لَّيۡسَ
عَلَى
ٱلضُّعَفَآءِ
وَلَا
عَلَى
ٱلۡمَرۡضَىٰ
وَلَا
عَلَى
ٱلَّذِينَ
لَا
يَجِدُونَ
مَا
يُنفِقُونَ
حَرَجٌ
إِذَا
نَصَحُواْ
لِلَّهِ
وَرَسُولِهِۦۚ
مَا
عَلَى
ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
مِن
سَبِيلٖۚ
وَٱللَّهُ
غَفُورٞ
رَّحِيمٞ
٩١
There is no blame on the weak, the sick, or those lacking the means ˹if they stay behind˺, as long as they are true to Allah and His Messenger. There is no blame on the good-doers. And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
There is not upon the weak or upon the ill or upon those who do not find anything to spend any discomfort [i.e., guilt] when they are sincere to Allāh and His Messenger. There is not upon the doers of good any cause [for blame]. And Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Legitimate Excuses for staying away from Jihad
Allah mentions here the valid excuses that permit one to stay away from fighting. He first mentions the excuses that remain with a person, the weakness in the body that disallows one from Jihad, such as blindness, limping, and so forth. He then mentions
…Legitimate Excuses for staying away from Jihad
Allah mentions here the valid excuses that permit one to stay away from fighting. He first mentions the
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