And when there were among those who remained behind from the people of the land and the desert those who had an excuse, He, glorified and exalted is He, exempted them. He presented that as a result derived from the apparent premises, so He said: "There is no blame upon the weak," meaning: such as the elderly, "nor upon the sick," meaning: such as those with fever or eye ailments, "nor upon those who cannot find," even if with a debt they would repay in the future, "what they spend," meaning: for their needs and poverty, "is a burden," meaning: a sin that leads them away from the straight path and harms their religion.

And when it may be that one of the hypocrites has this characteristic, He guarded against him by His saying: "If they sincerely advise," meaning: in their absence and all their conditions, "for Allah," meaning: the One who has majesty and honor, "and His Messenger," meaning: secretly and openly. For they, at that time, are sincere in their advice, which causes them to regret their sitting in this manner and their determination to go out whenever they are able. And His saying: "There is no blame upon the good-doers" in the place of "there is nothing upon them" is to clarify their goodness in their advice along with their excuse. "From a way" means: a path to blame them or to reproach them. The entire statement is an explanation of: "they sincerely advise for Allah and His Messenger." And His saying: "And Allah," meaning: the One who has the attributes of perfection, "is Forgiving," meaning: erasing sins, "Merciful," meaning: kind and generous, indicating that a person is subject to shortcomings and incapacity, and even if he strives, he can only rely on forgiveness.