And when He, glorified and exalted is He, mentioned the people of the Pledge of Ridwan, and added them to the presence of the Most Merciful, the listener yearned for news about those who were absent from that noble gathering, and who delayed from the presence of that Umrah. Thus, the news was resumed about those who hypocritically spoke with His saying, 'He will say,' meaning: with a promise that there is no contradiction in it. He confirmed the matter of their hypocrisy as a warning about their endurance in it and their stubbornness regarding it, along with the gentleness of the Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him, and the intensity of his mercy and compassion. He said: 'To you,' meaning: because they know that you are the most gentle of creation in companionship and the most compassionate towards the servants of Allah. They hope for your acceptance of their corrupt excuse, what they do not hope for from others among the sincere believers. They were unaware that, due to their hard-heartedness, lying in your presence is extremely vile; for you are the greatest of creation and the most insightful among them, along with what comes to you from the news of the Knower of the Unseen. He belittled their matter by stripping them of reason and making them acted upon, not acting, indicating that they were expelled from this station because they are vile evildoers. He, glorified and exalted is He, said: 'The left behind,' meaning: those whom Allah left behind from you and were not pleased with them for your companionship in this Umrah. He made them like a worthless thing that a person leaves behind because it is of no benefit, so it is not cared for or regarded. This is because when he, blessings and peace be upon him, intended to perform the Umrah, he called upon his companions, may Allah be pleased with them all, for that purpose, and he called upon from among the Bedouins around the noble city those who had acknowledged Islam. Allah did not will for their presence because their Islam was not sincere; if they had attended, it would have corrupted the situation. And indeed, Allah's protection by His might and strength from corruption led to another corruption, which is that it would be said: 'Nothing kept the enemies from them except their numbers.' Thus, they were left behind due to what Allah knew of the wisdom in their being left behind.

And when there had remained behind in body from the pure Ansar and others who were present with him, blessings and peace be upon him, in heart, He brought them out with His saying: 'From the Bedouins,' meaning: the people of the desert, falsely and slanderously, daringly against Allah and His Messenger. They said: 'Our wealth and our families have occupied us,' meaning: if we leave them, they will be lost; for we have no one to take care of them, and you have forbidden wasting wealth and neglecting dependents. Then they caused this intended evil by their saying: 'So ask forgiveness for us,' meaning: seek forgiveness from Allah for us if we have erred or fallen short.

And when this might deceive those who have no experience, He, the Most High, responded with His saying, warning that whoever is truthful with Allah is not distracted by anything from Him. And whoever is distracted by something from Him is in misfortune: ﴿They say﴾. And He expressed this in the present tense to indicate that this is their habit which they do not cease from. And when faith was established after that, He did not express their habit with words, as in the case of the hypocrites, but rather said: ﴿With their tongues﴾, meaning: in the act of seeking forgiveness. And He emphasized what the mention of the tongue implies, that it is an apparent saying negating the true speech which is the internal one in every regard with His saying: ﴿What is not in their hearts﴾ because they had no concern nor intention in asking for forgiveness.

And when their action of this was due to their deficiency and their asking for forgiveness was based on their assumption that they could repel the disliked from themselves and attain the beloved, it was as if it was said: He certainly knows their lies, so what is to be said to them? He, glorified is He, began the response with His saying: ﴿Say﴾, meaning: to these foolish ones, advising them and exposing their deception to the One who is not unaware of any secret, indicating that it is inappropriate for the wise to proceed towards what is such that its consequence is feared: ﴿So who can possess for you﴾, O deceivers, ﴿from Allah﴾, meaning: the King who has no authority for anyone with Him because there is no equal to Him, ﴿Anything﴾ that can prevent you from Him ﴿If He intends for you﴾, meaning: specifically ﴿Harm﴾, meaning: a type of harm, whether great or small, so He destroys wealth and families while you are cautious in preserving them (p-302). So your presence or your destruction does not benefit them. ﴿Or if He intends for you good﴾ by preserving them while you are absent, then your distance from them does not harm them, and He preserves you in yourselves. And it has been known from His classification, glorified is He, of their state into two categories with ambiguity that there will be harm for some of them because some of them apostatized during the time of apostasy, and for some of them there will be benefit because they remained steadfast in Islam.

And when the estimation is certain: no one possesses anything from Him, glorified is He, for them of that, but He is capable of all that He wills from them. And your actions, due to your coarseness, ignorance, and density, are the actions of one who thinks that He cannot overpower you and does not know much of what you do, so your lies are hidden from Him. And the matter is not as you assumed; for nothing of your actions is hidden from Him. He built upon that which guided to His estimation and said, the Most High: ﴿Rather, Allah﴾, meaning: the One who encompasses eternally and always with all power and knowledge ﴿is All-Aware of what you do﴾, meaning: the ignorant ones ﴿is All-Aware﴾, meaning: He knows the hidden matters of you and others as He knows their apparent ones.