Tawba 46-49
46- HAVE THEY DESIRED TO GO OUT, THEY WOULD HAVE PREPARED FOR IT, BUT ALLAH HATED TO SEE THEM GO, THEREFORE HE DISCOURAGED THEM, AND IT WAS SAID: “STAY BEHIND WITH THOSE WHO STAYED BEHIND”.
47- HAVE THEY GONE OUT WITH YOU, THEY WOULD HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT LOWERED YOUR SPIRITS, AND WOULD HAVE WILFULLY CAUSED A GREAT DEAL OF MISCHIEF AMONGST YOU, WHILE SOME OF YOU LISTEN TO THEM, AND ALLAH KNOWS THE TRANSGRESSORS WELL.
48- THEY SOUGHT TO CAUSE MISCHIEF AMONGST YOU BEFORE, AND TURNED MATTERS AROUND FOR YOU UNTIL THE TRUTH WAS SHOWN, AND ALLAH’S COMMANDS PREVAILED, WHILE THEY HATED IT.
49- AND OF THEM THOSE WHO SAY: “PERMIT ME AND DO NOT TEMPT ME”, THEY HAVE INDEED FALLEN INTO TEMPTATION, AND THE HELL-FIRE SURROUNDS ALL DISBELIEVERS.
Whenever one of us intends to undertake a task, particularly a major one, one makes preparations for it. Making no preparations shows one’s negative intentions towards that task.
Allah the Highest knew what was in their hearts and new that have they gone with the Muslim army, they will not be fighters or give assistance, but will be the cause of mischief, and would lower the army morale, therefore Allah the Highest discouraged them. Allah the Highest made the truth known, which further frustrated their efforts and exposed them.
One of the men who asked to be excused to stay behind, was one of the noble men of the Ansar called Jad Ibn El-Qis. He asked to be excused on the grounds that he did not want to be tempted by the blond Roman women. Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him gave him permission to stay behind.
Allah the Highest is telling us that such people did not save themselves from temptations, but rather fell into temptation.
We should learn from the above that people’s actions and deeds tell us more about their true feelings and intentions, not what they say. This should help the Muslim understand others better.
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