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Surah At-Tawbah, verse 43: meaning and tafsir
عَفَا ٱللَّهُ عَنكَ لِمَ أَذِنتَ لَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكَ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا۟ وَتَعْلَمَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ ٤٣
May Allah pardon you [O Prophet]! Why did you give them permission [to stay behind] before it became clear to you as to who were telling the truth, and who were liars[44]?
Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com
[44] None should have been given permission, so as to see who would set out with the Muslim army, the truthful; and who would not, the liars.
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43. May Allah forgive the Messenger for his decision to permit them to stay behind! Why did he do so before it became apparent to him who had real excuses and who was lying? Then he could have excused those who were telling the truth, not those who were lying.
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