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Go forth, lightly (armed) and heavily (armed) and struggle with your wealth and your persons in the way of Allah. That is the best for you if you know.
Go forth, lightly (armed) and heavily (armed) and struggle with your wealth and your persons in the way of Allah. That is the best for you if you know.
Had the gain been near and the journey easy, they would have followed you, but the distant journey was tiresome for them. And they will swear by Allah, “”Had we been able to, we would have certainly gone forth with you.”” They destroy themselves and Allah knows that they are liars. (R 6)
Allah pardon you! why did you give them permission, until those who spoke the truth were manifest to you and you had (also) known the liars?
Those who believe in Allah and the period hereafter, they do not ask you for exemption from struggling with their wealth and their persons (in the cause of Allah) and Allah is the Knower of those who guard (against evil).
Only those ask for exemption (from fighting) who do not believe in Allah and the period hereafter and their hearts are in doubt, so they waver in their doubt.
And had they intended to go forth (for fighting) they would have made some preparation for it. But Allah did not like their going forth, so He held them back and it was said (to them), “”Sit with those who sit.””
Had they gone forth with you they would not have increased for you anything but loss, and would have hurried to and fro among you seeking your affliction, and among you there are some who would have listened to them, and Allah is the Knower of those who are unjust.
They had sought your affliction earlier (too), and they had upset matters for you till the truth came and Allahs command prevailed, though they disliked.
And among them is he who says, “”Permit me (to be away from fighting) and do not put me into affliction.”” Have they not fallen into the affliction? And hell certainly encompasses the infidels.
If good befalls you it grieves them and if any disaster befalls you, they say, “”We had taken (precaution in) our affair before hand.”” And they turn away and rejoice.
Say, “”Nothing can ever befall us except that which Allah has decreed for us, He is our Guardian. And in Allah let the believers put their trust.””
Say, “”Do you await for us, for anything other than one of the two good things (victory or martyrdom)? And we await for you that Allah should afflict you with punishment from Him or through our hands, so wait, we (too) are waiting with you.””
Say, “”Spend willingly or unwillingly, it will not be accepted from you, for you are certainly a transgressing people.””
And nothing prevents their spendings being accepted from them except that they do not believe in Allah and in His messenger, and they come for worship (salat) while they are sluggish and they spend while they are unwilling.
So, do not let their wealth and their children make you wonder, Allah wills only to punish them through it in this worlds life and (that) their souls should depart while they are infidels.
And they swear by Allah that they are with you while they are not with you, but they are people who are afraid,
if they could find a refuge or caves or a place to enter (and hide) they would have turned towards it running in haste.
And among them is he who blames you regarding the (distribution of) alms, so if they are given from it they are pleased and if they are not given from it then they are displeased.
And had they been pleased with that which Allah and His messenger gave them and said, “”Allah is sufficient for us, Allah will give us out of His grace and His messenger (too), to Allah do we (turn as) seekers (of His grace),”” (it would have been better for them). (R 7)
Alms are only for the poor and the needy and for those (officials who are) appointed for administering them and those whose hearts are to be reconciled and to free the captives and those in debt and (for spending) in the way of Allah and for the wayfarer, a duty imposed by Allah. And Allah is Knowing, Wise.