Surah Al Munafiqun Tafseer

Hypocrites are not interested to ask the prophet to ask Allah to forgive Them

Allah the Exalted states about the hypocrites, may Allah curse them,

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا يَسْتَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ

لَوَّوْا رُوُوسَهُمْ

And when it is said to them:"Come, so that the Messenger of Allah may ask forgiveness from Allah for you," they twist their heads,

meaning, they turn away, ignoring this call in arrogance, belittling what they are invited to.

This is why Allah the Exalted said,

وَرَأَيْتَهُمْ يَصُدُّونَ وَهُم مُّسْتَكْبِرُونَ

and you would see them turning away their faces in pride.

Allah punished them for this behavior, saying,

سَوَاء عَلَيْهِمْ أَسْتَغْفَرْتَ لَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ لَن يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ

إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْفَاسِقِينَ