سُوْرَةُ الْاَحْزَابِ
Surah Al-Ahzaab (33) — Ayah 22
وَلَمَّا رَءَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ٱلْأَحْزَابَ قَالُوا۟ هَـٰذَا مَا وَعَدَنَا ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥ وَصَدَقَ ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥ ۚ وَمَا زَادَهُمْ إِلَّآ إِيمَـٰنًا وَتَسْلِيمًا ﴿22﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when the believers saw Al-Ahzâb (the Confederates), they said: "This is what Allâh and His Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) had promised us; and Allâh and His Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) had spoken the truth. And it only added to their Faith and to their submissiveness (to Allâh).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَمَّا
walammā
And when
رَءَا
raā
saw
ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ
l-mu'minūna
the believers
ٱلْأَحْزَابَ
l-aḥzāba
the confederates
قَالُوا۟
qālū
they said
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
This
مَا
mā
(is) what
وَعَدَنَا
waʿadanā
Allah promised us
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah promised us
وَرَسُولُهُۥ
warasūluhu
and His Messenger
وَصَدَقَ
waṣadaqa
and Allah spoke the truth
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
and Allah spoke the truth
وَرَسُولُهُۥ ۚ
warasūluhu
and His Messenger
وَمَا
wamā
And not
زَادَهُمْ
zādahum
it increased them
إِلَّآ
illā
except
إِيمَـٰنًۭا
īmānan
(in) faith
وَتَسْلِيمًۭا
wataslīman
and submission
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22. And when the believers saw the confederate armies, they said, "This is what Allah and His Messenger promised us." And the event only increased them in faith and submission [31].
[31]
Your Idea to Break Banu Ghatafan Away from the Allies and the Response of the Ansar:
After commenting on the character of the hypocrites, Allah described the character of the Muslims: as difficulties increased for them and the situation became more severe, their courage grew even more. Their trust in Allah and their faith also increased further. They knew well that it was they who had to face these difficulties. Then, when something was beyond their capacity, at that time surely Allah’s help would support them. Then, when Allah’s help actually reached them, their faith increased even more. Thus, when Banu Qurayzah also broke their covenant and joined the allied armies, and danger arose for the Muslims both from within and from outside, at that time a suggestion came to the mind of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, which was merely for the reassurance of the Ansar. That suggestion was that Banu Ghatafan, who were an extremely greedy and covetous tribe and whose golden rule of politics was merely the acquisition of wealth, should be tempted with a third of the produce of Madinah to break them away from the allies, so that they would take their tribe and return. Since this tribe was fiercely warlike, their withdrawal could have spread general demoralization among the rest of the army. Thus, in this regard, you ﷺ called the chief of the Aws tribe, Sa’d ؓ bin Mu’adh, and the chief of the Khazraj tribe, Sa’d bin ‘Ubadah, and consulted them. Both of them asked in unison: “Is this Allah’s command, or do you wish to seek our opinion? If it is Allah’s command, then it is upon our eyes and heads, but if you ﷺ wish to do this for our sake, then we absolutely do not accept it. By Allah, even in the state of polytheism, we never gave these people a single grain. Why should we give it now as Muslims? For them, we have only the sword.” The response of the Ansari chiefs pleased you, and you said: “This is not Allah’s command; I only thought of this for your reassurance.” [الرحيق المختوم اردو ص 487]
[31]
Your Idea to Break Banu Ghatafan Away from the Allies and the Response of the Ansar:
After commenting on the character of the hypocrites, Allah described the character of the Muslims: as difficulties increased for them and the situation became more severe, their courage grew even more. Their trust in Allah and their faith also increased further. They knew well that it was they who had to face these difficulties. Then, when something was beyond their capacity, at that time surely Allah’s help would support them. Then, when Allah’s help actually reached them, their faith increased even more. Thus, when Banu Qurayzah also broke their covenant and joined the allied armies, and danger arose for the Muslims both from within and from outside, at that time a suggestion came to the mind of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, which was merely for the reassurance of the Ansar. That suggestion was that Banu Ghatafan, who were an extremely greedy and covetous tribe and whose golden rule of politics was merely the acquisition of wealth, should be tempted with a third of the produce of Madinah to break them away from the allies, so that they would take their tribe and return. Since this tribe was fiercely warlike, their withdrawal could have spread general demoralization among the rest of the army. Thus, in this regard, you ﷺ called the chief of the Aws tribe, Sa’d ؓ bin Mu’adh, and the chief of the Khazraj tribe, Sa’d bin ‘Ubadah, and consulted them. Both of them asked in unison: “Is this Allah’s command, or do you wish to seek our opinion? If it is Allah’s command, then it is upon our eyes and heads, but if you ﷺ wish to do this for our sake, then we absolutely do not accept it. By Allah, even in the state of polytheism, we never gave these people a single grain. Why should we give it now as Muslims? For them, we have only the sword.” The response of the Ansari chiefs pleased you, and you said: “This is not Allah’s command; I only thought of this for your reassurance.” [الرحيق المختوم اردو ص 487]
