Al-Baqarah 2:279 فان لم تفعلوا فاذنوا بحرب من الله ورسوله وان تبتم فلكم رءوس اموالكم لا تظلمون ولا تظلمون ٢٧٩
فَإِن
لَّمۡ
تَفۡعَلُواْ
فَأۡذَنُواْ
بِحَرۡبٖ
مِّنَ
ٱللَّهِ
وَرَسُولِهِۦۖ
وَإِن
تُبۡتُمۡ
فَلَكُمۡ
رُءُوسُ
أَمۡوَٰلِكُمۡ
لَا
تَظۡلِمُونَ
وَلَا
تُظۡلَمُونَ
٢٧٩
If you do not, then beware of a war with Allah and His Messenger! But if you repent, you may retain your principal—neither inflicting nor suffering harm.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And if you do not, then be informed of a war [against you] from Allāh and His Messenger. But if you repent, you may have your principal - [thus] you do no wrong, nor are you wronged.
— Saheeh International
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