No one would ask for exemption except those who have no faith in Allah or the Last Day, and whose hearts are in doubt, so they are torn by their doubts.
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( إنما يستأذنك الذين لا يؤمنون بالله واليوم الآخر وارتابت قلوبهم ) أي شكت ونافقت ، ( فهم في ريبهم يترددون ) متحيرين .
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel