Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Al-Hajj, Ayah 39

Al-Hajj · Ayah 39 · View Ayah
أُذِنَ لِلَّذِينَ يُقَٰتَلُونَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ظُلِمُوا۟ ۚ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ نَصْرِهِمْ لَقَدِيرٌ
Permission [to fight] has been given to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory.

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Al-Jalalayn Commentary

Permission is granted to those who fight namely to the believers to fight back — this was the first verse to be revealed regarding the struggle in the way of God jihād because they have been wronged as a result of the wrong done to them by the disbelievers. And God is truly able to help them;

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(Sanction is given unto those who fight) sanction has been given to the believers to fight the disbelievers of Mecca (because they have been wronged) the disbelievers of Mecca wronged them; (and Allah is indeed Able to give them victory) Allah is able to give the believers victory over their enemies;

Related Hadiths

Jami` at-Tirmidhi#3256Sahih

"When the Prophet (ﷺ) was expelled from Makkah a man said: 'They have driven out their Prophet' so (the following) was revealed: "Permission (to fight) is given to those who are fought against, becaus...

Narrated by Narrated Sa'eed bin Jubair:
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#3255Hasan

"When the Prophet (ﷺ) was expelled from Makkah, Abu Bakr said: 'They have driven out their Prophet to their own doom.' So Allah, Most High, revealed: 'Permission (to fight) is given to those who are f...

Narrated by Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
Sunan an-Nasa'i#3091Sahih

“When the Prophet was expelled from Makkah, Abu Bakr said to him: ‘They have driven out their Prophet, verily to Allah we belong and to Him we return. They are surely doomed.’ Then it was revealed: ‘P...

Narrated by Narrated It was narrated that Ibn Abbas said:
Sahih Muslim#3008Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) has granted this concession to them.

Narrated by Salim b. 'Abdullah reported that 'Abdullah b. 'Umar (Allah be pleased with them) used to send ahead of him the weak members of his household to stay during the night at Mash'ar al-Haram at Muzdalifa. They remembered Allah so long as they could afford, and then they proceeded before the stay of the Imam, and before his return. So some of them reached Mina for the dawn prayer and some of them reached there after that; and as they reached there, they stoned al-Jamra; and Ibn 'Umar (Allah be pleased with them) used to say:
Sunan an-Nasa'i#3980Sahih

"When the Messenger of Allah , I will fight them for withholding it.' 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said: 'By Allah, as soon as I realized that Allah has expanded the chest of Abu Bakr for fig...

Narrated by It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:
Sunan an-Nasa'i#3985Sahih

"So Abu Bakr decided to fight them, then 'Umar said: 'O Abu Bakr, how can you fight the people when the Messenger of Allah , I will fight them for withholding it.' 'Umar said: 'By Allah, as soon as I ...

Narrated by It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#2490Da'if

"Rights will be given to their due, such that the hornless sheep would get its claim from the horned sheep." There are narrations on this topic from Abu Dharr and 'Abdullah bin Unais. The Hadith of ...

Narrated by Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:

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