Surah An Nisa Ayat 76-77 Translation Tafseer

Para 5 - وَ الْمُحْصَنٰتُ

سورة النساء

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

4.76-77

اَلَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا یُقَاتِلُوْنَ فِیْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِۚ-وَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا یُقَاتِلُوْنَ فِیْ سَبِیْلِ الطَّاغُوْتِ فَقَاتِلُوْۤا اَوْلِیَآءَ الشَّیْطٰنِۚ-اِنَّ كَیْدَ الشَّیْطٰنِ كَانَ ضَعِیْفًا۠ (76) اَلَمْ تَرَ اِلَى الَّذِیْنَ قِیْلَ لَهُمْ كُفُّوْۤا اَیْدِیَكُمْ وَ اَقِیْمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَ اٰتُوا الزَّكٰوةَۚ-فَلَمَّا كُتِبَ عَلَیْهِمُ الْقِتَالُ اِذَا فَرِیْقٌ مِّنْهُمْ یَخْشَوْنَ النَّاسَ كَخَشْیَةِ اللّٰهِ اَوْ اَشَدَّ خَشْیَةًۚ-وَ قَالُوْا رَبَّنَا لِمَ كَتَبْتَ عَلَیْنَا الْقِتَالَۚ-لَوْ لَاۤ اَخَّرْتَنَاۤ اِلٰۤى اَجَلٍ قَرِیْبٍؕ-قُلْ مَتَاعُ الدُّنْیَا قَلِیْلٌۚ-وَ الْاٰخِرَةُ خَیْرٌ لِّمَنِ اتَّقٰى- وَ لَا تُظْلَمُوْنَ فَتِیْلًا(77)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

Those who believe perform Jihad in the way of Allah, and those who disbelieve fight in the way of Satan. So, perform jihad against the friends of Satan; verily, the deceit of Satan is weak. Did you not see those to whom it was said: “Hold back your hands ˹from fighting˺ and establish the prayer and give zakat.” Then, when Jihad was made compulsory, a group of them began to fear people as one fears Allah or even more, and they said: “O our Lord! Why did you make jihad incumbent upon us? Why did you not give us more time?”[1] ˹Dear Beloved Prophet,˺ say: “The provisions of this world are little, and the Hereafter is better for those who are righteous,[2] and you shall not be oppressed even as much as a thread.”

Commentary

[1]

This question was asked to discover the wisdom of jihad and not as criticism. Hence, there was no admonishment, just an appropriate answer. This indicates that enquiring to learn the wisdom of Islamic rulings rather than criticise is not contrary to faith.

[2]

Worldly provisions, regardless of abundance, are little compared to the blessings of the Hereafter; and the Hereafter is far better than this world for the believer. Every Muslim should strive to make his Hereafter better compared to this world.