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008Al-Anfal 8:15 يا ايها الذين امنوا اذا لقيتم الذين كفروا زحفا فلا تولوهم الادبار ١٥

8:15
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُوٓاْ
إِذَا
لَقِيتُمُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
زَحۡفٗا
فَلَا
تُوَلُّوهُمُ
ٱلۡأَدۡبَارَ
١٥
O you who have believed, when you meet those who disbelieve advancing [in battle], do not turn to them your backs [in flight].
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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

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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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Chapter 8, Page 178, Juz 9

11. [Remember] when He overwhelmed you with drowsiness [giving] security from Him and sent down upon you from the sky, rain by which to purify you and remove from you the evil [suggestions] of Satan and to make steadfast your hearts and plant firmly thereby your feet. 12. [Remember] when your Lord inspired to the angels, "I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike [them] upon the necks and strike from them every fingertip." 13. That is because they opposed Allāh and His Messenger. And whoever opposes Allāh and His Messenger - indeed, Allāh is severe in penalty. 14. "That [is yours], so taste it." And indeed for the disbelievers is the punishment of the Fire. 15. O you who have believed, when you meet those who disbelieve advancing [in battle], do not turn to them your backs [in flight]. 16. 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. 17. And you did not kill them, but it was Allāh who killed them. And you threw not, [O Muḥammad], when you threw, but it was Allāh who threw that He might test the believers with a good test. Indeed, Allāh is Hearing and Knowing. 18. That [is so], and [also] that Allāh will weaken the plot of the disbelievers. 19. If you [disbelievers] seek the decision [i.e., victory] - the decision [i.e., defeat] has come to you. And if you desist [from hostilities], it is best for you; but if you return [to war], We will return, and never will you be availed by your [large] company at all, even if it should increase; and [that is] because Allāh is with the believers.

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