Surah Al-Anfal (الأنفال) • The Spoils of War

Quran 8:72

8:72

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَهَاجَرُوا۟ وَجَـٰهَدُوا۟ بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْ وَأَنفُسِهِمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَاوَوا۟ وَّنَصَرُوٓا۟ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ بَعْضٍ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَلَمْ يُهَاجِرُوا۟ مَا لَكُم مِّن وَلَـٰيَتِهِم مِّن شَىْءٍ حَتَّىٰ يُهَاجِرُوا۟ ۚ وَإِنِ ٱسْتَنصَرُوكُمْ فِى ٱلدِّينِ فَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلنَّصْرُ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍۭ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُم مِّيثَـٰقٌ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ

inna alladhīna āmanū wahājarū wajāhadū bi-amwālihim wa-anfusihim fī sabīli l-lahi wa-alladhīna āwaw wanaṣarū ulāika baʿḍuhum awliyāu baʿḍin wa-alladhīna āmanū walam yuhājirū mā lakum min walāyatihim min shayin ḥattā yuhājirū wa-ini is'tanṣarūkum fī l-dīni faʿalaykumu l-naṣru illā ʿalā qawmin baynakum wabaynahum mīthāqun wal-lahu bimā taʿmalūna baṣīrun

Indeed, those who have believed and emigrated and fought with their wealth and lives in the cause of Allāh and those who gave shelter and aided - they are allies of one another. But those who believed and did not emigrate - for you there is no support of them until they emigrate. And if they seek help of you for the religion, then you must help, except against a people between yourselves and whom is a treaty. And Allāh is Seeing of what you do.

— Saheeh International

Those who believed and emigrated [to Medina] and struggled for God’s cause with their possessions and persons, and those who gave refuge and help, are all allies of one another. As for those who believed but did not emigrate, you are not responsible for their protection until they have done so. But if they seek help from you against persecution, it is your duty to assist them, except against people with whom you have a treaty: God sees all that you do.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Verily, those who believed, and emigrated and strove hard and fought with their property and their lives in the Cause of Allâh as well as those who gave (them) asylum and help, - these are (all) allies to one another. And as to those who believed but did not emigrate (to you O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), you owe no duty of protection to them until they emigrate; but if they seek your help in religion, it is your duty to help them except against a people with whom you have a treaty of mutual alliance; and Allâh is the All-Seer of what you do.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieved
وَهَاجَرُوا۟wahājarūand emigrated
وَجَـٰهَدُوا۟wajāhadūand strove hard
بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْbi-amwālihimwith their wealth
وَأَنفُسِهِمْwa-anfusihimand their lives
فِىfīin
سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaand those who
ءَاوَوا۟āwawgave shelter
وَّنَصَرُوٓا۟wanaṣarūand helped
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikathose
بَعْضُهُمْbaʿḍuhumsome of them
أَوْلِيَآءُawliyāu(are) allies
بَعْضٍۢۚbaʿḍin(of) another
وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaBut those who
ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieved
وَلَمْwalamand (did) not
يُهَاجِرُوا۟yuhājirūemigrate
مَاmā(it is) not
لَكُمlakumfor you
مِّنmin(of)
وَلَـٰيَتِهِمwalāyatihimtheir protection
مِّنmin(in)
شَىْءٍshayin(in) anything
حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
يُهَاجِرُوا۟ۚyuhājirūthey emigrate
وَإِنِwa-iniAnd if
ٱسْتَنصَرُوكُمْis'tanṣarūkumthey seek your help
فِىfīin
ٱلدِّينِl-dīnithe religion
فَعَلَيْكُمُfaʿalaykumuthen upon you
ٱلنَّصْرُl-naṣru(is to) help them
إِلَّاillāexcept
عَلَىٰʿalāagainst
قَوْمٍۭqawmina people
بَيْنَكُمْbaynakumbetween you
وَبَيْنَهُمwabaynahumand between them
مِّيثَـٰقٌۭۗmīthāqun(is) a treaty
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
بِمَاbimāof what
تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do
بَصِيرٌۭbaṣīrun(is) All-Seer