Surah An Nisa Tafseer

وَلَيِنْ أَصَابَكُمْ فَضْلٌ مِّنَ الله

But if a bounty comes to you from Allah,

such as victory, triumph and booty.

لَيَقُولَنَّ كَأَن لَّمْ تَكُن بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُ مَوَدَّةٌ

he would surely say - as if there had never been ties of affection between you and him,

meaning, as if he was not a follower of your religion.

يَا لَيتَنِي كُنتُ مَعَهُمْ فَأَفُوزَ فَوْزًا عَظِيمًا

"Oh! I wish I had been with them; then I would have achieved a great success."

by being assigned a share of the booty and taking possession of that share. This is his ultimate aim and objective.

The Encouragement to Participation in Jihad

Allah then said