The Holy Quran 59:6 — Surah Al-Hashr

Arabic text

وَمَآ أَفَآءَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِۦ مِنْهُمْ فَمَآ أَوْجَفْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ خَيْلٍ وَلَا رِكَابٍ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُسَلِّطُ رُسُلَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Translation

You (Muslims) neither ran your horses nor your camels for the booty (wealth) that Allaah gave to His Rasool ﷺ (You won the battle without much travelling and without a fight.) (It is the practice of Allaah that) Allaah grants His Rusul authority over whoever He pleases (even without a fight). Allaah has power over everything.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The difference between ghanimah and fay': Shah [Abd al-Qadir] ﵀ writes: “This is the very difference that has been set between ghanimah (war booty) and fay' (property obtained without fighting). Property that came to hand through fighting is ghanimah: a fifth of it is an offering to Allah (the details of which have already been given at the beginning of the…

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