Sirat Ibn Hisham 794
What was revealed concerning the seeking of judgment
[ مَا نَزَلَ فِي رَمْيِ الرَّسُولِ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ بِالْحَصْبَاءِ ] ثُمَّ قَالَ: إِنْ تَسْتَفْتِحُوا فَقَدْ جَاءَكُمُ الْفَتْحُ أَيْ لِقَوْلِ أَبِي جَهْلٍ: اللَّهُمَّ أَقْطَعَنَا لِلرَّحِمِ، وَآتَانَا بِمَا لَا يُعْرَفُ، فَأَحِنْهُ الْغَدَاةَ. وَالِاسْتِفْتَاحُ: الْإِنْصَافُ فِي الدُّعَاءِ. يَقُولُ اللَّهُ جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُهُ: وَإِنْ تَنْتَهُوا أَيْ لِقُرَيْشِ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ وَإِنْ تَعُودُوا نَعُدْ أَيْ بِمِثْلِ الْوَقْعَةِ الَّتِي أَصَبْنَاكُمْ بِهَا يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ: وَلَنْ تُغْنِيَ عَنْكُمْ فِئَتُكُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَوْ كَثُرَتْ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَيْ أَنَّ عَدَدَكُمْ وَكَثْرَتَكُمْ فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ لَنْ تُغْنِيَ عَنْكُمْ شَيْئًا، وَإِنِّي مَعَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، أَنْصُرهُمْ عَلَى مَنْ خَالَفَهُمْ
Translation
✧ What was revealed concerning the Messenger's throwing pebbles at the polytheists Then He said: "If you seek judgment, judgment has come to you" (Q 8:19) – that is, concerning Abū Jahl's saying: "O God, cut off family ties for us, and bring us what is not known, then destroy him this morning." Seeking judgment (istiftāḥ) is the fair request in supplication. God, glorified be His praise, says: "And if you desist" – that is, O Quraysh – "it is better for you; and if you return, We will return" – that is, with the like of the blow that struck you on the day of Badr – "and never will your company avail you anything, even if it is numerous; and [know] that God is with the believers" (Q 8:19) – that is, your number and your multitude in your own eyes will never avail you anything, and verily I am with the believers, helping them against those who oppose them.
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