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8:67Al-Anfaal · The Spoils of War · verse 67 of 75

مَا كَانَ لِنَبِىٍّ أَن يَكُونَ لَهُۥٓ أَسْرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ يُثْخِنَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ تُرِيدُونَ عَرَضَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ۝٦٧
Ma kana linabiyyin an yakoona lahu asra hatta yuthkhina fee alardi tureedoona AAarada alddunya waAllahu yureedu alakhirata waAllahu AAazeezun hakeemun
It is not for a prophet to have captives [of war] until he inflicts a massacre [upon Allāh's enemies] in the land. You [i.e., some Muslims] desire the commodities of this world,457 but Allāh desires [for you] the Hereafter. And Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.
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EnglishSaheeh International In my reader Ours to keep
It is not for a prophet to have captives [of war] until he inflicts a massacre [upon Allāh's enemies] in the land. You [i.e., some Muslims] desire the commodities of this world,457 but Allāh desires [for you] the Hereafter. And Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.
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457i.e., material benefit, such as the ransom paid for prisoners.
FrançaisMuhammad HamidullahNon-commercial only
Un prophète ne devrait pas faire de prisonniers avant d'avoir prévalu [mis les mécréants hors de combat] sur la terre. Vous voulez les biens d'ici-bas, tandis qu'Allah veut l'au-delà. Allah est Puissant et Sage.
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EspañolIsa GarcíaOurs to keep
No le es permitido a un Profeta tomar prisioneros de guerra [para obtener un rescate] hasta haber derrotado suficientemente al enemigo en la tierra1. Ustedes desean ganancias temporales de esta vida2, pero Dios desea [para ustedes el éxito eterno en] la otra vida. Dios es Poderoso, Sabio.
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1Este versículo prescribe que cazar personas libres para transformarlos en esclavos está totalmente prohibido, ya que la única causa válida para los cautivos es el enfrentamiento en la guerra. En Corán 47:4 se ordena que los prisioneros de guerra han de ser intercambiados o liberados, ya sea voluntariamente o a través de un restate una vez finalizada la guerra.
2Cobrando un rescate por su liberación.
DeutschBubenheim & ElyasOurs to keep
Es steht keinem Propheten zu, Gefangene zu haben, bis er (den Feind überall) im Land schwer niedergekämpft hat. Ihr wollt Glücksgüter des Diesseitigen, aber Allah will das Jenseits. Allah ist Allmächtig und Allweise.
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TürkçeDiyanet İşleriNon-commercial only
Yeryüzünde savaşırken, düşmanı yere sermeden esir almak hiçbir peygambere yaraşmaz. Geçici dünya malını istiyorsunuz, oysa Allah ahireti kazanmanızı ister. Allah Güçlü'dür, Hakim'dir.
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اردوFateh Muhammad JalandhryNon-commercial only
پیغمبر کو شایان نہیں کہ اس کے قبضے میں قیدی رہیں جب تک (کافروں کو قتل کر کے) زمین میں کثرت سے خون (نہ) بہا دے۔ تم لوگ دنیا کے مال کے طالب ہو۔ اور خدا آخرت (کی بھلائی) چاہتا ہے۔ اور خدا غالب حکمت والا ہے
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Bahasa IndonesiaKementerian AgamaOurs to keep
Tidaklah pantas, bagi seorang Nabi mempunyai tawanan sebelum dia dapat melumpuhkan musuhnya di bumi. Kamu menghendaki harta benda duniawi sedangkan Allah menghendaki (pahala) akhirat (untukmu). Allah Mahaperkasa, Mahabijaksana.
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Bahasa MelayuAbdullah BasmeihNon-commercial only
Tidaklah patut bagi seseorang Nabi mempunyai orang-orang tawanan sebelum ia dapat membunuh sebanyak-banyaknya di muka bumi. Kamu menghendaki harta benda dunia (yang tidak kekal), sedang Allah menghendaki (untuk kamu pahala) akhirat. Dan (ingatlah), Allah Maha Kuasa, lagi Maha Bijaksana.
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বাংলাMuhiuddin KhanNon-commercial only
নবীর পক্ষে উচিত নয় বন্দীদিগকে নিজের কাছে রাখা, যতক্ষণ না দেশময় প্রচুর রক্তপাত ঘটাবে। তোমরা পার্থিব সম্পদ কামনা কর, অথচ আল্লাহ চান আখেরাত। আর আল্লাহ হচ্ছেন পরাক্রমশালী হেকমতওয়ালা।
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РусскийElmir KulievNon-commercial only
Не подобало Пророку брать пленных, пока он не пролил кровь на земле. Вы желаете мирских благ, но Аллах желает Последней жизни. Аллах - Могущественный, Мудрый.
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中文Ma JianNon-commercial only
先知在大地上重惩敌人之前,不该有俘虏。你们欲得尘世的浮利,而真主愿你们得享后世的报酬。真主是万能的,是至睿的。
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فارسیRowwad Translation CenterOurs to keep
برای هیچ پیامبری سزاوار نیست که اسیران [جنگی] داشته باشد [تا آنان را در مقابل دریافت فدیه رها کند، مگر] تا [زمانی‌که با ریختن خون آنها] در زمین کشتار بسیار به راه اندازد [و به این وسیله، دشمن را به وحشت بیندازد]. شما [مؤمنان، با گرفتن فدیه از اسیران بدر، ثروت و] کالای دنیا را می‌خواهید و الله آخرت را [برایتان] می‌خواهد؛ و الله شکست‌ناپذیرِ حکیم است.
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KiswahiliAli Muhsin Al-BarwaniOurs to keep
Haimfalii Nabii yeyote kuwa na mateka mpaka awe ameshinda baraabara katika nchi. Mnataka vitu vya dunia, na Mwenyezi Mungu anataka Akhera. Na Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mtukufu Mwenye nguvu Mwenye hikima.
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Haimfalii Nabii yeyote kukamata mateka, au kuchukua fidia, au kutoa bure msamaha, mpaka ashinde, na maadui waone wameshindwa, na wawe wamepata pigo kubwa hata kuwa hawawezi tena kupigana katika nchi. Lakini, nyinyi jamaa wa Kiislamu, mmefanya haraka katika Vita vya Badri kukamata mateka kabla hamjatamakani mkawa imara katika nchi. Mnatafuta manufaa ya dunia, na Mwenyezi Mungu anataka Akhera, kwa kutukuzwa Neno la Haki, na lisikushughulisheni la dunia. Na Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mwenye nguvu, Mwenye kushinda. Hukupangieni mambo yenu kwa mujibu wa faida yenu.
हिन्दीAzizul Haq al-UmariOurs to keep
किसी नबी के लिए उचित नहीं कि उसके पास बंदी हों, यहाँ तक कि वह धरती में (उनका) अच्छी तरह खून बहा ले। तुम संसार की सामग्री चाहते हो और अल्लाह आख़िरत (परलोक) चाहता है। और अल्लाह सबपर प्रभुत्वशाली, पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है।
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TamazightRamdane At MansourNon-commercial only
Ur issefk ara i Nnbi ad isâu imeêbas, alamma pwa$elben di tmurt. Teb$am tukci n ddunit. Öebbi Ib$a laxeôt. Öebbi d Uzmir, d Bab n ûûwab.
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ItalianoHamza PiccardoNon-commercial only
Non si addice ad un profeta prendere prigionieri, finché non avrà completamente soggiogato la terra. Voi cercate il bene terreno, mentre Allah vuole [darvi] quello dell'altra vita. Allah è eccelso, saggio.
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PortuguêsSamir El-HayekNon-commercial only
Não é dado a profeta algum fazer cativos, antes de lhes haver subjugado inteiramente a região. Vós (fiéis), ambicionais ofútil da vida terrena; em troca, Deus quer para vós a bem-aventurança do outro mundo, porque Deus é Poderoso, Prudentíssimo.
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BosanskiBesim KorkutNon-commercial only
Nijednom vjerovjesniku nije dopušteno da drži sužnje dok ne izvojuje pobjedu na Zemlji; vi želite prolazna dobra ovoga svijeta, a Allah želi onaj svijet. – Allah je silan i mudar.
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Për asnjë pejgamber nuk ke qe me vend të ketë robër derisa ta ketë dërmuar me luftë (armikun) në tokë. Ju keni për qëllimpërjetimet e kësaj bote, ndërsa All-llahu dëshiron për ju Ahiretin. All-llahu mbizotëron çdo gjë, di çka është e mirë për robtë.
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NederlandsSofian SiregarNon-commercial only
Het past een Profeet niet dat hij krijgsgevangenen heeft, totdat hij (de vijanden) op aarde heeft onderworpen. Jullie wensen de wereldse vergankelijkheden, maar Allah wenst (voor jullie) het Hiernamaals. En Allah is Abmachtig, Alwijs.
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SoomaaliMahmud AbduhNon-commercial only
Kuma habboona Nabi inay u ahaato kuwo la qafaashay intuu kaga Jilciyo Dhulka Dhexdiisa (Gaalada) waxaad Doonaysaan Muuqa Addunyada Eebana wuxuu dooni Aakhiro Eebana waa Adkaade Falsan.
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HausaAbubakar GumiOurs to keep
Bã ya kasancewa1 ga wani annabi, kãmammu su kasance a gare shi sai (bãyan) yã zubar da jinainai a cikin ƙasa. Kunã nufin sifar dũniya kuma Allah Yanãnufin Lãhira. Kuma Allah ne Mabuwãyi, Mai hikima.
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1Bayan da Musulmi suka ci nasara a Badar, suka kama Kuraishãwa a cikinsu har da Abbas baffan Annabi. Sai Annabi ya shãwarci Sahabbansa ga abin da zã su yi da kãmammu. Abubakar ya ce wa Annabi, "Mutãnenka ne, ka sake su." Sa'an nan ya nemi Umar shãwara, ya ce masa: "Ka kashe su." Sai ya karɓi fansa daga gare su. Bãyan haka Alƙur'ãni ya sauka da ƙarfafa ra'ayin Umar na a kashe su, ya fi. Amma tun da an riga an zartar da fansar, shĩ ke nan.
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“ไม่บังควรแก่นะบีคนใดที่เขาจะมีเชลยศึกไว้ จนกว่าเขาจะได้ประหัตประหารอย่างมากมายเสียก่อนในแผ่นดิน พวกเจ้าต้องกรสิ่งเล็กน้อย แห่งโลกนี้ แต่อัลลอฮฺทรงต้องการปรโลก และอัลลอฮฺเป็นผู้ทรงเดชานุภาพผู้ทรงปรีชาญาณ”
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(விஷமங்கள் அடங்க) பூமியில் இரத்தத்தை ஓட்டாத வரையில் (விரோதிகளை உயிருடன்) சிறைபிடிப்பது எந்த நபிக்கும் தகுதியில்லை நீங்கள் இவ்வுலகத்தின் (நிலையில்லா) பொருள்களை விரும்புகிறீர்கள். அல்லாஹ்வோ மறுமையில் (உங்கள் நலத்தை) நாடுகிறான். அல்லாஹ் (ஆற்றலில்) மிகைத்தோனும், ஞானமுடையோனாகவும் இருக்கின்றான்.
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日本語Saeed SatoOurs to keep
地上で徹底的に痛めつける1まで、いかなる預言者にも、捕虜を取ることは許されなかった。あなた方は現世のつまらぬ利益2を望み、アッラー*は来世をお望みになる。アッラー*は偉力ならびない*お方、英知あふれる*お方。
QuranEnc.com · Rowwad Center · version 1.0.13
1イスラーム*とムスリム*の滅亡を望んで叩く不信仰者*を徹底的に痛めつけるまで、ということ(アッ=サァディー326頁参照)。次アーヤ*とその訳注、およびこの件に関し、ムスリム*たちの勢力が強くなってから下ったムハンマド*章4も参照(アル=バガウィー2:310参照)。
2バドルの戦い*で捕まえた捕虜を、身代金と引き換えに解放することなど(ムヤッサル184頁参照)。
EnglishHilali & KhanOurs to keep
It is not for a Prophet that he should have prisoners of war (and free them with ransom) until he had made a great slaughter (among his enemies) in the land. You desire the good of this world (i.e. the money of ransom for freeing the captives), but Allâh desires (for you) the Hereafter. And Allâh is All-Mighty, All-Wise.
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EnglishRowwad Translation CenterOurs to keep
It is not befitting for a prophet to take captives1 until he thoroughly subdues [the enemy] in the land. You desire the gains of this world2, but Allah desires [for you] the Hereafter. And Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.
QuranEnc.com · Rowwad Center · version 1.0.20
1It is referring to the disbelievers of Quraysh who were taken as captives by the Prophet (ﷺ) in the wake of Badr.
2i.e., material benefits, such as the ransom paid by prisoners.
EnglishM. M. Pickthall (1930)Non-commercial only
It is not for any prophet to have captives until he hath made slaughter in the land. Ye desire the lure of this world and Allah desireth (for you) the Hereafter, and Allah is Mighty, Wise.
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EnglishA. Yusuf AliNon-commercial only
It is not fitting for a prophet that he should have prisoners of war until he hath thoroughly subdued the land. Ye look for the temporal goods of this world; but Allah looketh to the Hereafter: And Allah is Exalted in might, Wise.
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لا ينبغي لنبي أن يكون له أسرى مِن أعدائه حتى يبالغ في القتل؛ لإدخال الرعب في قلوبهم ويوطد دعائم الدين، تريدون -يا معشر المسلمين- بأخذكم الفداء من أسرى «بدر» متاع الدنيا، والله يريد إظهار دينه الذي به تدرك الآخرة. والله عزيز لا يُقْهَر، حكيم في شرعه.
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Surah
8. Al-Anfaal الأنفال
Verse
67 of 75
In the Quran
1,227 of 6,236
Page
Juz
10 of 30
Hizb
19 of 60 · quarter 2
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In Madinah (Medinan surah)
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20 in the Uthmani text
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مَا كَانَ لِنَبِىٍّ أَن يَكُونَ لَهُۥٓ أَسْرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ يُثْخِنَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ تُرِيدُونَ عَرَضَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ۝٦٧
It is not for a prophet to have captives [of war] until he inflicts a massacre [upon Allāh's enemies] in the land. You [i.e., some Muslims] desire the commodities of this world, but Allāh desires [for you] the Hereafter. And Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.
Al-Anfaal 8:67 · allahservants.com/en/quran/8/67
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8:65
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ حَرِّضِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَى ٱلْقِتَالِ إِن يَكُن مِّنكُمْ عِشْرُونَ صَٰبِرُونَ يَغْلِبُوا۟ مِا۟ئَتَيْنِ وَإِن يَكُن مِّنكُم مِّا۟ئَةٌ يَغْلِبُوٓا۟ أَلْفًا مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ لَّا يَفْقَهُونَ
8:66
ٱلْـَٰٔنَ خَفَّفَ ٱللَّهُ عَنكُمْ وَعَلِمَ أَنَّ فِيكُمْ ضَعْفًا فَإِن يَكُن مِّنكُم مِّا۟ئَةٌ صَابِرَةٌ يَغْلِبُوا۟ مِا۟ئَتَيْنِ وَإِن يَكُن مِّنكُمْ أَلْفٌ يَغْلِبُوٓا۟ أَلْفَيْنِ بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱللَّهُ مَعَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ
8:67
مَا كَانَ لِنَبِىٍّ أَن يَكُونَ لَهُۥٓ أَسْرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ يُثْخِنَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ تُرِيدُونَ عَرَضَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
8:68
لَّوْلَا كِتَٰبٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيمَآ أَخَذْتُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
8:69
فَكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا غَنِمْتُمْ حَلَٰلًا طَيِّبًا وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
Arabic: Tanzil Uthmani 1.1, tanzil.net. Translations: credited on each card.