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Muhammad 47:20 ويقول الذين امنوا لولا نزلت سورة فاذا انزلت سورة محكمة وذكر فيها القتال رايت الذين في قلوبهم مرض ينظرون اليك نظر المغشي عليه من الموت فاولى لهم ٢٠

47:20
وَيَقُولُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُواْ
لَوۡلَا
نُزِّلَتۡ
سُورَةٞۖ
فَإِذَآ
أُنزِلَتۡ
سُورَةٞ
مُّحۡكَمَةٞ
وَذُكِرَ
فِيهَا
ٱلۡقِتَالُ
رَأَيۡتَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
فِي
قُلُوبِهِم
مَّرَضٞ
يَنظُرُونَ
إِلَيۡكَ
نَظَرَ
ٱلۡمَغۡشِيِّ
عَلَيۡهِ
مِنَ
ٱلۡمَوۡتِۖ
فَأَوۡلَىٰ
لَهُمۡ
٢٠
And the believers say, “If only a sûrah was revealed ˹allowing self-defence˺!” Yet when a precise sûrah is revealed, in which fighting is ˹explicitly˺ mentioned, you see those with sickness in their hearts staring at you like someone in the throes of death. It would have been better for them
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Chapter 47, Page 509, Juz 26

20. And the believers say, “If only a sûrah was revealed ˹allowing self-defence˺!” Yet when a precise sûrah is revealed, in which fighting is ˹explicitly˺ mentioned, you see those with sickness in their hearts staring at you like someone in the throes of death. It would have been better for them 21. to obey and speak rightly. Then when fighting was ordained, it surely would have been better for them if they were true to Allah. 22. Now if you ˹hypocrites˺ turn away, perhaps you would then spread corruption throughout the land and sever your ˹ties of˺ kinship! 23. These are the ones who Allah has condemned, deafening them and blinding their eyes. 24. Do they not then reflect on the Quran? Or are there locks upon their hearts? 25. Indeed, those who relapse ˹into disbelief˺ after ˹true˺ guidance has become clear to them, ˹it is˺ Satan ˹that˺ has tempted them, luring them with false hopes. 26. That is because they said ˹privately˺ to those who ˹also˺ detest what Allah has revealed, “We will obey you in some matters.” But Allah ˹fully˺ knows what they are hiding. 27. Then how ˹horrible˺ will it be when the angels take their souls, beating their faces and backs! 28. This is because they follow whatever displeases Allah and hate whatever pleases Him, so He has rendered their deeds void.

- Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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