An-Nisa 4:90 الا الذين يصلون الى قوم بينكم وبينهم ميثاق او جاءوكم حصرت صدورهم ان يقاتلوكم او يقاتلوا قومهم ولو شاء الله لسلطهم عليكم فلقاتلوكم فان اعتزلوكم فلم يقاتلوكم والقوا اليكم السلم فما جعل الله لكم عليهم سبيلا ٩٠
إِلَّا
ٱلَّذِينَ
يَصِلُونَ
إِلَىٰ
قَوۡمِۭ
بَيۡنَكُمۡ
وَبَيۡنَهُم
مِّيثَٰقٌ
أَوۡ
جَآءُوكُمۡ
حَصِرَتۡ
صُدُورُهُمۡ
أَن
يُقَٰتِلُوكُمۡ
أَوۡ
يُقَٰتِلُواْ
قَوۡمَهُمۡۚ
وَلَوۡ
شَآءَ
ٱللَّهُ
لَسَلَّطَهُمۡ
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
فَلَقَٰتَلُوكُمۡۚ
فَإِنِ
ٱعۡتَزَلُوكُمۡ
فَلَمۡ
يُقَٰتِلُوكُمۡ
وَأَلۡقَوۡاْ
إِلَيۡكُمُ
ٱلسَّلَمَ
فَمَا
جَعَلَ
ٱللَّهُ
لَكُمۡ
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
سَبِيلٗا
٩٠
unless it be such of them who seek refuge with a people who are joined with you by a covenant,1 or those who come to you because their hearts shrink from fighting either against you or against their own people. Had Allah so willed, He would certainly have given them power over you and they would have fought against you. If they leave you alone and do not fight against you and offer you peace,, then Allah does not permit you to harm them.
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