Al-Anfál 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
If any do turn his back to them on such a day - unless it be in a stratagem of war, or to retreat to a troop (of his own)- he draws on himself the wrath of Allah, and his abode is Hell,- an evil refuge (indeed)!
— A. Yusuf Ali
And whoever turns his back to them on such a day - unless it be a stratagem of war, or to retreat to a troop (of his own), - he indeed has drawn upon himself wrath from Allâh. And his abode is Hell, and worst indeed is that destination!
— Al-Hilali & Khan
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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,
يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ إِذَا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ زَحْفاً
(O you who believe! When you meet those who disbelieve, in a ba
…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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