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Al-Anfal 1

Ayah 1 of 75 · Medinan

يَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡأَنفَالِۖ قُلِ ٱلۡأَنفَالُ لِلَّهِ وَٱلرَّسُولِۖ فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَصۡلِحُواْ ذَاتَ بَيۡنِكُمۡۖ وَأَطِيعُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥٓ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ ١

They ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the bounties [of war]. Say, "The [decision concerning] bounties is for Allāh and the Messenger." So fear Allāh and amend that which is between you and obey Allāh and His Messenger, if you should be believers.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يَسۡـَٔلُونَكَThey ask youyasalūnaka
  2. عَنِaboutʿani
  3. ٱلۡأَنفَالِۖthe spoils of warl-anfāli
  4. قُلِSayquli
  5. ٱلۡأَنفَالُThe spoils of warl-anfālu
  6. لِلَّهِ(are) for Allahlillahi
  7. وَٱلرَّسُولِۖand the Messengerwal-rasūli
  8. فَٱتَّقُواْSo fearfa-ittaqū
  9. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  10. وَأَصۡلِحُواْand set rightwa-aṣliḥū
  11. ذَاتَthatdhāta
  12. بَيۡنِكُمۡۖ(which is) between youbaynikum
  13. وَأَطِيعُواْand obeywa-aṭīʿū
  14. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  15. وَرَسُولَهُۥٓand His Messengerwarasūlahu
  16. إِنifin
  17. كُنتُمyou arekuntum
  18. مُّؤۡمِنِينَbelieversmu'minīna

Tafsir

Your Companions ask you O Messenger about the gains of war and how to distribute it, and who it should be for. Say to them: 'The gains of war are for Allah and His Messenger to distribute, and it is only incumbent on you to accept and comply in the matter, so be mindful of Allah, following what He instructed and staying away from what He had prohibited, correct disagreements between yourselves and mend bad relations, and develop good terms with each other through treating each other in a good way and forgiving each other. Follow Allah and His Messenger if you are true believers, for surely faith leads to doing good and staying away from disobedience.' This matter came up after the Battle of Badr.

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