Hypocrites are barred from participating in Jihad

Allah commands His Messenger, peace be upon him,

﴿ فَإِن رَّجَعَكَ ٱللَّهُ ﴾

(If Allah brings you back), from this battle,

﴿ إِلَىٰ طَآٮِٕفَةٍ۬ مِّنۡہُمۡ ﴾

(to a party of them) in reference to the twelve (hypocrite) men, according to Qatadah,

﴿ فَٱسۡتَـٔۡذَنُوكَ لِلۡخُرُوجِ ﴾

(and they ask your permission to go out), with you to another battle,

﴿ فَقُل لَّن تَخۡرُجُواْ مَعِىَ أَبَدً۬ا وَلَن تُقَـٰتِلُواْ مَعِىَ عَدُوًّا‌ۖ ﴾

(say: "Never shall you go out with me nor fight an enemy with me...'') as an admonishment and punishment for them. Allah mentioned the reason for this decision,

﴿ إِنَّكُمۡ رَضِيتُم بِٱلۡقُعُودِ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ۬ ﴾

("You were pleased to sit (inactive) on the first occasion...'') Allah said in a similar Ayah,

﴿ وَنُقَلِّبُ أَفۡـِٔدَتَہُمۡ وَأَبۡصَـٰرَهُمۡ كَمَا لَمۡ يُؤۡمِنُواْ بِهِۦۤ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ۬ ﴾

(And We shall turn their hearts and their eyes away (from guidance), as they refused to believe therein for the first time. ) (6:110) The recompense of an evil deed includes being directed to follow it with another evil deed, while the reward of a good deed includes being directed to another good deed after it. For instance, Allah said concerning the `Umrah of Hudaybiyyah,

﴿ سَيَقُولُ ٱلۡمُخَلَّفُونَ إِذَا ٱنطَلَقۡتُمۡ إِلَىٰ مَغَانِمَ لِتَأۡخُذُوهَا ﴾

(Those who lagged behind will say, when you set forth to take the spoils.) (48:15) Allah said next,

﴿ فَٱقۡعُدُواْ مَعَ ٱلۡخَـٰلِفِينَ ﴾

("...then you sit (now) with those who lag behind.'') in reference to the men who lagged behind from ﴿Tabuk﴾ battle, according to Ibn `Abbas.

﴿ وَلَا تُصَلِّ عَلَىٰٓ أَحَدٍ۬ مِّنۡہُم مَّاتَ أَبَدً۬ا وَلَا تَقُمۡ عَلَىٰ قَبۡرِهِۦۤ‌ۖ إِنَّہُمۡ كَفَرُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَمَاتُواْ وَهُمۡ فَـٰسِقُونَ ﴾

(84. And never (O Muhammad ) pray (funeral prayer) for any of them (hypocrites) who dies, nor stand at his grave. Certainly they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger, and died while they were Fasiqun.)