Podcast Al Quran #58 Juz 4 QS 3 Ali Imran 156-171

[Quran Chapter 3] 156. O you who believe! Do not be like those who disbelieved, and said of their brethren who marched in the land, or went on the offensive, "Had they stayed with us, they would not have died or been killed." So that Allah may make it a cause of regret in their hearts. Allah gives life and causes death. Allah is Seeing of what you do. 157. If you are killed in the cause of Allah, or die—forgiveness and mercy from Allah are better than what they hoard. 158. If you die, or are killed—to Allah you will be gathered up. 159. It is by of grace from Allah that you were gentle with them. Had you been harsh, hardhearted, they would have dispersed from around you. So pardon them, and ask forgiveness for them, and consult them in the conduct of affairs. And when you make a decision, put your trust in Allah; Allah loves the trusting. 160. If Allah supports you, there is none who can overcome you. But if He fails you, who is there to help you after Him? So in Allah let the believers put their trust. 161. It is not for a prophet to act dishonestly. Whoever acts dishonestly will bring his dishonesty on the Day of Resurrection. Then every soul will be paid in full for what it has earned, and they will not be wronged. 162. Is someone who pursues Allah's approval the same as someone who incurs Allah's wrath and his refuge is Hell—the miserable destination? 163. They have different ranks with Allah, and Allah is Seeing of what they do. 164. Allah has blessed the believers, as He raised up among them a messenger from among themselves, who recites to them His revelations, and purifies them, and teaches them the Scripture and wisdom; although before that they were in evident error. 165. And when a calamity befell you, even after you had inflicted twice as much, you said, "How is this?" Say, "It is from your own selves." Allah is Able to do all things. 166. What befell you on the day the two armies clashed was with Allah's permission; that He may know the believers. 167. And that He may know the hypocrites. And it was said to them, "Come, fight in the cause of Allah, or contribute." They said, "If we knew how to fight, we would have followed you." On that day they were closer to infidelity than they were to faith. They say with their mouths what is not in their hearts; but Allah knows what they hide. 168. Those who said of their brethren, as they stayed behind, "Had they obeyed us, they would not have been killed." Say, "Then avert death from yourselves, if you are truthful." 169. Do not consider those killed in the cause of Allah as dead. In fact, they are alive, at their Lord, well provided for. 170. Delighting in what Allah has given them out of His grace, and happy for those who have not yet joined them; that they have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve. 171. They rejoice in grace from Allah, and bounty, and that Allah will not waste the reward of the faithful.