Muhammad 4: When you encounter the deniers (in a battle), strike their necks. When you have struck them forcefully and subdued them, bind their bonds firmly. After the battle is over, either let them go freely, or demand ransom. Such is the Command. They bring this to themselves; taking revenge from their own selves. But you are tested with each other. The deeds of those who are killed in the way of the Truth, Allah does not let go to waste.

We have come to Surah Muhammad. The fourth verse has been mistranslated. This one is rather long too. "When you meet those who disbelieve in battle, strike their necks," it says. When you meet those who disbelieve. In battle, though. Look, people apply this in peacetime as well. Strike the necks of those who disbelieve. If only it were so. With the Children of Israel, Allah Almighty, well, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, be upon him) lived side by side. They traded with each other. The Prophet even accepted their invitations. Now in this case, a state of war is something else. A state of war. The state of Muslims out of war, peacetime, is different. Now what is this?

In battle, two Muslims fighting against each other, sir, is contrary to our religion. A Muslim's blood is forbidden to another Muslim. What does it say? A Muslim's hand, tongue and loins are forbidden to another Muslim, it says. You cannot use violence with your hand. You cannot commit adultery with your loins. Sir, it is forbidden, you cannot take a life. Here Allah Almighty puts it so beautifully. "When you meet those who disbelieve in battle, strike their necks. Then, when you have struck them hard and subdued them, tie the bond tightly," it says. What does it say? Tie the bond tightly. Why?

Because their words are not kept. Why are they not kept? Because they, Allah Almighty says, are lying unbelievers. When I was young I used to say, do these people never tell the truth? It turns out that at the Elestü bi-Rabbiküm address, by denying Allah, denying the truth while seeing it, because they denied it, because they denied Allah there, because they lied, they are lying unbelievers. Yes. If he denies Allah while seeing Him, then your word too, whenever he finds the chance, of course, once he becomes strong, he will neither keep (?) his word nor the covenant he gave. "And tie it tightly," it says. That is, take guarantees.

Tie it tightly. "When the war is over, release them either without return or for a ransom," it says. Either without return, or else for a ransom. And when it says without return, it is like this: Take them, it says, as far as a safe road so they can go to their own lands, it says. Lest on the way they suffer some torment, get struck unjustly, sir, and (?). That is why Allah Almighty here treats His servants, even unbelievers, with so much mercy. "Or release them for a ransom." "That is how it is; had Allah willed, He would have taken revenge on them." This is the wrong part. Allah takes revenge on no one.

We continue. "But you, with one another, with one another, wants to be tested." "But Allah wants to test you with one another." There is a mistake here too. As if Allah Almighty does not know what we are and will test us with one another. What did we just say about a verse? There is not a single living being to come until the Last Day whose doings We do not know, He says. Not a single living being to come until the Last Day. In another verse too, until the Last Day, He says, there is not a single leaf to come whose (?) stirring We are unaware of, He says. Think: apart from people, the leaves of the trees until the Last Day - Allah Almighty knows where, when and which of them will stir.

Yes.

"As for those killed in the way of Allah, Allah will not let their deeds go to waste," it says. Now we read the correct one. "When you meet those who disbelieve in battle, strike their necks. Then, when you have struck them hard and subdued them, tie the bond tightly. When the war is over, release them either without return or for a ransom. That is how it is; they too take revenge on their own selves. But you are tested with one another." We are tested with one another. Allah does not test us with one another. We are tested with one another. "As for those killed in the way of Allah, Allah will not let their deeds go to waste." "And do not call those who die in the way of Allah dead.

They are provided for from another place that you do not know." Our Lord says so in another verse. Yes.