فَهَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا ٱلسَّاعَةَ أَن تَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةًۭ ۖ فَقَدْ جَآءَ أَشْرَاطُهَا ۚ فَأَنَّىٰ لَهُمْ إِذَا جَآءَتْهُمْ ذِكْرَىٰهُمْ
Then do they await except that the Hour should come upon them unexpectedly? But already there have come [some of] its indications. Then what good to them, when it has come, will be their remembrance?
Translation · Saheeh International
Ibn Kathīr (abridged)
The Description of the Situation of the Hypocrites and the Command to maintain Tawhid and seek Forgiveness
Allah describes the hypocrites' stupidity and limited understanding. They used to sit before Allah's Messenger ﷺ and listen to his words without understanding anything. Then when they left from his presence,
قَالُواْ لِلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ الْعِلْمَ
(they say to those who have received knowledge) from the Companions
مَاذَا قَالَ ءَانِفاً
("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,
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