Verse. 21

٢ - ٱلْبَقَرَة

2 - Al-Baqara

وَاِذَا لَقُوا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا قَالُوْۗا اٰمَنَّا۝۰ۚۖ وَاِذَا خَلَوْا اِلٰى شَيٰطِيْنِہِمْ۝۰ۙ قَالُوْۗا اِنَّا مَعَكُمْ۝۰ۙ اِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُسْتَہْزِءُوْنَ۝۱۴
Waitha laqoo allatheena amanoo qaloo amanna waitha khalaw ila shayateenihim qaloo inna maAAakum innama nahnu mustahzioona

English

Ahmed Ali

When they meet the faithful they say: "We believe;" but when alone with the devils (their fellows), they say: "We are really with you; we were joking."

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Tafseer

'Abdullāh Ibn 'Abbās / Muḥammad al-Fīrūzabādī

تفسير : (and when they), i.e. the hypocrites, (fall in with those who believe), i.e. abu bakr and his companions, (they say: we believe) deep in our hearts and are genuine in our faith just as you believe deep in your hearts and are genuine in your faith; (but when they go apart to their devils), to their soothsayers and leaders who were five in number, namely, ka'b ibn al-ashraf in medina, abu burdah al-aslami in banu aslam, ibn al-sawda' in historic syria (al-sham), 'abd al-dar in juhaynah and 'awf ibn 'amir in banu 'amir, (they declare) to their leaders: (lo! we are with you) we follow your religion in secret; (surely we did but mock) muhammad (pbuh) and his companions.

Jalāl al-Dīn al-Maḥallī

تفسير : when they meet (laqū is actually laquyū, but the damma has been omitted, being too cumbersome for pronunciation; likewise the yā’ [is omitted], because it is unvocalised and is followed by a wāw); those who believe, they say, ‘we believe’; but when they go apart, away from them and return, to their devils, their leaders, they say, ‘we are with you, in religion; we were only mocking, them [the believers] by feigning belief.

Ali ibn Ahmad al-Wahidi

تفسير : (and when they fall in with those who believe, they say: we believe) [2:14]. ahmad ibn muhammad ibn ibrahim informed us> shaybah ibn muhammad>'ali ibn muhammad ibn qurrah> ahmad ibn muhammad ibn nasr> yusuf ibn bilal> muhammad ibn marwan> al-kalbi> abu salih> ibn 'abbas who said: “this verse was revealed about 'abdullah ibn ubayy and his followers. it so happened that they went out one day and were received by a group of companions of allah's messenger, allah bless him and give him peace. 'abd allah ibn ubayy said: 'see how i will bar these fools from you!' he proceeded and took hold of the hand of abu bakr al-siddiq, may allah be well pleased with him, and said: 'welcome to the truthful, the master of banu tamim and leader of islam, the second person in the cave along with allah's messenger, who gave up his person and his wealth'. then he took hold of the hand of 'umar ibn al-khattab, may allah be well pleased with him, and said: 'welcome to the master of banu 'adiyy ibn ka'b, the distinguisher and the strong in the religion of allah, who gave up his person and wealth for allah's messenger'. then he took hold of the hand of 'ali ibn abi talib, may allah ennoble his face, and said: 'welcome to the cousin and son-in-law of allah's messenger, the master of banu hashim apart from allah's messenger'. then they dispersed. 'abd allah told his companions: 'how did i do? when you see them do as i do'. his companions praised him. but when the muslims returned to the prophet, allah bless him and give him peace, and informed him of what happened, allah revealed this verse”.