At-Tawbah 9:39 الا تنفروا يعذبكم عذابا اليما ويستبدل قوما غيركم ولا تضروه شييا والله على كل شيء قدير ٣٩
إِلَّا
تَنفِرُواْ
يُعَذِّبۡكُمۡ
عَذَابًا
أَلِيمٗا
وَيَسۡتَبۡدِلۡ
قَوۡمًا
غَيۡرَكُمۡ
وَلَا
تَضُرُّوهُ
شَيۡـٔٗاۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
عَلَىٰ
كُلِّ
شَيۡءٖ
قَدِيرٌ
٣٩
If you do not go out and fight, God will punish you severely and put others in your place, but you cannot harm Him in any way: God has power over all things.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Admonishing clinging to Life rather than rushing to perform Jihad
Allah admonishes those who lagged behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the battle of Tabuk, at a time when fruits were ripe and shades tempting in the intense and terrible heat,
يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مَا لَكُمْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُم
…Admonishing clinging to Life rather than rushing to perform Jihad
Allah admonishes those who lagged behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the battle of Ta
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