The Holy Quran 4:91 — Surah An-Nisa

Arabic text

سَتَجِدُونَ ءَاخَرِينَ يُرِيدُونَ أَن يَأْمَنُوكُمْ وَيَأْمَنُوا۟ قَوْمَهُمْ كُلَّ مَا رُدُّوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلْفِتْنَةِ أُرْكِسُوا۟ فِيهَا ۚ فَإِن لَّمْ يَعْتَزِلُوكُمْ وَيُلْقُوٓا۟ إِلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَمَ وَيَكُفُّوٓا۟ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فَخُذُوهُمْ وَٱقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ ۚ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكُمْ جَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَـٰنًا مُّبِينًا

Translation

Soon you will find others (Munaafiqeen) who wish to remain safe from you (by claiming to be Muslims) and safe from their (Kuffaar) nation (by remaining as Kuffaar). Each time they are returned to lawlessness (each time they are asked to commit Shirk), they fall headlong into it. If they do not keep away from you, do not maintain the peace between you and do not restrain their hands (from harming you), then grab hold of them (imprison them) and put them to death wherever you find them. Against such people We have granted you a clear warrant (to fight them because of their treachery and because they have clearly breached their pact with you).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, there are also some people who give you an undertaking that they will fight neither you nor their own people, so as to remain safe from both you and their people, but they do not hold to this undertaking; rather, when they see their people gaining the upper hand, they become their helpers.

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