Sura 33 Al-Ahzab (Those who took up arms), ayah 36

  1. وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ وَلَا مُؤْمِنَةٍ إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَمْرًا أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ ۗ وَمَنْ يَعْصِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَالًا مُبِينًا

    Translation by words

    وَمَا
    And not
    كَانَ
    (it) is
    لِمُؤْمِنٍ
    for a believing man
    وَلَا
    and not
    مُؤْمِنَةٍ
    (for) a believing woman,
    إِذَا
    when
    قَضَى
    Allah has decided
    ٱللَّهُ
    Allah has decided
    وَرَسُولُهُۥٓ
    and His Messenger
    أَمْرًا
    a matter
    أَن
    that
    يَكُونَ
    (there) should be
    لَهُمُ
    for them
    ٱلْخِيَرَةُ
    (any) choice
    مِنْ
    about
    أَمْرِهِمْ
    their affair.
    وَمَن
    And whoever
    يَعْصِ
    disobeys
    ٱللَّهَ
    Allah
    وَرَسُولَهُۥ
    and His Messenger
    فَقَدْ
    certainly,
    ضَلَّ
    he (has) strayed
    ضَلَٰلًا
    (into) error
    مُّبِينًا
    clear.

    It is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should (thereafter) have any choice about their affair. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly strayed into clear error.

    33:36

Translation: Saheeh International

Sura 33 Al-Ahzab (Those who took up arms)