سُوْرَةُ الْفَتْحِ
Surah Al-Fath (48) — Ayah 20
وَعَدَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ مَغَانِمَ كَثِيرَةً تَأْخُذُونَهَا فَعَجَّلَ لَكُمْ هَـٰذِهِۦ وَكَفَّ أَيْدِىَ ٱلنَّاسِ عَنكُمْ وَلِتَكُونَ ءَايَةً لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَيَهْدِيَكُمْ صِرَٰطًا مُّسْتَقِيمًا ﴿20﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Allâh has promised you abundant spoils that you will capture, and He has hastened for you this, and He has restrained the hands of men from you: that it may be a sign for the believers, and that He may guide you to the Straight Path.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَعَدَكُمُ
waʿadakumu
Allah has promised you
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah has promised you
مَغَانِمَ
maghānima
spoils of war
كَثِيرَةًۭ
kathīratan
much
تَأْخُذُونَهَا
takhudhūnahā
that you will take it
فَعَجَّلَ
faʿajjala
and He has hastened
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
هَـٰذِهِۦ
hādhihi
this
وَكَفَّ
wakaffa
and has withheld
أَيْدِىَ
aydiya
(the) hands
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
(of) the people
عَنكُمْ
ʿankum
from you
وَلِتَكُونَ
walitakūna
that it may be
ءَايَةًۭ
āyatan
a sign
لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
lil'mu'minīna
for the believers
وَيَهْدِيَكُمْ
wayahdiyakum
and He may guide you
صِرَٰطًۭا
ṣirāṭan
(to the) Path
مُّسْتَقِيمًۭا
mus'taqīman
Straight
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
He has promised you many gains that you will acquire [28], and He has hastened this (victory of Khaybar) for you and withheld the hands of people from you, so that it may be a sign [30] for the believers [29] and that He may guide you on a straight path [31].
[28] This refers to the spoils of war from the conquest of Makkah and Hunayn. In fact, after the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, the abundant spoils of war that Muslims continued to acquire as a result of successive victories are also included.
[29]
The Wisdoms Behind No Battle at the Place of Hudaybiyyah:
Allah Almighty mentions this as a favor upon the Muslims, and there are two meanings to this. One is that your position was not strong enough for you to withstand the enemy in the greatest center of disbelief. Therefore, Allah did not allow the situation of war to arise at all. And this too was, in a way, Allah’s help. The second is that you had left the center of Madinah and gone very far. In the event of war, it was also possible that your other enemies might attack Madinah in your absence. Allah prevented them from doing so as well.
[30] Here, the sign (ayah) refers to a miracle. That is, the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, which apparently the Muslims considered their defeat and humiliation, was in reality their miraculous victory, the understanding of which was not apparent to the disbelievers, nor even to the Muslims themselves. As its results gradually became evident, the Muslims became increasingly convinced that in fact, this treaty was one of Allah’s signs.
[31] This straight path is, in all circumstances, obedience to Allah and His Messenger. If they command you to fight to the death, be ready for it; and if they command you to cool your passions and restrain yourselves, then restrain yourselves at that time. Do not display zeal and fervor. Allah and His Messenger know best which action at which time is better for the elevation of Islam.
[28] This refers to the spoils of war from the conquest of Makkah and Hunayn. In fact, after the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, the abundant spoils of war that Muslims continued to acquire as a result of successive victories are also included.
[29]
The Wisdoms Behind No Battle at the Place of Hudaybiyyah:
Allah Almighty mentions this as a favor upon the Muslims, and there are two meanings to this. One is that your position was not strong enough for you to withstand the enemy in the greatest center of disbelief. Therefore, Allah did not allow the situation of war to arise at all. And this too was, in a way, Allah’s help. The second is that you had left the center of Madinah and gone very far. In the event of war, it was also possible that your other enemies might attack Madinah in your absence. Allah prevented them from doing so as well.
[30] Here, the sign (ayah) refers to a miracle. That is, the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, which apparently the Muslims considered their defeat and humiliation, was in reality their miraculous victory, the understanding of which was not apparent to the disbelievers, nor even to the Muslims themselves. As its results gradually became evident, the Muslims became increasingly convinced that in fact, this treaty was one of Allah’s signs.
[31] This straight path is, in all circumstances, obedience to Allah and His Messenger. If they command you to fight to the death, be ready for it; and if they command you to cool your passions and restrain yourselves, then restrain yourselves at that time. Do not display zeal and fervor. Allah and His Messenger know best which action at which time is better for the elevation of Islam.
