فَإِن
لَّمۡ
تَفۡعَلُواْ
فَأۡذَنُواْ
بِحَرۡبٖ
مِّنَ
ٱللَّهِ
وَرَسُولِهِۦۖ
وَإِن
تُبۡتُمۡ
فَلَكُمۡ
رُءُوسُ
أَمۡوَٰلِكُمۡ
لَا
تَظۡلِمُونَ
وَلَا
تُظۡلَمُونَ
٢٧٩
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
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
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Necessity of Taqwa and Avoiding Riba
Allah commands His believing servants to fear Him and warns them against what would bring them closer to His anger and drive them away from His pleasure. Allah said,
يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ اتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ
(O you who believe! Have Taqwa of Allah) meanin
…The Necessity of Taqwa and Avoiding Riba
Allah commands His believing servants to fear Him and warns them against what would bring them closer to His a
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