Surah An Nisa Ayat 90 Translation Tafseer

Para 5 - وَ الْمُحْصَنٰتُ

سورة النساء

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

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اِلَّا الَّذِیْنَ یَصِلُوْنَ اِلٰى قَوْمٍۭ بَیْنَكُمْ وَ بَیْنَهُمْ مِّیْثَاقٌ اَوْ جَآءُوْكُمْ حَصِرَتْ صُدُوْرُهُمْ اَنْ یُّقَاتِلُوْكُمْ اَوْ یُقَاتِلُوْا قَوْمَهُمْؕ-وَ لَوْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ لَسَلَّطَهُمْ عَلَیْكُمْ فَلَقٰتَلُوْكُمْۚ-فَاِنِ اعْتَزَلُوْكُمْ فَلَمْ یُقَاتِلُوْكُمْ وَ اَلْقَوْا اِلَیْكُمُ السَّلَمَۙ-فَمَا جَعَلَ اللّٰهُ لَكُمْ عَلَیْهِمْ سَبِیْلًا(90)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

Except (i.e., do not kill) those who are affiliated with a tribe that have a pact ˹of peace˺ with you, or they come forth to you with their hearts averse to fighting you, or to fight their tribe ˹with you˺.[1] Had Allah willed; He would surely have unleashed them upon you so they would certainly have fought you. So, if they remain distant from you, and do not engage in battle with you, and offer you peace, then Allah has not made a path ˹of war˺ for you against them.[2]

Commentary

[1]

Here, the people who are exempt from being killed are mentioned: 1. The people who are affiliated with a tribe with whom you have pact of peace; 2. Those who do not fight you; 3. Those who become your allies joining you to fight against their tribe. Fighting the aforementioned people is not permitted.

[2]

Here, it is stated that if the disbelievers stay away from you and do not engage in war, rather, they send a message of peace, then engaging in war against them is not permitted. Quranic commentators say that the ruling of this verse is abrogated, and now the Islamic Sultan has the right to declare peace or war.

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