Al-Baqarah 2:246
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أَلَمۡ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَإِ مِنۢ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مُوسَىٰٓ إِذۡ قَالُواْ لِنَبِيّٖ لَّهُمُ ٱبۡعَثۡ لَنَا مَلِكٗا نُّقَٰتِلۡ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِۖ قَالَ هَلۡ عَسَيۡتُمۡ إِن كُتِبَ عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡقِتَالُ أَلَّا تُقَٰتِلُواْۖ قَالُواْ وَمَا لَنَآ أَلَّا نُقَٰتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَقَدۡ أُخۡرِجۡنَا مِن دِيَٰرِنَا وَأَبۡنَآئِنَاۖ فَلَمَّا كُتِبَ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡقِتَالُ تَوَلَّوۡاْ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا مِّنۡهُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمُۢ بِٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ٢٤٦
Have you not considered the assembly of the Children of Israel after [the time of] Moses when they said to a prophet of theirs, "Send to us a king, and we will fight in the way of Allāh"? He said, "Would you perhaps refrain from fighting if battle was prescribed for you?" They said, "And why should we not fight in the cause of Allāh when we have been driven out from our homes and from our children?" But when battle was prescribed for them, they turned away, except for a few of them. And Allāh is Knowing of the wrongdoers.
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Ibn al-Jawzi
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Commentary on 2:246
قَوْلُهُ تَعالى: ﴿ألَمْ تَرَ إلى المَلإ مِن بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ﴾ قالَ الفَرّاءُ: المَلَأُ: الرِّجالُ في كُلِّ (p-٢٩٢)القُرْآَنِ لا يَكُونُ فِيهِمُ امْرَأةٌ، وكَذَلِكَ القَوْمُ والنَّفَرُ والرَّهْطُ. وقالَ الزَّجّاجُ: المَلَأُ: هُمُ الوُجُوهُ، وذَوُو الرَّأْيِ، وإنَّما سُمُّوا مَلَأ، لِأنَّهم مَلِيؤُونَ بِما يَحْتاجُ إلَيْهِ مِنهم. وفي نَبِيِّهِمْ ثَلاثَةُ أقْوالٍ. أحَدُها: أنَّهُ شَمُوِيلُ، قالَهُ ابْنُ عَبّاسٍ، ووَهْبٌ. والثّانِي: أنَّهُ يُوشَعُ بْنُ نُونَ، قالَهُ قَتادَةُ. والثّالِثُ: أنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ، يُقالُ: لَهُ سَمِعُونُ بِالسِّينِ المُهْمَلَةِ، سَمَّتْهُ أُمُّهُ بِذَلِكَ، لِأنَّها دَعَتِ اللَّهَ أنَّ يَرْزُقَها غُلامًا، فَسُمِعَ دُعاؤُها فِيهِ، فَسَمَّتْهُ، هَذا قَوْلُ السُّدِّيِّ.
وَسَبَبُ سُؤالِهِمْ مَلِكًا أنَّ عَدُوَّهم غَلَبَ عَلَيْهِمْ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعالى: ﴿نُقاتِلْ﴾ قِراءَةُ الجُمْهُورِ بِالنُّونِ والجَزْمِ، وقَرَأ ابْنُ أبِي عَبْلَةَ بِالياءِ والرَّفْعِ، كِنايَةٌ عَنِ المَلِكِ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعالى: ﴿هَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ﴾ قِراءَةُ الجُمْهُورِ بِفَتْحِ السِّينِ، وقَرَأ نافِعٌ بِكَسْرِها هاهُنا، وفي سُورَةِ "مُحَمَّدٍ" وهي لُغَتانِ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعالى: ﴿إنْ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ القِتالُ﴾ أيْ: فَرَضَ ﴿ألا تُقاتِلُوا﴾ أيْ: لَعَلَّكم تَجْبُنُونَ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعالى: ﴿وَقَدْ أُخْرِجْنا مِن دِيارِنا﴾ يَعْنُونَ أُخْرِجَ بَعْضُنا وهُمُ الَّذِينَ سُبُوا مِنهم وقُهِرُوا، فَظاهِرُهُ العُمُومُ، ومَعْناهُ الخُصُوصُ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعالى: ﴿تَوَلَّوْا﴾ أيْ: أعْرَضُوا عَنِ الجِهادِ. ﴿إلا قَلِيلا﴾ وهُمُ الَّذِينَ عَبَرُوا النَّهْرَ، وسَيَأْتِي ذِكْرُهم.
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2:246
أَلَمۡ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَإِ مِنۢ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مُوسَىٰٓ إِذۡ قَالُواْ لِنَبِيّٖ لَّهُمُ ٱبۡعَثۡ لَنَا مَلِكٗا نُّقَٰتِلۡ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِۖ قَالَ هَلۡ عَسَيۡتُمۡ إِن كُتِبَ عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡقِتَالُ أَلَّا تُقَٰتِلُواْۖ قَالُواْ وَمَا لَنَآ أَلَّا نُقَٰتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَقَدۡ أُخۡرِجۡنَا مِن دِيَٰرِنَا وَأَبۡنَآئِنَاۖ فَلَمَّا كُتِبَ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡقِتَالُ تَوَلَّوۡاْ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا مِّنۡهُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمُۢ بِٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ٢٤٦
Have you not considered the assembly of the Children of Israel after [the time of] Moses when they said to a prophet of theirs, "Send to us a king, and we will fight in the way of Allāh"? He said, "Would you perhaps refrain from fighting if battle was prescribed for you?" They said, "And why should we not fight in the cause of Allāh when we have been driven out from our homes and from our children?" But when battle was prescribed for them, they turned away, except for a few of them. And Allāh is Knowing of the wrongdoers.
2:247
وَقَالَ لَهُمۡ نَبِيُّهُمۡ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدۡ بَعَثَ لَكُمۡ طَالُوتَ مَلِكٗاۚ قَالُوٓاْ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لَهُ ٱلۡمُلۡكُ عَلَيۡنَا وَنَحۡنُ أَحَقُّ بِٱلۡمُلۡكِ مِنۡهُ وَلَمۡ يُؤۡتَ سَعَةٗ مِّنَ ٱلۡمَالِۚ قَالَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصۡطَفَىٰهُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَزَادَهُۥ بَسۡطَةٗ فِي ٱلۡعِلۡمِ وَٱلۡجِسۡمِۖ وَٱللَّهُ يُؤۡتِي مُلۡكَهُۥ مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٞ ٢٤٧
And their prophet said to them, "Indeed, Allāh has sent to you Saul as a king." They said, "How can he have kingship over us while we are more worthy of kingship than him and he has not been given any measure of wealth?" He said, "Indeed, Allāh has chosen him over you and has increased him abundantly in knowledge and stature. And Allāh gives His sovereignty to whom He wills. And Allāh is all-Encompassing [in favor] and Knowing."
2:248
وَقَالَ لَهُمۡ نَبِيُّهُمۡ إِنَّ ءَايَةَ مُلۡكِهِۦٓ أَن يَأۡتِيَكُمُ ٱلتَّابُوتُ فِيهِ سَكِينَةٞ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ وَبَقِيَّةٞ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ءَالُ مُوسَىٰ وَءَالُ هَٰرُونَ تَحۡمِلُهُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗ لَّكُمۡ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ ٢٤٨
And their prophet said to them, "Indeed, a sign of his kingship is that the chest will come to you in which is assurance1 from your Lord and a remnant of what the family of Moses and the family of Aaron had left, carried by the angels. Indeed in that is a sign for you, if you are believers."
1 translator’s note
- Signs giving reassurance. ↩