Have you not considered the assembly of the Children of Israel after [the time of] Moses when they said to a prophet of theirs, "Send to us a king, and we will fight in the way of Allah "? He said, "Would you perhaps refrain from fighting if fighting was prescribed for you?" They said, "And why should we not fight in the cause of Allah when we have been driven out from our homes and from our children?" But when fighting was prescribed for them, they turned away, except for a few of them. And Allah is Knowing of the wrongdoers.
Tafseer
{ ألم تر إلى الملأ } الجماعة { من بني إسرائيل من بعد } موت { موسى } أي إلى قصتهم وخبرهم { إذ قالوا لنبي لهم } هو شمويل { ابعث } أقم { لنا ملكا نقاتل } معه { في سبيل الله } تنتظم به كلمتنا ونرجع إليه { قال } النبي لهم { هل عسَيتم } بالفتح والكسر { إن كتب عليكم القتال أ } ن { لا تقاتلوا } خبر عسى والاستفهام لتقرير التوقع بها { قالوا وما لنا أ } ن { لا نقاتل في سبيل الله وقد أُخرجنا من ديارنا وأبنائنا } بسبيهم وقتلهم وقد فعل بهم ذلك قوم جالوت أي لا مانع لنا منه مع وجود مقتضيه قال تعالى : { فلما كُتب عليهم القتال تولوا } عنه وجبنوا { إلا قليلا منهم } وهم الذين عبروا النهر مع طالوت كما سيأتي { والله عليم بالظالمين } فمجازيهم وسأل النبي إرسال ملك فأجابه إلى إرسال طالوت .
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