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Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War)

Verse 68of 75

لَّوْلَا كِتَٰبٌۭ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيمَآ أَخَذْتُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌۭ﴿٦٨

Translation (Sahih International)

If not for a decree from Allah that preceded, you would have been touched for what you took by a great punishment.

Word-by-word meaning

لَّوْلَاlawlāHad not
كِتَـٰبٌۭkitābunan ordainment
مِّنَminafrom
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
سَبَقَsabaqapreceded
لَمَسَّكُمْlamassakumsurely (would) have touched you
فِيمَآfīmāfor what
أَخَذْتُمْakhadhtumyou took
عَذَابٌʿadhābuna punishment
عَظِيمٌۭʿaẓīmungreat

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Imam Ahmad recorded that Anas said, "The Prophet asked the people for their opinion about the prisoners of war of Badr, saying,«إِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ أَمْكَنَكُمْ مِنْهُم»(Allah has made you prevail above them.) `Umar bin Al-Khattab stood up and said, `O Allah's Messenger! Cut off their necks,' but the Prophet turned away from him.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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