An-Nahl (The Bee)
Verse 126of 128
وَإِنْ عَاقَبْتُمْ فَعَاقِبُوا۟ بِمِثْلِ مَا عُوقِبْتُم بِهِۦ ۖ وَلَئِن صَبَرْتُمْ لَهُوَ خَيْرٌۭ لِّلصَّٰبِرِينَ﴿١٢٦﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
And if you punish [an enemy, O believers], punish with an equivalent of that with which you were harmed. But if you are patient - it is better for those who are patient.
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Command for Equality in PunishmentAllah commands justice in punishment and equity in settling the cases of rights. `Abdur-Razzaq recorded that, concerning the Ayah,فَعَاقِبُواْ بِمِثْلِ مَا عُوقِبْتُمْ بِهِ(then punish them with the like of that with which you were afflicted.) Ibn Sirin said, "If a man among you takes something from you, then you should take something similar from him." This was also the opinion of Mujahid, Ibrahim, Al-Hasan Al-Basri, and others.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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