Surah Al-Mumtahanah Verse 9 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : Allah only forbids you from those who fight you because…

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Translation Transliteration — Al-Mumtahanah

إِنَّمَا يَنْهَاكُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ قَاتَلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَأَخْرَجُوكُم مِّن دِيَارِكُمْ وَظَاهَرُوا عَلَىٰ إِخْرَاجِكُمْ أَن تَوَلَّوْهُمْ ۚ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُمْ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ ۝٩

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Innamaa yanhaakumul laahu `anil lazeena qaatalookum fid deeni wa akhrajookum min diyaarikum wa zaaharoo `alaa ikhraajikum an tawallawhum; wa many yatawallahum faulaaa`ika humuz zaalimoon

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📖 English Meaning

Allah only forbids you from those who fight you because of religion and expel you from your homes and aid in your expulsion - [forbids] that you make allies of them. And whoever makes allies of them, then it is those who are the wrongdoers.

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Translation — Tafsir

Key Words and Their Meanings:

Qātalūkum fī al-dīn: Those who fought you because of your faith and religion.
Akrajūkum min diyārikum: Those who drove you out of your homes and homeland.
Ẓāharū ʿalā ikhrājikum: Those who aided and supported others in expelling you.
An tawallawhum: That you take them as allies, protectors, and close friends.
Al-Ẓālimūn: The wrongdoers — those who transgress Allah’s limits and harm their own souls.

Explanation of the Verse:

Allah, the Most Merciful, clarifies here what true loyalty and disavowal mean in Islam. He does not forbid you from being kind and just to all people, even those who differ with you in faith. Rather, His prohibition is specifically directed toward those who have shown open hostility to the faith and to you personally: those who fought you solely because you believed in Allah, who expelled you from your homes, and who actively cooperated with others to drive you out and oppress you. Allah forbids you from taking such people as allies, protectors, or intimate friends — meaning you should not support them, confide in them, or align yourself with them against the believers.

The verse then delivers a powerful warning: whoever takes these aggressors as allies has committed a grave injustice — first against himself, because he has placed his loyalty in the wrong place and disobeyed his Lord, and second against the Muslim community, because he has sided with those who seek to harm it. This is not merely a political ruling; it is a spiritual safeguard. Allah knows that opening your heart to those who have fought your faith will only bring harm to your soul, weaken your resolve, and blur the lines between truth and falsehood.

A Daʿwah Reflection:

Dear reader, see how precise and wise Allah’s command is. He does not ask you to hate people or to be harsh with them; He only asks you to protect your heart and your faith. Loyalty is a sacred trust — when you give it to those who oppose Allah and His believers, you are the one who loses. But when you reserve your deepest loyalty for Allah, His Messenger, and the believers, you gain peace, dignity, and the pleasure of your Creator. This verse is not a call to hostility; it is a call to clarity. It teaches you to know who your true friends are — those who stand with you in faith, not those who fight you for it. So examine your alliances, purify your intentions, and always place your trust in Allah, for He is the Best Protector and the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.

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7۞ عَسَى اللَّهُ أَن يَجْعَلَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَ الَّذِينَ عَادَيْتُم مِّنْهُم مَّوَدَّةً ۚ وَاللَّهُ قَدِيرٌ ۚ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Perhaps Allah will put, between you and those to whom you have been enemies among them, affection. And Allah is competent, and Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

8لَّا يَنْهَاكُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُم مِّن دِيَارِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوهُمْ وَتُقْسِطُوا إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ

Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.

9إِنَّمَا يَنْهَاكُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ قَاتَلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَأَخْرَجُوكُم مِّن دِيَارِكُمْ وَظَاهَرُوا عَلَىٰ إِخْرَاجِكُمْ أَن تَوَلَّوْهُمْ ۚ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُمْ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ

10يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا جَاءَكُمُ الْمُؤْمِنَاتُ مُهَاجِرَاتٍ فَامْتَحِنُوهُنَّ ۖ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِإِيمَانِهِنَّ ۖ فَإِنْ عَلِمْتُمُوهُنَّ مُؤْمِنَاتٍ فَلَا تَرْجِعُوهُنَّ إِلَى الْكُفَّارِ ۖ لَا هُنَّ حِلٌّ لَّهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحِلُّونَ لَهُنَّ ۖ وَآتُوهُم مَّا أَنفَقُوا ۚ وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَن تَنكِحُوهُنَّ إِذَا آتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ ۚ وَلَا تُمْسِكُوا بِعِصَمِ الْكَوَافِرِ وَاسْأَلُوا مَا أَنفَقْتُمْ وَلْيَسْأَلُوا مَا أَنفَقُوا ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ حُكْمُ اللَّهِ ۖ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ ۚ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

O you who have believed, when the believing women come to you as emigrants, examine them. Allah is most knowing as to their faith. And if you know them to be believers, then do not return them to the disbelievers; they are not lawful [wives] for them, nor are they lawful [husbands] for them. But give the disbelievers what they have spent. And there is no blame upon you if you marry them when you have given them their due compensation. And hold not to marriage bonds with disbelieving women, but ask for what you have spent and let them ask for what they have spent. That is the judgement of Allah; He judges between you. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.

11وَإِن فَاتَكُمْ شَيْءٌ مِّنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ إِلَى الْكُفَّارِ فَعَاقَبْتُمْ فَآتُوا الَّذِينَ ذَهَبَتْ أَزْوَاجُهُم مِّثْلَ مَا أَنفَقُوا ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ الَّذِي أَنتُم بِهِ مُؤْمِنُونَ

And if you have lost any of your wives to the disbelievers and you subsequently obtain [something], then give those whose wives have gone the equivalent of what they had spent. And fear Allah, in whom you are believers.

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