سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ

Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 5

The Spoils of War · Medinan · Juz 9 · Page 177

كَمَآ أَخْرَجَكَ رَبُّكَ مِنۢ بَيْتِكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَإِنَّ فَرِيقًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَكَـٰرِهُونَ ﴿5﴾
As your Lord caused you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to go out from your home with the truth; and verily, a party among the believers disliked it,
كَمَآ kamā As
أَخْرَجَكَ akhrajaka brought you out
رَبُّكَ rabbuka your Lord
مِنۢ min from
بَيْتِكَ baytika your home
بِٱلْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi in truth
وَإِنَّ wa-inna while indeed
فَرِيقًۭا farīqan a party
مِّنَ mina among
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ l-mu'minīna the believers
لَكَـٰرِهُونَ lakārihūna certainly disliked

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5. 1 Just as the matter of the distribution of war booty had become a cause of disagreement among the Muslims, then when it was referred to Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, it was in the best interest of the Muslims; similarly, your departure from Madinah and then, later on, encountering the army of Quraysh instead of the trade caravan was unpleasant for some temperaments, but ultimately, it was also beneficial for the Muslims.

5. 2 This unpleasantness was regarding the matter of fighting the army of Quraysh, which was expressed by a few individuals, and its only reason was lack of resources. It is not related to the departure from Madinah.