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هَٰٓأَنتُمْأُو۟لَآءِتُحِبُّونَهُمْوَلَايُحِبُّونَكُمْوَتُؤْمِنُونَبِٱلْكِتَٰبِكُلِّهِۦوَإِذَالَقُوكُمْقَالُوٓا۟ءَامَنَّاوَإِذَاخَلَوْا۟عَضُّوا۟عَلَيْكُمُٱلْأَنَامِلَمِنَٱلْغَيْظِقُلْمُوتُوا۟بِغَيْظِكُمْإِنَّٱللَّهَعَلِيمٌۢبِذَاتِٱلصُّدُورِ ١١٩

Saheeh International

Here you are loving them but they are not loving you, while you believe in the Scripture - all of it. And when they meet you, they say, "We believe." But when they are alone, they bite their fingertips at you in rage. Say, "Die in your rage. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts."

ar: Muyassar Tafseer

en: Ibn Kathir

Tafseer 'Ibn Kathir' (EN)

هَاأَنتُمْ أُوْلاء تُحِبُّونَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِبُّونَكُمْ

O! You are the ones who love them but they love you not,

meaning, O believers! You like the hypocrites because you think they are believers, for they pretend to be so, but they do not like you publicly or secretly.

وَتُوْمِنُونَ بِالْكِتَابِ كُلِّهِ

And you believe in all the Scriptures,

meaning, you have no doubt in any part of Allah's Book, while the hypocrites have deep doubts, confusion and reservations about it.

Muhammad bin Ishaq reported that Ibn Abbas said that,

وَتُوْمِنُونَ بِالْكِتَابِ كُلِّهِ

(and you believe in all the Scriptures),

means, you believe in your Book, their Book, and the previous Books, while the hypocrites disbelieve in your Book, and this is why they deserve that you dislike them instead of them disliking you.

Ibn Jarir collected this statement.

وَإِذَا لَقُوكُمْ قَالُواْ امَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوْاْ عَضُّواْ عَلَيْكُمُ الَانَامِلَ مِنَ الْغَيْظِ

And when they meet you, they say, "We believe." But when they are alone, they bite their Anamil at you in rage.

Qatadah stated that,

Anamil, means the tips of the fingers.

This is the behavior of the hypocrites who pretend to be believers and kind when they are with the believers, all the while concealing the opposite in their hearts in every respect. This is the exact situation that Allah describes,

وَإِذَا خَلَوْاْ عَضُّواْ عَلَيْكُمُ الَانَامِلَ مِنَ الْغَيْظِ

(But when they are alone, they bite their Anamil at you in rage) and rage is extreme anger and fury.

Allah said to them,

قُلْ مُوتُواْ بِغَيْظِكُمْ إِنَّ اللّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ

Say:"Perish in your rage. Certainly, Allah knows what is in the breasts (all the secrets)."

for no matter how much you envy the believers and feel rage towards them, know that Allah shall perfect His favor on His believing servants, complete His religion, raise high His Word and give dominance to His religion. Therefore, O hypocrites, die in rage.

إِنَّ اللّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ

(Allah knows what is in the breasts),

Allah has perfect knowledge of what you conceal in your hearts and chests and in the rage, envy and hatred you have against the believers. Allah will punish you for all this in this life, and they will have the good that you dislike for them. In the Hereafter, you will suffer severe torment in the Fire where you will remain for eternity.

Thereafter, Allah said