But if favor from Allah reaches you, he will surely say, as though there had never been any bond between you and him, “If only I had been with them, I would have achieved a great success.”
So let those fight in Allah’s cause who trade the life of this world for the Hereafter. Whoever fights in Allah’s cause and is killed or is victorious, We will give them a tremendous reward.
And why should you not fight in Allah’s cause and for the oppressed among men, women, and children who cry, “Our Lord, bring us out of this town whose people are oppressors, and appoint for us from Yourself a protector and appoint for us from Yourself a helper”?
Those who believe fight in Allah’s cause, while those who reject faith fight in the cause of false powers. So fight the allies of Satan. Satan’s schemes are truly weak.
Have you not seen those who were told, “Hold back your hands, establish prayer, and give zakat”? Then when fighting was prescribed for them, a group of them feared people as they should fear Allah, or even more. They said, “Our Lord, why have You prescribed fighting for us? If only You had delayed it for us a little longer!” Say, “The enjoyment of this world is brief, and the Hereafter is better for those who are mindful of Allah. You will not be wronged even by the thread of a date stone.”
Wherever you may be, death will reach you, even if you are inside fortified towers. If something good happens to them, they say, “This is from Allah,” but if something bad happens to them, they say, “This is because of you.” Say, “All is from Allah.” What is wrong with these people that they can hardly understand any message?
Whatever good comes to you is from Allah, and whatever bad comes to you is from yourself. We have sent you as a messenger to humanity, and Allah is sufficient as a witness.
They say, “Obedience,” but when they leave you, a group of them secretly plans at night something different from what you say. Allah records what they plan at night. So turn away from them and put your trust in Allah. Allah is sufficient as a Trustee.
Whenever news of security or fear comes to them, they spread it. Had they referred it to the Messenger and those entrusted with authority among them, those able to draw sound conclusions would have understood it. Had it not been for Allah’s favor and mercy upon you, you would have followed Satan, except for a few.
So fight in Allah’s cause. You are responsible only for yourself, and encourage the believers. Perhaps Allah will restrain the force of those who reject faith. Allah is greater in might and stronger in punishment.
Whoever supports a good cause will have a share in its reward, and whoever supports an evil cause will bear a share of its burden. Allah is Watchful over everything.
Allah, there is no god except Him. He will surely gather you on the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. And whose word is more truthful than Allah’s?
Why are you divided into two groups concerning the hypocrites, when Allah has turned them back because of what they earned? Do you want to guide those whom Allah has allowed to stray? Whoever Allah allows to stray, you will never find a way for them.
They wish that you would reject faith as they rejected it, so that you would become alike. So do not take them as protecting allies until they migrate in Allah’s cause. But if they turn hostile, then seize them and fight them wherever you encounter them, and do not take any of them as a protecting ally or helper,
except those who join a people with whom you have a treaty, or those who come to you unwilling to fight either you or their own people. Had Allah willed, He could have given them power over you and they would have fought you. So if they withdraw from you, do not fight you, and offer you peace, then Allah gives you no way against them.
You will find others who want to be safe from you and safe from their own people. Whenever they are drawn back into persecution and hostility, they plunge into it. So if they do not withdraw from you, offer you peace, and restrain their hands, then seize them and fight them wherever you encounter them. Against such people We have given you clear authority.
It is not for a believer to kill another believer except by mistake. Whoever kills a believer by mistake must free a believing enslaved person and pay compensation to the victim’s family, unless they freely waive it. If the victim was a believer from a people at war with you, then freeing a believing enslaved person is required. If the victim belonged to a people with whom you have a treaty, then compensation must be paid to the victim’s family and a believing enslaved person freed. Whoever cannot find the means must fast for two consecutive months as repentance from Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
Whoever intentionally kills a believer will have Hell as a punishment, remaining there, and Allah will be angry with them, reject them, and prepare for them a tremendous punishment.
Believers, when you go out in Allah’s cause, investigate carefully. Do not say to someone who offers you peace, “You are not a believer,” seeking the fleeting gains of this world. With Allah are abundant gains. You yourselves were like that before, then Allah favored you. So investigate carefully. Allah is fully aware of what you do.
Believers who remain behind without a valid reason are not equal to those who strive in Allah’s cause with their wealth and their lives. Allah has favored those who strive with their wealth and lives by a degree over those who remain behind. Allah has promised good to all, but He has favored those who strive over those who remain behind with a tremendous reward,
Ziqra