16 Preface وَمِنهُم مَن يَستَمِعُ إِلَيكَ حَتّىٰ إِذا خَرَجوا مِن عِندِكَ قالوا لِلَّذينَ أوتُوا العِلمَ ماذا قالَ آنِفًا ۚ أُولٰئِكَ الَّذينَ طَبَعَ اللَّهُ عَلىٰ قُلوبِهِم وَاتَّبَعوا أَهواءَهُمYusuf AliAnd among them are men who listen to thee, but in the end, when they go out from thee,1 they say to those who have received Knowledge, “What is it he said just then?” Such are men whose hearts God has sealed, and who follow their own lusts.Cf. 10:42, and n. 1434; also 6:25, 36, and n. 857. The case here referred to is that of the Hypocrites who came to the assemblies of Islam in Medīna and pretended to listen to the Prophet’s teaching and preaching. But their heart and mind were not in learning righteousness, but in carping at things they saw and heard. When they got out, they knew nothing of the teaching, but on the contrary asked foolish and ignorant questions, such as might raise doubts.