Ransom (Fidyah), for freeing the captives

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

مَاكَانَلِنَبِيٍّأَنيَكُونَلَهُۥٓأَسۡرَىٰحَتَّىٰيُثۡخِنَفِيٱلۡأَرۡضِۚتُرِيدُونَعَرَضَٱلدُّنۡيَاوَٱللَّهُيُرِيدُٱلۡأٓخِرَةَۗوَٱللَّهُعَزِيزٌحَكِيمٞ٦٧
Saheeh International

It is not for a prophet to have captives [of war] until he inflicts a massacre [upon Allāh's enemies] in the land. You [i.e., some Muslims] desire the commodities of this world,1 but Allāh desires [for you] the Hereafter. And Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.

مَاMa
كَانَkana
لِنَبِىٍّlinabiyyin
أَنan
يَكُونَyakoona
لَهُۥٓlahu
أَسْرَىٰasra
حَتَّىٰhatta
يُثْخِنَyuthkhina
فِىfee
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚalardi
تُرِيدُونَtureedoona
عَرَضَAAarada
ٱلدُّنْيَاalddunya
وَٱللَّهُwaAllahu
يُرِيدُyureedu
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ ۗalakhirata
وَٱللَّهُwaAllahu
عَزِيزٌAAazeezun
حَكِيمٌۭhakeemun