وَإِذَا
حُيِّيتُم
بِتَحِيَّةٖ
فَحَيُّواْ
بِأَحۡسَنَ
مِنۡهَآ
أَوۡ
رُدُّوهَآۗ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
كَانَ
عَلَىٰ
كُلِّ
شَيۡءٍ
حَسِيبًا
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When ye are greeted with a greeting, greet ye with a better than it or return it. Lo! Allah taketh count of all things.
— M. Pickthall
And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it [in a like manner]. Indeed Allāh is ever, over all things, an Accountant.
— Saheeh International
When a (courteous) greeting is offered you, meet it with a greeting still more courteous, or (at least) of equal courtesy. Allah takes careful account of all things.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Allah Commands His Messenger to Perform Jihad
Allah commands His servant and Messenger, Muhammad ﷺ, to himself fight in Jihad and not to be concerned about those who do not join Jihad. Hence Allah's statement,
لاَ تُكَلَّفُ إِلاَّ نَفْسَكَ
(you are not tasked (held responsible except for yourself,) Ibn
…Allah Commands His Messenger to Perform Jihad
Allah commands His servant and Messenger, Muhammad ﷺ, to himself fight in Jihad and not to be concerned a
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