Surah At-Tawbah 9:9
ﱭ ﱮ ﱯ ﱰ ﱱ ﱲ ﱳ ﱴ ﱵ ﱶ ﱷ ﱸ ﱹ ﱺ
They have exchanged the signs of Allah for a small price and averted [people] from His way. Indeed, it was evil that they were doing.
Tafsir of At-Tawbah 9:9
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Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Verse range: 9:9
Allah admonishes the idolators and encourages the believers to fight against them because,
اشتروا بايات الله ثمنا قليﻼ
They have purchased with the Ayat of Allah a little gain, idolators exchanged following the Ayat of Allah with the lower affairs of life that they indulged in,
فصدوا عن سبيله
and they hindered men from His way, trying to prevent the believers from following the truth,
إنهم ساء ما كانوا يعملون