An-Nisaa 4:84 فقاتل في سبيل الله لا تكلف الا نفسك وحرض المومنين عسى الله ان يكف باس الذين كفروا والله اشد باسا واشد تنكيلا ٨٤
فَقَٰتِلۡ
فِي
سَبِيلِ
ٱللَّهِ
لَا
تُكَلَّفُ
إِلَّا
نَفۡسَكَۚ
وَحَرِّضِ
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۖ
عَسَى
ٱللَّهُ
أَن
يَكُفَّ
بَأۡسَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْۚ
وَٱللَّهُ
أَشَدُّ
بَأۡسٗا
وَأَشَدُّ
تَنكِيلٗا
٨٤
(So, O Messenger!) Fight in the way of Allah -since you are responsible for none except yourself - and rouse the believers to fight, for Allah may well curb the might of the unbelievers. Indeed Allah is strongest in power and most terrible in chastisement.
Soma Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Allah Commands His Messenger to Perform Jihad
Allah commands His servant and Messenger, Muhammad ﷺ, to himself fight in Jihad and not to be concerned about those who do not join Jihad. Hence Allah's statement,
لاَ تُكَلَّفُ إِلاَّ نَفْسَكَ
(you are not tasked (held responsible except for yourself,) Ibn
…Allah Commands His Messenger to Perform Jihad
Allah commands His servant and Messenger, Muhammad ﷺ, to himself fight in Jihad and not to be concerned a
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