Surah Al-Anfaal 8
سُورَةُ الأَنفَالِ“The Spoils of War”75 Ayat
- 8:1They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the bounties [of war]. Say, "The [decision concerning] bounties is for Allah…
- 8:2The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, their hearts become fearful, and when His verses ar…
- 8:3The ones who establish prayer, and from what We have provided them, they spend.
- 8:4Those are the believers, truly. For them are degrees [of high position] with their Lord and forgiveness and no…
- 8:5[It is] just as when your Lord brought you out of your home [for the battle of Badr] in truth, while indeed, a…
- 8:6Arguing with you concerning the truth after it had become clear, as if they were being driven toward death whi…
- 8:7[Remember, O believers], when Allah promised you one of the two groups - that it would be yours - and you wish…
- 8:8That He should establish the truth and abolish falsehood, even if the criminals disliked it.
- 8:9[Remember] when you asked help of your Lord, and He answered you, "Indeed, I will reinforce you with a thousan…
- 8:10And Allah made it not but good tidings and so that your hearts would be assured thereby. And victory is not bu…
- 8:11[Remember] when He overwhelmed you with drowsiness [giving] security from Him and sent down upon you from the …
- 8:12[Remember] when your Lord inspired to the angels, "I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed. I wil…
- 8:13That is because they opposed Allah and His Messenger. And whoever opposes Allah and His Messenger - indeed, Al…
- 8:14"That [is yours], so taste it." And indeed for the disbelievers is the punishment of the Fire.
- 8:15O you who have believed, when you meet those who disbelieve advancing [for battle], do not turn to them your b…
- 8:16And whoever turns his back to them on such a day, unless swerving [as a strategy] for war or joining [another]…
- 8:17And you did not kill them, but it was Allah who killed them. And you threw not, [O Muhammad], when you threw, …
- 8:18That [is so], and [also] that Allah will weaken the plot of the disbelievers.
- 8:19If you [disbelievers] seek the victory - the defeat has come to you. And if you desist [from hostilities], it …
- 8:20O you who have believed, obey Allah and His Messenger and do not turn from him while you hear [his order].
- 8:21And do not be like those who say, "We have heard," while they do not hear.
- 8:22Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are the deaf and dumb who do not use reason.
- 8:23Had Allah known any good in them, He would have made them hear. And if He had made them hear, they would [stil…
- 8:24O you who have believed, respond to Allah and to the Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life.…
- 8:25And fear a trial which will not strike those who have wronged among you exclusively, and know that Allah is se…
- 8:26And remember when you were few and oppressed in the land, fearing that people might abduct you, but He shelter…
- 8:27O you who have believed, do not betray Allah and the Messenger or betray your trusts while you know [the conse…
- 8:28And know that your properties and your children are but a trial and that Allah has with Him a great reward.
- 8:29O you who have believed, if you fear Allah, He will grant you a criterion and will remove from you your misdee…
- 8:30And [remember, O Muhammad], when those who disbelieved plotted against you to restrain you or kill you or evic…
- 8:31And when Our verses are recited to them, they say, "We have heard. If we willed, we could say [something] like…
- 8:32And [remember] when they said, "O Allah, if this should be the truth from You, then rain down upon us stones f…
- 8:33But Allah would not punish them while you, [O Muhammad], are among them, and Allah would not punish them while…
- 8:34But why should Allah not punish them while they obstruct [people] from al-Masjid al- Haram and they were not […
- 8:35And their prayer at the House was not except whistling and handclapping. So taste the punishment for what you …
- 8:36Indeed, those who disbelieve spend their wealth to avert [people] from the way of Allah. So they will spend it…
- 8:37[This is] so that Allah may distinguish the wicked from the good and place the wicked some of them upon others…
- 8:38Say to those who have disbelieved [that] if they cease, what has previously occurred will be forgiven for them…
- 8:39And fight them until there is no fitnah and [until] the religion, all of it, is for Allah. And if they cease -…
- 8:40But if they turn away - then know that Allah is your protector. Excellent is the protector, and Excellent is t…
- 8:41And know that anything you obtain of war booty - then indeed, for Allah is one fifth of it and for the Messeng…
- 8:42[Remember] when you were on the near side of the valley, and they were on the farther side, and the caravan wa…
- 8:43[Remember, O Muhammad], when Allah showed them to you in your dream as few; and if He had shown them to you as…
- 8:44And [remember] when He showed them to you, when you met, as few in your eyes, and He made you [appear] as few …
- 8:45O you who have believed, when you encounter a company [from the enemy forces], stand firm and remember Allah m…
- 8:46And obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not dispute and [thus] lose courage and [then] your strength would de…
- 8:47And do not be like those who came forth from their homes insolently and to be seen by people and avert [them] …
- 8:48And [remember] when Satan made their deeds pleasing to them and said, "No one can overcome you today from amon…
- 8:49[Remember] when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts was disease said, "Their religion has deluded those […
- 8:50And if you could but see when the angels take the souls of those who disbelieved... They are striking their fa…
- 8:51That is for what your hands have put forth [of evil] and because Allah is not ever unjust to His servants."
- 8:52[Theirs is] like the custom of the people of Pharaoh and of those before them. They disbelieved in the signs o…
- 8:53That is because Allah would not change a favor which He had bestowed upon a people until they change what is w…
- 8:54[Theirs is] like the custom of the people of Pharaoh and of those before them. They denied the signs of their …
- 8:55Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are those who have disbelieved, and they will not …
- 8:56The ones with whom you made a treaty but then they break their pledge every time, and they do not fear Allah.
- 8:57So if you, [O Muhammad], gain dominance over them in war, disperse by [means of] them those behind them that p…
- 8:58If you [have reason to] fear from a people betrayal, throw [their treaty] back to them, [putting you] on equal…
- 8:59And let not those who disbelieve think they will escape. Indeed, they will not cause failure [to Allah].
- 8:60And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may terrify the enem…
- 8:61And if they incline to peace, then incline to it [also] and rely upon Allah. Indeed, it is He who is the Heari…
- 8:62But if they intend to deceive you - then sufficient for you is Allah. It is He who supported you with His help…
- 8:63And brought together their hearts. If you had spent all that is in the earth, you could not have brought their…
- 8:64O Prophet, sufficient for you is Allah and for whoever follows you of the believers.
- 8:65O Prophet, urge the believers to battle. If there are among you twenty [who are] steadfast, they will overcome…
- 8:66Now, Allah has lightened [the hardship] for you, and He knows that among you is weakness. So if there are from…
- 8:67It is not for a prophet to have captives [of war] until he inflicts a massacre [upon Allah 's enemies] in the …
- 8:68If not for a decree from Allah that preceded, you would have been touched for what you took by a great punishm…
- 8:69So consume what you have taken of war booty [as being] lawful and good, and fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Forgi…
- 8:70O Prophet, say to whoever is in your hands of the captives, "If Allah knows [any] good in your hearts, He will…
- 8:71But if they intend to betray you - then they have already betrayed Allah before, and He empowered [you] over t…
- 8:72Indeed, those who have believed and emigrated and fought with their wealth and lives in the cause of Allah and…
- 8:73And those who disbelieved are allies of one another. If you do not do so, there will be fitnah on earth and gr…
- 8:74But those who have believed and emigrated and fought in the cause of Allah and those who gave shelter and aide…
- 8:75And those who believed after [the initial emigration] and emigrated and fought with you - they are of you. But…