Muhammad 47:21 طاعة وقول معروف فاذا عزم الامر فلو صدقوا الله لكان خيرا لهم ٢١
طَاعَةٞ
وَقَوۡلٞ
مَّعۡرُوفٞۚ
فَإِذَا
عَزَمَ
ٱلۡأَمۡرُ
فَلَوۡ
صَدَقُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
لَكَانَ
خَيۡرٗا
لَّهُمۡ
٢١
Obedience (to Allâh) and good words (were better for them). And when the matter (preparation for Jihâd ) is resolved on, then if they had been true to Allâh, it would have been better for them.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Situation of the True Believer and the Sick-Hearted when the Command for Jihad was revealed
Allah mentions that the believers were hoping that Jihad would be legislated. But when Allah ordained it, many of the people turned back, as Allah says,
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ قِيلَ لَهُمْ كُفُّواْ أَي
…The Situation of the True Believer and the Sick-Hearted when the Command for Jihad was revealed
Allah mentions that the believers were hoping that Jiha
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