Tafsir as-Saadi (تيسير الكريم الرحمن في تفسير كلام المنان) — Page 1421

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تَضَعَ الْحَرْبُ أَوْزَارَهَا ذَلِكَ وَلَوْ يَشَاءُ اللَّهُ لَانْتَصَرَ مِنْهُمْ وَلَكِنْ لِيَبْلُوَ بَعْضَكُمْ بِبَعْضٍ وَالَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَلَنْ يُضِلَّ أَعْمَالَهُمْ سَيَهْدِيهِمْ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَهُمْ وَيُدْخِلُهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ عَرَّفَهَا لَهُم.

(from previous page) ⟵ Thus does Allah present to people their examples, as He, the Exalted, has clarified for them the people of good and the people of evil, and He mentioned for each of them a characteristic by which they are known and distinguished, so that whoever perishes may perish with clear evidence, and whoever lives may live with clear evidence. "So when you meet those who disbelieve, strike their necks until, when you have inflicted upon them a great slaughter, then secure their bonds, and thereafter either release as a favor or ransom until the war lays down its burdens." That is so, and if Allah had willed, He could have taken vengeance upon them, but [He wants] to test some of you by means of others. And those who are killed in the cause of Allah - He will never let their deeds be lost. He will guide them and amend their condition and admit them to Paradise, which He has made known to them.

يَقُولُ تَعَالَى - مُرْشِدًا عِبَادَهُ إِلَى مَا فِيهِ صَلَاحُهُمْ، وَنَصْرُهُمْ عَلَى أَعْدَائِهِمْ -: {فَإِذَا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي الْحَرْبِ وَالْقِتَالِ فَاصْدِقُوهُمُ الْقِتَالَ وَاضْرِبُوا مِنْهُمُ الْأَعْنَاقَ حَتَّى تُثْخِنُوهُمْ وَتَكْسِرُوا شَوْكَتَهُمْ وَتُبْطِلُوا شَرَّتَهُمْ، فَإِذَا فَعَلْتُمْ ذَلِكَ، وَرَأَيْتُمُ الْأَسْرَ أَوْلَى وَأَصْلَحَ، فَشُدُّوا الْوَثَاقَ}

The Almighty says—guiding His servants to what ensures their welfare and victory over their enemies—: {So when you meet the disbelievers in battle, strike their necks until you have thoroughly defeated them, broken their power, and nullified their evil. Once you have done that, and you see that taking captives is more appropriate and beneficial, then tighten their bonds.}

أَيْ: الرِّبَاطَ، وَهَذَا احْتِيَاطٌ لِأَسْرِهِمْ لِئَلَّا يَهْرُبُوا، فَإِذَا شُدَّ مِنْهُمُ الْوَثَاقُ اطْمَأَنَّ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ هَرَبِهِمْ وَمِنْ شَرِّهِمْ، فَإِذَا كَانُوا تَحْتَ أَسْرِكُمْ، فَأَنْتُمْ بِالْخِيَارِ بَيْنَ الْمَنِّ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَإِطْلَاقِهِمْ بِلَا مَالٍ وَلَا فِدَاءٍ، وَإِمَّا أَنْ تَفْدُوهُمْ بِأَنْ لَا تُطْلِقُوهُمْ حَتَّى يَشْتَرُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ، أَوْ يَشْتَرِيَهُمْ أَصْحَابُهُمْ بِمَالٍ أَوْ بِأَسِيرٍ مُسْلِمٍ عِنْدَهُمْ.

This means: secure them. This is a precaution to ensure they do not escape. Once they are securely bound, the Muslims are protected from their escape and their harm. If they are in your custody, you have the choice between showing them favor and releasing them without payment or ransom, or ransoming them by holding them until they buy their freedom, or their companions buy them with money or by exchanging them for a Muslim captive.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (38 verbs · 71 nouns)

• وَضَعَ — to place
• شَاءَ — to will
• نَصَرَ — to help
• حَرْب — war
• وِزْرٌ — burden
• بَعْض — some