Al-Anfal 8:16 ومن يولهم يوميذ دبره الا متحرفا لقتال او متحيزا الى فية فقد باء بغضب من الله وماواه جهنم وبيس المصير ١٦
وَمَن
يُوَلِّهِمۡ
يَوۡمَئِذٖ
دُبُرَهُۥٓ
إِلَّا
مُتَحَرِّفٗا
لِّقِتَالٍ
أَوۡ
مُتَحَيِّزًا
إِلَىٰ
فِئَةٖ
فَقَدۡ
بَآءَ
بِغَضَبٖ
مِّنَ
ٱللَّهِ
وَمَأۡوَىٰهُ
جَهَنَّمُۖ
وَبِئۡسَ
ٱلۡمَصِيرُ
١٦
And whoever does so on such an occasion—unless it is a manoeuvre or to join their own troops—will earn the displeasure of Allah, and their home will be Hell. What an evil destination!
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And whoever turns his back to them on such a day, unless swerving [as a strategy] for war or joining [another] company, has certainly returned with anger [upon him] from Allāh, and his refuge is Hell - and wretched is the destination.
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Fleeing from Battle is prohibited, and its Punishment
Allah said, while warning against fleeing from the battlefield and threatening those who do it with the Fire,
يَـأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ إِذَا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ زَحْفاً
(O you who believe! When you meet those who disbelieve, in a b
…Fleeing from Battle is prohibited, and its Punishment
Allah said, while warning against fleeing from the battlefield and threatening those who do it wi
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