9.101 . And among those around you of the wandering Arabs there are hypocrites , and among the townspeople of Al-Mad ' inah ( there are some who ) persist in hypocrisy whom thou ( O Muhammad ) knowest not . We , We know them , and We shall chastise them twice ; then they will be relegated to a painful doom .
9. 9.102 . And ( there are ) others who have acknowledged their faults . They mixed a righteous action with another that was bad . It may be that Allah will relent toward them . Lo! Allah is Relenting , Merciful .
9. 9.103 . Take alms of their wealth , wherewith thou mayst purify them and mayst make them grow , and pray for them . Lo! thy prayer is an assuagement for them . Allah is Nearer , Knower .
9. 9.104 . Know they not that Allah is He Who accepteth repentance from His bondmen and taketh the alms , and that Allah is He Who is the Relenting , the Merciful .
9. 9.105 . And say ( unto them ) : Act! Allah will behold your actions , and ( so will ) His messenger and the believers , and ye will be brought back to the Knower of the invisible and the visible , and He will tell you what ye used to do .
9. 9.106 . And ( there are ) others who await Allah ' s decree , whether He will punish them or will forgive them . Allah is knower , Wise .
9. 9.107 . And as for those who chose a place of worship out of opposition and disbelief , and in order to cause dissent among the believers , and as an outpost for those who warred against Allah and His messenger aforetime , they will surely swear : We purposed naught save good . Allah beareth witness that they verily are liars .
9. 9.108 . Never stand ( to pray ) there . A place of worship which was founded upon duty ( to Allah ) from the first day is more worthy that thou shouldst stand ( to pray ) therein , wherein are men who love to purify themselves . Allah loveth the purifiers .
9. 9.109 . Is he who founded his building upon duty to Allah and His good pleasure better ; or he who founded his building on the brink of a crumbling , overhanging precipice so that it toppled with him into the fire of hell? Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk .
9. 9.110 . The building which they built will never cease to be a misgiving in their hearts unless their hearts be torn to pieces . Allah is Knower , Wise .