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اَلَمۡ تَرَ اِلَی الَّذِیۡنَ قِیۡلَ لَہُمۡ کُفُّوۡۤا اَیۡدِیَکُمۡ وَ اَقِیۡمُوا الصَّلٰوۃَ وَ اٰتُوا الزَّکٰوۃَ ۚ فَلَمَّا کُتِبَ عَلَیۡہِمُ الۡقِتَالُ اِذَا فَرِیۡقٌ مِّنۡہُمۡ یَخۡشَوۡنَ النَّاسَ کَخَشۡیَۃِ اللّٰہِ اَوۡ اَشَدَّ خَشۡیَۃً ۚ وَ قَالُوۡا رَبَّنَا لِمَ کَتَبۡتَ عَلَیۡنَا الۡقِتَالَ ۚ لَوۡ لَاۤ اَخَّرۡتَنَاۤ اِلٰۤی اَجَلٍ قَرِیۡبٍ ؕ قُلۡ مَتَاعُ الدُّنۡیَا قَلِیۡلٌ ۚ وَ الۡاٰخِرَۃُ خَیۡرٌ لِّمَنِ اتَّقٰی ۟ وَ لَا تُظۡلَمُوۡنَ فَتِیۡلًا ﴿۷۷﴾

77. Have you not regarded those to whom it was said: ‘Restrain your hands (from fighting even in self-defence)! Rather establish the prayer and pay the alms due (i.e. the mandatory charity)?’ But when fighting (in defence) was prescribed to them, a group of them started fearing the (oppressive) people as they would fear Allah or with (even) greater fear. And they said: ‘Our Lord! Why have You enjoined fighting upon us?’ If only you had respited us for a short time!’ Say (to them): ‘The enjoyment of this world is little, and the Hereafter is better for him who is God-conscious. You shall not be wronged equal to (even) the thread of a date stone.’

(النِّسَآء، 4 : 77)