وَإِذَا
حُيِّيتُم
بِتَحِيَّةٖ
فَحَيُّواْ
بِأَحۡسَنَ
مِنۡهَآ
أَوۡ
رُدُّوهَآۗ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
كَانَ
عَلَىٰ
كُلِّ
شَيۡءٍ
حَسِيبًا
٨٦
And when you are greeted, respond with a better greeting or at least similarly. Surely Allah is a ˹vigilant˺ Reckoner of all things.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
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
Lee Tafsir
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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