Surah 4. An-Nisa

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-14 [2], 15-22 [3], 23-25 [4], 26-33 [5], 34-42 [6], 43-50 [7], 51-56 [8], 57-70 [9], 71-76 [10], 77-87 [11], 88-91 [12], 92-96 [13], 97-100 [14], 101-104 [15], 105-112 [16], 113-115 [17], 116-126 [18], 127-134 [19], 135-141 [20], 142-152 [21], 153-162 [22], 163-171 [23], 172-176 [24]

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Quran Text of Verse 88-91فَمَاSo whatلَكُمْ(is the matter) with youفِیconcerningالْمُنٰفِقِیْنَthe hypocrites (that)فِئَتَیْنِ(you have become) two partiesوَ اللّٰهُWhile Allahاَرْكَسَهُمْcast them backبِمَاfor whatكَسَبُوْا ؕthey earnedاَتُرِیْدُوْنَDo you wishاَنْthatتَهْدُوْاyou guideمَنْwhomاَضَلَّis let astrayاللّٰهُ ؕ(by) Allahوَ مَنْAnd whoeverیُّضْلِلِis let astrayاللّٰهُ(by) Allahفَلَنْthen neverتَجِدَwill you findلَهٗfor himسَبِیْلًا a way وَدُّوْاThey wishلَوْifتَكْفُرُوْنَyou disbelieveكَمَاasكَفَرُوْاthey disbelievedفَتَكُوْنُوْنَand you would beسَوَآءًalikeفَلَاSo (do) notتَتَّخِذُوْاtakeمِنْهُمْfrom themاَوْلِیَآءَalliesحَتّٰیuntilیُهَاجِرُوْاthey emigrateفِیْinسَبِیْلِ(the) wayاللّٰهِ ؕ(of) AllahفَاِنْBut ifتَوَلَّوْاthey turn backفَخُذُوْهُمْseize themوَ اقْتُلُوْهُمْand kill themحَیْثُwhereverوَجَدْتُّمُوْهُمْ ۪you find themوَ لَاAnd (do) notتَتَّخِذُوْاtakeمِنْهُمْfrom themوَلِیًّاany allyوَّ لَاand notنَصِیْرًاۙany helper اِلَّاExceptالَّذِیْنَthose whoیَصِلُوْنَjoinاِلٰی[to]قَوْمٍۭa groupبَیْنَكُمْbetween youوَ بَیْنَهُمْand between themمِّیْثَاقٌ(is) a treatyاَوْorجَآءُوْكُمْthose who come to youحَصِرَتْrestrainingصُدُوْرُهُمْtheir heartsاَنْthatیُّقَاتِلُوْكُمْthey fight youاَوْorیُقَاتِلُوْاthey fightقَوْمَهُمْ ؕtheir peopleوَ لَوْAnd ifشَآءَ(had) willedاللّٰهُAllahلَسَلَّطَهُمْsurely He (would have) given them powerعَلَیْكُمْover youفَلَقٰتَلُوْكُمْ ۚand surely they (would have) fought youفَاِنِSo ifاعْتَزَلُوْكُمْthey withdraw from youفَلَمْand (do) notیُقَاتِلُوْكُمْfight against youوَ اَلْقَوْاand offerاِلَیْكُمُto youالسَّلَمَ ۙ[the] peaceفَمَاthen notجَعَلَ(has) madeاللّٰهُAllahلَكُمْfor youعَلَیْهِمْagainst themسَبِیْلًا a way سَتَجِدُوْنَYou will findاٰخَرِیْنَothersیُرِیْدُوْنَwishingاَنْthatیَّاْمَنُوْكُمْthey be secure from youوَ یَاْمَنُوْاand they be secure fromقَوْمَهُمْ ؕtheir peopleكُلَّEverytimeمَاthatرُدُّوْۤاthey are returnedاِلَیtoالْفِتْنَةِthe temptationاُرْكِسُوْاthey are plungedفِیْهَا ۚinto itفَاِنْSo ifلَّمْnotیَعْتَزِلُوْكُمْthey withdraw from youوَ یُلْقُوْۤاand offerاِلَیْكُمُto youالسَّلَمَ[the] peaceوَ یَكُفُّوْۤاand they restrainاَیْدِیَهُمْtheir handsفَخُذُوْهُمْthen seize themوَ اقْتُلُوْهُمْand kill themحَیْثُwhereverثَقِفْتُمُوْهُمْ ؕyou find themوَ اُولٰٓىِٕكُمْAnd thoseجَعَلْنَاWe madeلَكُمْfor youعَلَیْهِمْagainst themسُلْطٰنًاan authorityمُّبِیْنًا۠clear

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Translation of Verse 88-91

88. Why are you ˹believers˺ divided into two groups regarding the hypocrites while Allah allowed them to regress ˹to disbelief˺ because of their misdeeds? Do you wish to guide those left by Allah to stray? And whoever Allah leaves to stray, you will never find for them a way.

89. They wish you would disbelieve as they have disbelieved, so you may all be alike. So do not take them as allies unless they emigrate in the cause of Allah. But if they turn away, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them, and do not take any of them as allies or helpers, ²¹²

90. except those who are allies of a people you are bound with in a treaty or those wholeheartedly opposed to fighting either you or their own people. If Allah had willed, He would have empowered them to fight you. So if they refrain from fighting you and offer you peace, then Allah does not permit you to harm them.

91. You will find others who wish to be safe from you and their own people. Yet they cannot resist the temptation ˹of disbelief or hostility˺. If they do not keep away, offer you peace, or refrain from attacking you, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them. We have given you full permission over such people.

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Commentary

212. The verse discusses a group of people who nominally became Muslims and secretly supported the enemies of Muslims. For those hypocrites to prove their loyalty, they were commanded to emigrate and join the ranks of the believers, or they would be considered enemies.