Al-Anfal 8:28 واعلموا انما اموالكم واولادكم فتنة وان الله عنده اجر عظيم ٢٨
وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ
أَنَّمَآ
أَمۡوَٰلُكُمۡ
وَأَوۡلَٰدُكُمۡ
فِتۡنَةٞ
وَأَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
عِندَهُۥٓ
أَجۡرٌ
عَظِيمٞ
٢٨
And know ye that your possessions and your progeny are but a trial; and that it is Allah with Whom lies your highest reward.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Reason behind revealing This Ayah, and the prohibition of Betrayal
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…Reason behind revealing This Ayah, and the prohibition of Betrayal
The Two Sahihs mention the story of Hatib bin Abi Balta`ah. In the year of the victo
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