لَّوْلَا كِتَـٰبٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيمَآ أَخَذْتُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- If not for a decree from Allāh that preceded, you would have been touched for what you took by a great punishment.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அல்லாஹ்விடம் (உங்களுடைய மன்னிப்பு) ஏற்கனவே எழுதப்படாமலிருந்தால் நீங்கள் (போர்க் கைதிகளிடம் பத்ரில் ஈட்டுப் பணத்தை) எடுத்துக் கொண்டதன் காரணமாக உங்களை ஒரு பெரிய வேதனை பிடித்திருக்கும்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- අල්ලාහ්ගේ පෙර නියමයක් නො වූයේ නම් (සිරකරුවන් මුදා හරින්නට) නුඹලා ලබා ගත් දෙයහි මහත් දඬුවමක් නුඹලාව ස්පර්ශ කරන්නට තිබුණි.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اگر پہلے ہی سے اللہ کی طرف سے بات لکھی ہوئی نہ ہوتی تو جو کچھ تم نے لیا ہے اس کے بارے میں تمہیں کوئی بڑی سزا ہوتی۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- もし前以ってアッラーから下された，規則がなかったならば，あなたがたはその受け取ったもののために，必ず厳しい懲罰が下ったことであろう。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 假若没有从真主发出的以往的判决，那末，你们必为收纳赎金而遭受重大的刑罚。
Tafsir of 8:68
Imam Ahmad recorded that Anas said, "The Prophet asked the people for their opinion about the prisoners of war of Badr, saying, «إِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ أَمْكَنَكُمْ مِنْهُم» (Allah has made you prevail above them.) `Umar bin Al-Khattab stood up and said, `O Allah's Messenger! Cut off their necks,' but the Prophet turned away from him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ again asked, «يَاأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ أَمْكَنَكُمْ مِنْهُمْ وَإِنَّمَا هُمْ إِخْوَانُكُمْ بِالْأَمْس» (O people! Allah has made you prevail over them, and only yesterday, they were your brothers.) `Umar again stood up and said, `O Allah's Messenger! Cut off their necks.' The Prophet ignored him and asked the same question again, and he repeated the same answer. Abu Bakr As-Siddiq stood up and said, `O Allah's Messenger! I think you should pardon them and set them free in return for ransom.' Thereupon the grief on the face of Allah's Messenger ﷺ vanished. He pardoned them and accepted ransom for their release.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
