In answer to the video "Pretending to Be Muslims (Quran 9:56-57)"
After the warmongerers among the Idolaters were dealt with, the sura Tawba turned to the hypocrites, plotting and sowing dissension among the Muslims, recognizable through various traits such as sluggishness in rising for prayer, stinginess or reluctancy to take up arms to the point
9:57"If they could find a refuge or cave or a place to enter into, they would certainly have turned thereto, running away in all haste".Refusing to defend the larger community in times of war is the central blame attached to this group throughout the sura, living and benefiting from the selfless sacrifices and martyrdom of others. When they were pointed out they would swear they were faithful and sincere. They feared for the repercussions of their treacheries and sabotaging efforts of a community in times of war
9:56,95"They will swear to you by Allah when you return to them so that you may turn aside from them; so do turn aside from them; surely they are unclean and their abode is hell; a recompense for what they earned".Although fully justified should he decide to seize them, bring them to justice or even execute them as any governement, past and modern would do to such individuals in times of war, God tells the prophet to let them be, they have been exposed and wont delude or deceive anybody but their own selves.
The prophet of God did exactly that and didnt even imprison such traitors. The most that he did was to socially ostracize them, refusing their unworthy charitable contributions and even their participation in battle, although the community at that point was in need of financial and human resources to defend itself. He even refused pronouncing himself on those who came out in repentance, asking the prophet to pray for their forgiveness, and to accept their charitable donations. Until God revealed His command
9:103-4"Take a portion of their money as charity, so that you may cleanse and purify them thereby; and pray for them: for your prayers are a source of comfort for them. Do they not know that it is God alone who accepts repentance from His servants, and He is truly the One who takes charitable offerings, and that God is the oft returning to mercy, the merciful?”
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