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An-Nisa (The Women)

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۞ فَلْيُقَٰتِلْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَشْرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِٱلْءَاخِرَةِ ۚ وَمَن يُقَٰتِلْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَيُقْتَلْ أَوْ يَغْلِبْ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًۭا﴿٧٤

Translation (Sahih International)

So let those fight in the cause of Allah who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter. And he who fights in the cause of Allah and is killed or achieves victory - We will bestow upon him a great reward.

Word-by-word meaning

۞ فَلْيُقَـٰتِلْfalyuqātilSo let fight
فِىin
سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
يَشْرُونَyashrūnasell
ٱلْحَيَوٰةَl-ḥayatathe life
ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā(of) the world
بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۚbil-ākhiratifor the Hereafter
وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
يُقَـٰتِلْyuqātilfights
فِىin
سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
فَيُقْتَلْfayuq'talthen he is killed
أَوْawor
يَغْلِبْyaghlibachieves victory
فَسَوْفَfasawfathen soon
نُؤْتِيهِnu'tīhiWe will grant him
أَجْرًاajrana reward
عَظِيمًۭاʿaẓīmana great

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Necessity of Taking Necessary Precautions Against the EnemyAllah commands His faithful servants to take precautions against their enemies, by being prepared with the necessary weapons and supplies, and increasing the number of troops fighting in His cause.ثُبَاتٍ(in parties) means, group after group, party after party, and expedition after expedition.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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