Surah Aal-i-Imraan
Chapter 3 · Verse 120 · Revealed in Madinah
“If good touches you, it distresses them; but if harm strikes you, they rejoice at it. And if you are patient and fear Allah, their plot will not harm you at all. Indeed, Allah is encompassing of what they do.”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
Prohibition of Taking Allies From Disbelievers Who Ridicule Islam
Allah forbids His believing servants from taking the hypocrites as allies, so that the hypocrites do not have the opportunity to expose the secrets of the believers and their plans against their enemies. The hypocrites try their very best to confuse, oppose and harm the believers any way they can, and by using any wicked, evil means at their disposal. They wish the very worst and difficult conditions for the believers. Allah said,
لاَ تَتَّخِذُواْ بِطَانَةً مِّن دُونِكُمْ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
The mentality of disbelievers has been further clarified by saying: إِن تَمْسَسْكُمْ حَسَنَةٌ in the first part of verse 120 which has been translated as, 'if something good happens to you, it annoys them and if something evil befalls you, they are delighted with it.'
How can Muslims remain protected against the aftermath of sinister moves of the hypocrites and the deadly hostility of opponents? For this, a simple and effective prescription was suggested in:
What does this verse bring up for you today?