( إنما يستأذنك الذين لا يؤمنون بالله واليوم الآخر وارتابت قلوبهم ) أي شكت ونافقت ، ( فهم في ريبهم يترددون ) متحيرين .
Those who ask the Messenger (peace be upon him)for permission to stay behind from striving for the sake of Allah are the hypocrites who do not believe in Allah and the Day of Judgement, and whose hearts are full of doubt about the sacred path of Allah. In their doubt they waver, confused, and they are not guided to the truth.