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Al-Anfal 8:16 ومن يولهم يوميذ دبره الا متحرفا لقتال او متحيزا الى فية فقد باء بغضب من الله وماواه جهنم وبيس المصير ١٦

8:16
وَمَن
يُوَلِّهِمۡ
يَوۡمَئِذٖ
دُبُرَهُۥٓ
إِلَّا
مُتَحَرِّفٗا
لِّقِتَالٍ
أَوۡ
مُتَحَيِّزًا
إِلَىٰ
فِئَةٖ
فَقَدۡ
بَآءَ
بِغَضَبٖ
مِّنَ
ٱللَّهِ
وَمَأۡوَىٰهُ
جَهَنَّمُۖ
وَبِئۡسَ
ٱلۡمَصِيرُ
١٦
Whoever turns his back to them on such a day,- unless it is for a tactic in the battle, or to join a company,-turns with wrath from Allah, and his abode is Jahannam (Hell), and it is an evil place to return.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Fleeing from Battle is prohibited, and its Punishment

Allah said, while warning against fleeing from the battlefield and threatening those who do it with the Fire,

يَـأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ إِذَا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ زَحْفاً

(O you who believe! When you meet those who disbelieve, in a b

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Fleeing from Battle is prohibited, and its Punishment

Allah said, while warning against fleeing from the battlefield and threatening those who do it wi

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Chapter 8, Page 178, Juz 9

11. When He covered you with drowsiness, as tranquility (descending) from Him and sent down upon you water from the heavens, so that He might purify you with it, and remove from you the impurity of Satan, and so that He might strengthen your hearts and make (your) feet firm therewith. 12. When your Lord revealed to the angels: “I am with you. So, make firm the feet of those who believe. I shall cast awe into the hearts of those who disbelieve. So, strike at the necks, and strike at every finger-joint of theirs.” 13. That is because they were hostile to Allah and His Messenger; and whoever becomes hostile to Allah and His Messenger, then, Allah is severe at punishment. 14. That is what you have to taste, and for the disbelievers is the (further) punishment of the Fire. 15. O you who believe, when you face the disbelievers in a battle, do not turn your backs to them. 16. Whoever turns his back to them on such a day,- unless it is for a tactic in the battle, or to join a company,-turns with wrath from Allah, and his abode is Jahannam (Hell), and it is an evil place to return. 17. So, it is not you who killed them, but in fact Allah killed them. And you did not throw when you threw but Allah did throw, so that He might bless the believers with a good favour. Surely, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. 18. Apart from that, Allah is the One who frustrates the device of the disbelievers. 19. (O unbelievers,) if you were looking for a decision, the ‘decision’ has come upon you. And if you give up, it is better for you. And if you repeat, We shall repeat. And your people shall not suffice you at all, even though they are many in number; and Allah is with the believers.

- T. Usmani

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