Transliteration:( La'il lam yantahil munaafiqoona wallazeena fee quloobihim maradunw walmur jifoona fil madeenati lanughri yannaka bihim summa laa yujaawiroonaka feehaaa illaa qaleela )
"If the hypocrites and those in whose hearts there is a disease [178], and those who circulate [179] lies in Madina do not desist, We shall surely give you authority (180) over them, then they will not remain with you in Madina but a little (181) (Kanzul Imaan Translation)"
A debauched transgressor refers to someone with evil thoughts and shameless conduct. It is important to note that these individuals were among the infidels and hypocrites—not among the Noble Companions of the Prophet ﷺ. None of the Sahabah were ever guilty of such behavior.
This refers to those who would spread false information about the Islamic army, such as claiming the Muslims were defeated or many had been killed.
Their objective was to dishearten the families of the soldiers and those who had stayed behind in Madina Munawwarah, sowing fear and discouragement in the sacred city.
If these groups did not stop their harmful behavior, Allah would grant the Prophet ﷺ clear authority—including permission to execute the worst offenders and banish others who persisted in this mischief.
Once this authority was enacted, such individuals would be expelled from Madina, and they would not remain there except for a short while—just enough time to leave the city.
This warning served as both a deterrent and a reminder that Madina was not a place where enemies of Islam or hypocrites would be allowed to thrive unchecked.
The tafsir of Surah Ahzab verse 60 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Ahzab ayat 59 which provides the complete commentary from verse 60 through 62.
(33:60) If the hypocrites and those in whose hearts there is a sickness,[113] and the scandal mongers in Madinah[114] do not desist from their vile acts, We shall urge you to take action against them, and then they will hardly be able to stay in the city with you.
113. “Having diseased hearts” points to two kinds of evils:
(1) That a person should be an ill-wisher of Islam and the Muslims although he gets himself counted among the Muslims; and
(2) That he should be cherishing evil intentions and having criminal mentality and his evil tendencies be manifesting themselves in everything he thinks and does.
114. This implies the people who, in order to cause panic among the Muslims and to lower their morale, used to spread rumors in Al-Madinah to the effect that the Muslims had suffered such and such serious setback, that a huge army was gathering together against them at such and such a place, that Al-Madinah was under threat of a sudden attack, etc. Besides this, they had another pastime. They would concoct and spread imaginary stories about the domestic life of the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) household and of other Muslims so as to produce suspicions among the common people and destroy the moral influence of the Muslims.
[1212]- Referring here to those who commit adultery or fornication.
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