﴿ظ„ظژظ‚ظژط¯ظگ ط§ط¨ظ’طھظژط؛ظژظˆظڈط§ظ’ ط§ظ„ظ’ظپظگطھظ’ظ†ظژط©ظژ ظ…ظگظ† ظ‚ظژط¨ظ’ظ„ظڈ ظˆظژظ‚ظژظ„ظ‘ظژط¨ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظ„ظژظƒظژ ط§ظ„ط£ظڈظ…ظڈظˆط±ظژ﴾

(Verily, they had plotted sedition before, and had upset matters for you,) `For a long time,' Allah says, hypocrites thought and plotted against you and your Companions, as well as, failing and attempting to extinguish your religion.' This occurred soon after the Prophet migrated to Al-Madinah, when pagan Arabs joined force and the Jews and hypocrites of Al-Madinah waged war against the Messenger . When Allah gave victory to the Prophet in Badr and raised high his word, `Abdullah bin Ubayy and his fellows said, "This (Islam) is a matter that has prevailed.'' They embraced Islam outwardly, and whenever Allah elevated Islam and its people in might, hypocrites increased in rage and disappointment,

﴿ط­ظژطھظ‘ظژظ‰ ط¬ظژط¢ط،ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظ‚ظ‘ظڈ ظˆظژط¸ظژظ‡ظژط±ظژ ط£ظژظ…ظ’ط±ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظˆظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظƒظژظ€ط±ظگظ‡ظڈظˆظ†ظژ﴾

(until the truth (victory) came and the decree of Allah became manifest though they hated it.)

﴿ظˆظژظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظ…ظ‘ظژظ† ظٹظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ„ظڈ ط§ط¦ظ’ط°ظژظ† ظ„ظ‘ظگظٹ ظˆظژظ„ط§ظژ طھظژظپظ’طھظگظ†ظ‘ظگظ‰ ط£ظژظ„ط§ ظپظگظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ’ظپظگطھظ’ظ†ظژط©ظگ ط³ظژظ‚ظژط·ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظˆظژط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط¬ظژظ‡ظژظ†ظ‘ظژظ…ظژ ظ„ظژظ…ظڈط­ظگظٹط·ظژط©ظŒ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ظƒظژظ€ظپظگط±ظگظٹظ†ظژ ﴾

(49. And among them is he who says: "Grant me leave and put me not into trial.'' Surely, they have fallen into trial. And verily, Hell is surrounding the disbelievers.) Allah says, some hypocrites say to you, O Muhammad ,

﴿ط§ط¦ظ’ط°ظژظ† ظ„ظ‘ظگظٹ﴾

(Grant me leave), to stay behind,

﴿ظˆظژظ„ط§ظژ طھظژظپظ’طھظگظ†ظ‘ظگظ‰﴾

(and put me not into trial.), if I go with you and see the women of the Romans. Allah, the Exalted, replied,

﴿ط£ظژظ„ط§ ظپظگظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ’ظپظگطھظ’ظ†ظژط©ظگ ط³ظژظ‚ظژط·ظڈظˆط§ظ’﴾

5(Surely, they have fallen into trial) because of the statement they uttered. Muhammad bin Ishaq reported from Az-Zuhri, Yazid bin Ruwman, `Abdullah bin Abi Bakr, `Asim bin Qatadah and several others that they said, "The Messenger of Allah said to Al-Jadd bin Qays from Bani Salimah,

آ«ظ‡ظژظ„ظ’ ظ„ظژظƒظژ ظٹظژط§ ط¬ظژط¯ظ‘ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظژط§ظ…ظژ ظپظگظٹ ط¬ظژظ„ظژط§ط¯ظگ ط¨ظژظ†ظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژطµظ’ظپظژط±ظگطںآ»

(`Would you like to fight the yellow ones (Romans) this year) He said, `O Allah's Messenger! Give me permission (to remain behind) and do not cause Fitnah for me. By Allah! My people know that there is not a man who is more fond of women than I. I fear that if I see the women of the yellow ones, I would not be patient.' The Messenger of Allah turned away from him and said,

آ«ظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ط£ظژط°ظگظ†ظ’طھظڈ ظ„ظژظƒآ»

(I give you permission.) In Al-Jadd's case, this Ayah was revealed,

﴿ظˆظژظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظ…ظ‘ظژظ† ظٹظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ„ظڈ ط§ط¦ظ’ط°ظژظ† ظ„ظ‘ظگظٹ ظˆظژظ„ط§ظژ طھظژظپظ’طھظگظ†ظ‘ظگظ‰﴾

(And among them is he who says: "Grant me leave and put me not into trial.'') Therefore, Allah says that the Fitnah that he fell into because of not joining the Messenger of Allah (in Jihad) and preferring his safety to the safety of the Messenger is worse than the Fitnah that he falsely claimed to fear.'' It was reported from Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and several others that this Ayah was revealed in the case of Al-Jadd bin Qays, who was among the chiefs of Bani Salimah. It is also recorded in the Sahih that the Messenger of Allah asked,

آ«ظ…ظژظ†ظ’ ط³ظژظٹظ‘ظگط¯ظڈظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظٹظژط§ ط¨ظژظ†ظگظٹ ط³ظژظ„ظژظ…ظژط©ظژطںآ»

(Who is your chief, O Bani Salamah) They said, "Al-Jadd bin Qays, although we consider him a miser.'' The Messenger of Allah said,

آ«ظˆظژط£ظژظٹظ‘ظڈ ط¯ظژط§ط،ظچ ط£ظژط¯ظ’ظˆظژط£ظڈ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¨ظڈط®ظ’ظ„ظگ ظˆظژظ„ظژظƒظگظ†ظ’ ط³ظژظٹظ‘ظگط¯ظڈظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط§ظ„ظ’ظپظژطھظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¬ظژط¹ظ’ط¯ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط¨ظ’ظٹظژط¶ظڈ ط¨ظگط´ظ’ط±ظڈ ط¨ظ’ظ†ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¨ظژط±ظژط§ط،ظگ ط¨ظ’ظ†ظگ ظ…ظژط¹ظ’ط±ظڈظˆط±آ»

(There is not a disease worse than stinginess! Therefore, your chief is the white young man with curly hair, Bishr bin Al-Bara' bin Ma'rur.) Allah said next,

﴿ظˆظژط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط¬ظژظ‡ظژظ†ظ‘ظژظ…ظژ ظ„ظژظ…ظڈط­ظگظٹط·ظژط©ظŒ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ظƒظژظ€ظپظگط±ظگظٹظ†ظژ﴾

(And verily, Hell is surrounding the disbelievers.) and they will never be able to avoid, avert, or escape from it.

﴿ط¥ظگظ† طھظڈطµظگط¨ظ’ظƒظژ ط­ظژط³ظژظ†ظژط©ظŒ طھظژط³ظڈط¤ظ’ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژط¥ظگظ† طھظڈطµظگط¨ظ’ظƒظژ ظ…ظڈطµظگظٹط¨ظژط©ظŒ ظٹظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ„ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ط£ظژط®ظژط°ظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط£ظژظ…ظ’ط±ظژظ†ظژط§ ظ…ظگظ† ظ‚ظژط¨ظ’ظ„ظڈ ظˆظژظٹظژطھظژظˆظژظ„ظ‘ظژظˆط§ظ’ ظˆظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظژط±ظگط­ظڈظˆظ†ظژ - ظ‚ظڈظ„ ظ„ظ‘ظژظ† ظٹظڈطµظگظٹط¨ظژظ†ظژط¢ ط¥ظگظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ ظ…ظژط§ ظƒظژطھظژط¨ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ„ظژظ†ظژط§ ظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ظ…ظژظˆظ’ظ„ظژظ€ظ†ظژط§ ظˆظژط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظپظژظ„ظ’ظٹظژطھظژظˆظژظƒظ‘ظژظ„ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ﴾

(50. If good befalls you, it grieves them, but if a calamity overtakes you, they say: "We took our precaution beforehand,'' and they turn away rejoicing.) (51. Say: "Nothing shall ever happen to us except what Allah has ordained for us. He is our Mawla (protector).'' And in Allah let the believers put their trust.)