Surah At-Tawba 9:61 — translation and meaning

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ۚ ۚ وَمِنْهُمُ الَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ النَّبِيَّ وَيَقُولُونَ هُوَ أُذُنٌ قُلْ أُذُنُ خَيْرٍ لَّكُمْ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَيُؤْمِنُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

Word by Word

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وَمِنْهُمُ
wamin'humu
And among them
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
(are) those who
يُؤْذُونَ
yu'dhuna
hurt
النَّبِيَّ
al-nabiya
the Prophet
وَيَقُولُونَ
wayaquluna
and they say
هُوَ
huwa
He is
أُذُنٌ
udhunun
(all) ear
قُلْ
qul
Say
أُذُنُ
udhunu
An ear
خَيْرٍ
khayrin
(of) goodness
لَّكُمْ
lakum
for you
يُؤْمِنُ
yu'minu
he believes
بِاللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَيُؤْمِنُ
wayu'minu
and believes
لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
lil'mu'minina
the believers
وَرَحْمَةٌ
warahmatun
and (is) a mercy
لِّلَّذِينَ
lilladhina
to those who
آمَنُوا
amanu
believe
مِنكُمْ
minkum
among you
وَالَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
And those who
يُؤْذُونَ
yu'dhuna
hurt
رَسُولَ
rasula
(the) Messenger
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
عَذَابٌ
adhabun
(is) a punishment
أَلِيمٌ
alimun
painful

Transliteration

Wa minhumul lazeena yu'zoonan nabiyya wa yaqooloona huwa uzun; qul uzunu khairil lakum yu'minu billaahi wa yu'minu lilmu mi neena wa rahmatul lillazeena aamanoo minkum; wallazeena yu'zoona Rasoolal laahi lahum 'azaabun aleem

Translation

And among them are those who abuse the Prophet and say, "He is an ear." Say, "[It is] an ear of goodness for you that believes in Allah and believes the believers and [is] a mercy to those who believe among you." And those who abuse the Messenger of Allah - for them is a painful punishment.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Among the hypocrites are those who hurt the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) through their words, saying, because of his great kindness, that he listens to everyone and believes whatever they say, and does not distinguish between what is true and what is not. The Messenger (peace be upon him) is told to say to them that he only listens to what is best for them. He has faith in Allah and believes what the believers tell him. Those who harm the Messenger (peace be upon him), in any way, will receive a painful punishment.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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