The Holy Quran 7:86 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

وَلَا تَقْعُدُوا۟ بِكُلِّ صِرَٰطٍ تُوعِدُونَ وَتَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِهِۦ وَتَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا ۚ وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ إِذْ كُنتُمْ قَلِيلًا فَكَثَّرَكُمْ ۖ وَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

Translation

"Do not sit by every road to threaten (people), to prevent from Allaah's path (from Allaah's Deen) he who has Imaan, seeking (an opportunity to make it seem as if it has) crookedness in it. Remember (the time) when you were few (in number), then Allaah increased you. See what was the (end) result of those who spread corruption (and take a lesson from this)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

they sat on the roads for two reasons: to extort property unjustly from travellers by intimidating and threatening them, and to prevent the believers from going to Shu'ayb ﵇ and adopting the religion of Allah, and they were ever intent on finding fault with and picking holes in the religion of Allah. that is, you were few both in number and in wealth.

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