An-Nisaa 4:66 ولو انا كتبنا عليهم ان اقتلوا انفسكم او اخرجوا من دياركم ما فعلوه الا قليل منهم ولو انهم فعلوا ما يوعظون به لكان خيرا لهم واشد تثبيتا ٦٦
وَلَوۡ
أَنَّا
كَتَبۡنَا
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
أَنِ
ٱقۡتُلُوٓاْ
أَنفُسَكُمۡ
أَوِ
ٱخۡرُجُواْ
مِن
دِيَٰرِكُم
مَّا
فَعَلُوهُ
إِلَّا
قَلِيلٞ
مِّنۡهُمۡۖ
وَلَوۡ
أَنَّهُمۡ
فَعَلُواْ
مَا
يُوعَظُونَ
بِهِۦ
لَكَانَ
خَيۡرٗا
لَّهُمۡ
وَأَشَدَّ
تَثۡبِيتٗا
٦٦
And if We had decreed upon them, "Kill yourselves" or "Leave your homes," they would not have done it, except for a few of them. But if they had done what they were instructed, it would have been better for them and a firmer position [for them in faith].
— Saheeh International
If We had commanded them to sacrifice themselves or abandon their homes, none would have obeyed except for a few. Had they done what they were advised to do,1 it would have certainly been far better for them and more reassuring,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
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