Surah 4:76
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وَمَا لَكُمۡ لَا تُقَٰتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡمُسۡتَضۡعَفِينَ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ وَٱلنِّسَآءِ وَٱلۡوِلۡدَٰنِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ أَخۡرِجۡنَا مِنۡ هَٰذِهِ ٱلۡقَرۡيَةِ ٱلظَّالِمِ أَهۡلُهَا وَٱجۡعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيّٗا وَٱجۡعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ نَصِيرًا
What is with you (that) you do you not fight in the way of God, and (on behalf of) the weak among the men, women, and children, who say, ‘Our Lord, bring us out of this town of the evildoers, and make for us an ally from Yourself, and make for us a helper from Yourself ’?
ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱلطَّـٰغُوتِ فَقَٰتِلُوٓاْ أَوۡلِيَآءَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِۖ إِنَّ كَيۡدَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِ كَانَ ضَعِيفًا
Those who believe fight in the way of God, and those who disbelieve fight in the way of al-Ṭāghūt. So fight the allies of Satan! Surely the plot of Satan is weak.
Encouraging Jihad to Defend the Oppressed
Allah encouraged His believing servants to perform Jihad in His cause and to strive hard to save the oppressed Muslims in Makkah, men, women and children who were restless because of having to remain there. This is why Allah said,
referring to Makkah. In a similar Ayah, Allah said,
Allah then describes this town,
meaning, send protectors and helpers for us. Al-Bukhari recorded that Ibn ‘Abbas said, “I and my mother were from the oppressed (in Makkah).”
Allah then said,
Therefore, the believers fight in obedience to Allah and to gain His pleasure, while the disbelievers fight in obedience to Shaytan. Allah then encourages the believers to fight His enemies,
— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Vol. 2, Page 515-516)