Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: ((When the fear has passed, they will attack you with sharp tongues, greedy for good))

Yes, he said: "

But when fear departs

فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ الْخَوْفُ

[Al-Ahzab 33:19]

and the spoils of war were gathered

they will attack you

سَلَقُوكُمْ

they hurt you or struck you

with sharp tongues, indisposed toward [any] good

بِأَلْسِنَةٍ حِدَادٍ أَشِحَّةً عَلَى الْخَيْرِ

[Al-Ahzab 33:19]

meaning, they seek the spoils

those are the ones who did not believe

أُوْلَئِكَ لَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا

in reality

so Allah has rendered their deeds worthless

فَأَحْبَطَ اللَّهُ أَعْمَالَهُمْ

[Al-Ahzab 33:19]

" These people, who during the fear were like one overcome by death, began to speak with fluency meaning, they struck you severely meaning, severe and strong. The intended meaning of "tongues" here is speech, because speech is referred to by the tongue. The meaning is that they argue and debate, saying, "We are with you, we help, we went out," and the like. Yes, as Allah the Exalted said in Surat al-Nisa: [al-Nisa: 141] and they repeated and returned in their victory over the Muslims, because there is no doubt that a person may overcome his opponent with speech, as Allah the Exalted said in the story of Dawud: [Sad: 23] "He overpowered me in speech." A person who has clarity and eloquence may overcome, even if he is in the wrong. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: meaning, even if he is in the wrong, a person may overcome the truth with his clarity. Therefore, as you know, it came in the authentic hadith: These hypocrites, in the state of fear, are in the form that Allah the Mighty and Majestic described: their eyes roll about like one overcome by death. But when the fear has passed and they feel secure, meaning, they strike you severely with these sharp tongues this is the state of the "wa" (and) in His saying: Yes What is the intended meaning of "good" here? The author says: the spoils of war that the Muslims obtained through their victory. He said: in reality, if they had believed, they would not have done this deed, nor would they have feared the resurrection, nor would they have claimed what they did not deserve when the battle ended. Yes, be patient.