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Al-Baqarah 2:190

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وَقَـٰتِلُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقَـٰتِلُونَكُمْ وَلَا تَعْتَدُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُعْتَدِينَ

Fight in the way of Allāh those who fight against you but do not transgress. Indeed, Allāh does not like transgressors.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

وقاتلوا -أيها المؤمنون- لنصرة دين الله الذين يقاتلونكم، ولا ترتكبوا المناهي من المُثْلة، والغُلول، وقَتْلِ من لا يحل قتله من النساء والصبيان والشيوخ، ومن في حكمهم. إن الله لا يحبُّ الذين يُجاوزون حدوده، فيستحلون ما حرَّم الله ورسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم.

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