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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

Ali 'Imran 3:28

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لَّا يَتَّخِذِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ فِى شَىْءٍ إِلَّآ أَن تَتَّقُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ تُقَىٰةً ۗ وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسَهُۥ ۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

Let not believers take disbelievers as allies [i.e., supporters or protectors] rather than believers. And whoever [of you] does that has nothing [i.e., no association] with Allāh, except when taking precaution against them in prudence. And Allāh warns you of Himself, and to Allāh is the [final] destination.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

ينهى الله المؤمنين أن يتخذوا الكافرين أولياء بالمحبة والنصرة من دون المؤمنين، ومَن يتولهم فقد برِئ من الله، والله برِيء منه، إلا أن تكونوا ضعافًا خائفين فقد رخَّص الله لكم في مهادنتهم اتقاء لشرهم، حتى تقوى شوكتكم، ويحذركم الله نفسه، فاتقوه وخافوه. وإلى الله وحده رجوع الخلائق للحساب والجزاء.

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