Some say: do not march in the heat
قول بعضهم: لا تنفروا في الحر
October 630 CE · Rajab 9 AH
Some of the 'hypocrites', in Ibn Ishaq's account, said to one another: do not march out in the heat — in disdain for the campaign, doubt of the truth and to demoralise the Prophet's side; he says two verses of Sura al-Tawba were revealed about them.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Summary
Some men of the "hypocrites", in Ibn Ishaq's account, said to one another: do not march out in the heat — out of scant appetite for jihad, doubt in the truth and agitation against the Prophet; he says two verses of Sura al-Tawba came down about them. 1
The account
What was revealed in the event
- Qur'an 9:81: revealed about those who said "do not march out in the heat", in Ibn Ishaq's account (p. 160).
- Qur'an 9:82: revealed about those who said "do not march out in the heat", in Ibn Ishaq's account (p. 160).
Markers of weakness and doubt
- The word "hypocrites" and the description of motives are Ibn Ishaq's phrasing; the museum does not attribute it to itself.
Connections
- Part of
- The expedition to Tabuk
- Occurred at
- Medina
- Revealed in
- Qur'an 9:81Qur'an 9:82
People and things also explored
al-Jadd ibn Qays asks leave to stay behindThe Bedouin excuse-makersFour believers lag behind without doubtThe builders of the mosque ask the Prophet to pray in itThe Prophet orders the people to prepare to fight the ByzantinesThe three who were left behind after TabukThe Weepers: seven who asked to be carriedUthman funds the army of hardship
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/160
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Some say: do not march in the heat”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/hypocrites-discourage-marching-in-the-heat/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.