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Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War)

Verse 69of 75

فَكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا غَنِمْتُمْ حَلَٰلًۭا طَيِّبًۭا ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ﴿٦٩

Translation (Sahih International)

So consume what you have taken of war booty [as being] lawful and good, and fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

Word-by-word meaning

فَكُلُوا۟fakulūSo eat
مِمَّاmimmāfrom what
غَنِمْتُمْghanim'tumyou got as war booty
حَلَـٰلًۭاḥalālanlawful
طَيِّبًۭا ۚṭayyiban(and) good
وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqūand fear
ٱللَّهَ ۚl-lahaAllah
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
غَفُورٌۭghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌۭraḥīmunMost Merciful

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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