Tafsir for verse: 4:104
وَلَا تَهِنُواْ فِي ٱبۡتِغَآءِ ٱلۡقَوۡمِۖ إِن تَكُونُواْ تَأۡلَمُونَ فَإِنَّهُمۡ يَأۡلَمُونَ كَمَا تَأۡلَمُونَۖ وَتَرۡجُونَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَرۡجُونَۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا ١٠٤ ﴿104
104Do not show weakness in pursuing these people. If you are suffering, they are suffering as you are suffering, while you hope from Allah what they do not hope. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
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Commentary

And when it became known from that that the verses of jihad in this surah are a teacher for caution; out of fear of harm; a guide to perfecting stratagems; to escape from danger; it was a cause for the soul to follow up; and to exaggerate in it; and it is a cause for negligence in the matter of jihad; he followed that with His saying (the Most High) - warning about seriousness in His matter; and that He did not leave in prayer; nor in anything else; that which occupies from it; connecting to the manner of: "So do what I have commanded you"; or to: ﴿So establish the prayer﴾ [An-Nisa: 103] -: ﴿And do not weaken﴾; meaning: do not become weak; and do not be negligent by engaging in remembrance; nor prayer; for I have made that easy for you in a way that does not hinder from anything of the matter of jihad; ﴿In seeking the people﴾; meaning: seeking them with effort; even if they are at the height of strength and fulfilling matters; then He justified that with His saying: ﴿If you are suffering﴾; meaning: you experience pain; and hardship in jihad; from killing and what is less than that; ﴿Then they are suffering as you are suffering﴾; meaning: because they experience from that what you experience; so do not let them be more patient on their falsehood than you are on your truth.

And when He clarified what would prevent them from weakness; because it is shared among them; He clarified what carries them to advance; due to its specificity to Him; so He said: ﴿And you hope﴾; meaning: you; ﴿from Allah﴾; meaning: the One who has all the beautiful names; and the highest attributes; ﴿What they do not hope﴾; meaning: of victory; and determination; and generosity; and kindness; because you fight in it; and they fight for the devil; and this is for everyone who enjoins what is good; and forbids what is evil; whether that is in jihad against the disbelievers; or not. And when knowledge is the foundation of all good; and wisdom, which is the end of knowledge; and the ultimate ability; is the gathering of the highest attributes; He said (the Most High): ﴿And Allah﴾; meaning: the One commanding you with these commands; and He is the All-Encompassing of all things; ﴿Is All-Knowing﴾; meaning: of profound knowledge; for He does not command except with what is of perfect goodness; rectifying for religion; and the world; ﴿Wise﴾; for He perfects for whom He commands the conditions; and guides him in speech; and actions; so whoever knows from Him good, He desires it for him and elevates him in the ranks of happiness; and whoever knows from Him evil, He plots against him; so He lowers his foundation and his end.

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