An-Nisa (The Women)
Verse 86of 176
وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍۢ فَحَيُّوا۟ بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَآ أَوْ رُدُّوهَآ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَسِيبًا﴿٨٦﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it [in a like manner]. Indeed, Allah is ever, over all things, an Accountant.
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Allah Commands His Messenger to Perform JihadAllah commands His servant and Messenger, Muhammad ﷺ, to himself fight in Jihad and not to be concerned about those who do not join Jihad. Hence Allah's statement,لاَ تُكَلَّفُ إِلاَّ نَفْسَكَ(you are not tasked (held responsible except for yourself,) Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Abu Ishaq said, "I asked Al-Bara bin `Azib about a man who meets a hundred enemies and still fights them, would he be one of those referred to in Allah's statement,وَلاَ تُلْق...
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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