Had it not been for a prior decree from Allah,1 you would have certainly been disciplined with a tremendous punishment for whatever ˹ransom˺ you have taken.
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لولا كتاب من الله سبق به القضاء والقدر بإباحة الغنيمة وفداء الأسرى لهذه الأمة، لنالكم عذاب عظيم بسبب أخْذكم الغنيمة والفداء قبل أن ينزل بشأنهما تشريع.
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel