ﲦ ﲧ ﲨ ﲩ ﲪ ﲫ ﲬ ﲭ ﲮ ﲯ ﲰ ﲱ ﲲ ﲳ ﲴ ﲵ ﲶ ﲷ ﲸ ﲹ ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ ﲽ ﲾ
And among them, [O Muhammad], are those who listen to you, until when they depart from you, they say to those who were given knowledge, "What has he said just now?" Those are the ones of whom Allah has sealed over their hearts and who have followed their [own] desires.
Tafsir
Verse range: 47:16
The Description of the Situation of the Hypocrites and the Command to maintain Tawhid and seek Forgiveness Allah says,
ومنهم من يستمع إليك
حتى إذا خرجوا من عندك
And among them are some who listen to you till when they go out from you, Allah describes the hypocrites' stupidity and limited understanding. They used to sit before Allah's Messenger and listen to his words without understanding anything. Then when they left from his presence,
قالوا للذين أوتوا العلم
they say to those who have received knowledge, (from the Companions).
ماذا قال آنفا
"What is it that he has said just now?'' meaning, at this moment. They did not understand what he said, nor did they care about it. Allah says,
أوليك الذين طبع الله على قلوبهم واتبعوا أهواءهم
Such are the men whose hearts Allah has sealed because they followed their lusts. which means that they had neither sound understanding nor correct intentions. Allah then says,
