ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَرِهُوا۟ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ فَأَحْبَطَ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ
That is because they disliked what Allah revealed, so He rendered worthless their deeds.
Translation · Saheeh International
Tafsir
Ibn Kathīr (abridged)
The Command to strike the Enemies' Necks, tighten Their Bonds, and then free Them either by an Act of Grace or for a Ransom
Guiding the believers to what they should employ in their fights against the idolators, Allah says,
فَإِذَا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فَضَرْبَ الرِّقَابِ
(So, when you meet those who disbelieve (in battle), smite their necks) which means, `when you fight against them, cut them down totally with your swords.'
حَتَّى إِذَآ أَثْخَنتُمُوهُمْ
(until you have fully defeated them,) meaning, `you have killed and utterly destroyed them.'
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