Al-Anfal 8:71
The Spoils of War · Juz 10 · Page 186
وَإِن يُرِيدُواْ خِيَانَتَكَ فَقَدۡ خَانُواْ ٱللَّهَ مِن قَبۡلُ فَأَمۡكَنَ مِنۡهُمۡۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ ٧١
But if they intend to betray you - then they have already betrayed Allāh before, and He empowered [you] over them. And Allāh is Knowing and Wise.
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﴿وإنْ يُرِيدُوا﴾ أيِ: الأسْرى ( ﴿خِيانَتَكَ﴾ ) أيْ: نَقْضَ ما عاهَدُوكَ عَلَيْهِ مِن إعْطاءِ الفِدْيَةِ أوْ أنْ لا يَعُودُوا لِمُحارَبَتِكَ ولا إلى مُعاضَدَةِ المُشْرِكِينَ، ويَجُوزُ أنْ يَكُونَ المُرادُ وإنْ يُرِيدُوا نَكْثَ ما بايَعُوكَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الإسْلامِ والرِّدَّةِ واسْتِحْبابِ دِينِ آبائِهِمْ ( ﴿فَقَدْ خانُوا اللَّهَ مِن قَبْلُ﴾ ) بِالكُفْرِ ونَقْضِ مِيثاقِهِ المَأْخُوذِ عَلى كُلِّ عاقِلٍ بَلِ ادَّعى بَعْضُهم أنَّهُ الأقْرَبُ ( ﴿فَأمْكَنَ مِنهُمْ﴾ ) أيْ أقْدَرَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسْبَما رَأيْتَ في بَدْرٍ فَإنْ أعادُوا الخِيانَةَ فاعْلَمْ أنَّهُ سَيُمَكِّنُكَ اللَّهُ تَعالى مِنهم أيْضًا فالمَفْعُولُ مَحْذُوفٌ، وقَوْلُهُ سُبْحانَهُ: ( ﴿فَقَدْ خانُوا﴾ ) قائِمٌ مُقامَ الجَوابِ، والجُمْلَةُ كَلامٌ مَسُوقٌ مِن جِهَتِهِ تَعالى لِتَسْلِيَتِهِ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلاةُ والسَّلامُ بِطَرِيقِ الوَعْدِ لَهُ صَلّى اللَّهُ تَعالى عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّمَ والوَعِيدِ لَهم، ﴿واللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ﴾ فَيَعْلَمُ ما في نِيّاتِهِمْ وما يَسْتَحِقُّونَهُ مِنَ العِقابِ ( ﴿حَكِيمٌ﴾ ) يَفْعَلُ كُلَّ ما يَفْعَلُهُ حَسْبَما تَقْتَضِيهِ حِكْمَتُهُ البالِغَةُ.
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8:70
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّ قُل لِّمَن فِيٓ أَيۡدِيكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَسۡرَىٰٓ إِن يَعۡلَمِ ٱللَّهُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمۡ خَيۡرٗا يُؤۡتِكُمۡ خَيۡرٗا مِّمَّآ أُخِذَ مِنكُمۡ وَيَغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ ٧٠
O Prophet, say to whoever is in your hands of the captives, "If Allāh knows [any] good in your hearts, He will give you [something] better than what was taken from you, and He will forgive you; and Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful."
8:71
وَإِن يُرِيدُواْ خِيَانَتَكَ فَقَدۡ خَانُواْ ٱللَّهَ مِن قَبۡلُ فَأَمۡكَنَ مِنۡهُمۡۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ ٧١
But if they intend to betray you - then they have already betrayed Allāh before, and He empowered [you] over them. And Allāh is Knowing and Wise.
8:72
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَهَاجَرُواْ وَجَٰهَدُواْ بِأَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ وَأَنفُسِهِمۡ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَاوَواْ وَّنَصَرُوٓاْ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءُ بَعۡضٖۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَلَمۡ يُهَاجِرُواْ مَا لَكُم مِّن وَلَٰيَتِهِم مِّن شَيۡءٍ حَتَّىٰ يُهَاجِرُواْۚ وَإِنِ ٱسۡتَنصَرُوكُمۡ فِي ٱلدِّينِ فَعَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلنَّصۡرُ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ قَوۡمِۭ بَيۡنَكُمۡ وَبَيۡنَهُم مِّيثَٰقٞۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ بَصِيرٞ ٧٢
Indeed, those who have believed and emigrated and fought with their wealth and lives in the cause of Allāh and those who gave shelter and aided - they are allies of one another. But those who believed and did not emigrate - for you there is no support of them until they emigrate. And if they seek help of you for the religion, then you must help, except against a people between yourselves and whom is a treaty. And Allāh is Seeing of what you do.
8:73
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بَعۡضُهُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءُ بَعۡضٍۚ إِلَّا تَفۡعَلُوهُ تَكُن فِتۡنَةٞ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَفَسَادٞ كَبِيرٞ ٧٣
And those who disbelieved are allies of one another. If you do not do so [i.e., ally yourselves with other believers], there will be fitnah [i.e., disbelief and oppression] on earth and great corruption.
8:74
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَهَاجَرُواْ وَجَٰهَدُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَاوَواْ وَّنَصَرُوٓاْ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ حَقّٗاۚ لَّهُم مَّغۡفِرَةٞ وَرِزۡقٞ كَرِيمٞ ٧٤
But those who have believed and emigrated and fought in the cause of Allāh and those who gave shelter and aided - it is they who are the believers, truly. For them is forgiveness and noble provision.
8:75
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدُ وَهَاجَرُواْ وَجَٰهَدُواْ مَعَكُمۡ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ مِنكُمۡۚ وَأُوْلُواْ ٱلۡأَرۡحَامِ بَعۡضُهُمۡ أَوۡلَىٰ بِبَعۡضٖ فِي كِتَٰبِ ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمُۢ ٧٥
And those who believed after [the initial emigration] and emigrated and fought with you - they are of you. But those of [blood] relationship are more entitled [to inheritance] in the decree of Allāh.1 Indeed, Allāh is Knowing of all things.
1 translator’s note
- This applies to Muslim relatives only. Others may be given by bequest. See 4:11. ↩