will Allah grant to the disbelievers a way (to triumph) over the believers.) `Ali said, `Come closer, come closer. Allah will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection, and He will not grant victory for the disbelievers over the believers.' " Ibn Jurayj recorded that `Ata' Al-Khurasani said that Ibn `Abbas said that,
(And never will Allah grant to the disbelievers a way (to triumph) over the believers.) "Will occur on the Day of Resurrection." As-Suddi recorded that Abu Malik Al-Ashja`i said that it occurs on the Day of Resurrection. As-Suddi said that "way" means, proof. It is possible that the meaning of, `and never will Allah grant to the disbelievers a way (to triumph) over the believers', is in this life by being unable to exterminate the believers completely, although they sometimes gain victory over some Muslims. However, the Final Triumph will be for the believers in this life and the Hereafter. Allah said,
(Verily, We will indeed make victorious Our Messengers and those who believe in the worldly life) This provides a rebuttal to the wishes of the hypocrites for the destruction of the believers, and their loyalty to the disbelievers, fearing for themselves if they are victorious. In another Ayah, Allah said,
(And you see those in whose hearts there is a disease (of hypocrisy), they hurry to their friendship), until,
(Regretful)