The Spoils of War

Surah
Al-Anfal

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

They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ regarding the spoils of war. Say, “Their distribution is decided by Allah and His Messenger. So be mindful of Allah, settle your affairs, and obey Allah and His Messenger if you are ˹true˺ believers.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

8:2

إِنَّمَا

ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

إِذَا

ذُكِرَ

ٱللَّهُ

وَجِلَتۡ

قُلُوبُهُمۡ

وَإِذَا

تُلِيَتۡ

عَلَيۡهِمۡ

ءَايَٰتُهُۥ

زَادَتۡهُمۡ

إِيمَٰنٗا

وَعَلَىٰ

رَبِّهِمۡ

يَتَوَكَّلُونَ

The ˹true˺ believers are only those whose hearts tremble at the remembrance of Allah, whose faith increases when His revelations are recited to them, and who put their trust in their Lord.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

8:3

ٱلَّذِينَ

يُقِيمُونَ

ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ

وَمِمَّا

رَزَقۡنَٰهُمۡ

يُنفِقُونَ

˹They are˺ those who establish prayer and donate from what We have provided for them.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

8:4

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ

هُمُ

ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ

حَقّٗاۚ

لَّهُمۡ

دَرَجَٰتٌ

عِندَ

رَبِّهِمۡ

وَمَغۡفِرَةٞ

وَرِزۡقٞ

كَرِيمٞ

It is they who are the true believers. They will have elevated ranks, forgiveness, and an honourable provision from their Lord.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

8:5

كَمَآ

أَخۡرَجَكَ

رَبُّكَ

مِنۢ

بَيۡتِكَ

بِٱلۡحَقِّ

وَإِنَّ

فَرِيقٗا

مِّنَ

ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

لَكَٰرِهُونَ

Similarly, when your Lord brought you ˹O Prophet˺ out of your home for a just cause, a group of believers was totally against it.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

8:6

يُجَٰدِلُونَكَ

فِي

ٱلۡحَقِّ

بَعۡدَ مَا

تَبَيَّنَ

كَأَنَّمَا

يُسَاقُونَ

إِلَى

ٱلۡمَوۡتِ

وَهُمۡ

يَنظُرُونَ

They disputed with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being driven to death with their eyes wide open.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

8:7

وَإِذۡ

يَعِدُكُمُ

ٱللَّهُ

إِحۡدَى

ٱلطَّآئِفَتَيۡنِ

أَنَّهَا

لَكُمۡ

وَتَوَدُّونَ

أَنَّ

غَيۡرَ

ذَاتِ

ٱلشَّوۡكَةِ

تَكُونُ

لَكُمۡ

وَيُرِيدُ

ٱللَّهُ

أَن

يُحِقَّ

ٱلۡحَقَّ

بِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ

وَيَقۡطَعَ

دَابِرَ

ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ

˹Remember, O believers,˺ when Allah promised ˹to give˺ you the upper hand over either target, you wished to capture the unarmed party.¹ But it was Allah’s Will to establish the truth by His Words and uproot the disbelievers;

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

8:8