[62] VERSE 16 وَمَنْ يُوَلِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ دُبُرَهُ إِلَّا...

[62] VERSE 16 وَمَنْ يُوَلِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ دُبُرَهُ إِلَّا مُتَحَرِّفًا لِقِتَالٍ أَوْ مُتَحَيِّزًا إِلَىٰ فِئَةٍ فَقَدْ بَاءَ بِغَضَبٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَمَأْوَاهُ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ {16} And the one who turns his back to them on that day – except for a strategy of battle or retreating to a group – so he has incurred Wrath from Allah, and his abode is Hell, and the destination is evil [8:16] عن أبي جعفر (عليه السلام): ما شأن أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام) حين ركب منه ما ركب، لم يقاتل؟ فقال: «للذي سبق في علم الله أن يكون ما كان لأمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام) أن يقاتل و ليس معه إلا ثلاثة رهط، فكيف يقاتل؟ (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far -asws , (the narrator asked), ‘What was the matter of Amir Al-Momineen -asws where he -asws faced from it what he -asws faced, and did not fight?’ So he -asws said: ‘That which preceded in the Knowledge of Allah -azwj that it would not happen that Amir Al-Momineen -asws should fight, and there were not with him -asws except for a group of three, so how could he -asws fight?

ألم تسمع قول الله عز و جل: يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا زَحْفاً إلى قوله: وَ بِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ فكيف يقاتل أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام) بعد هذا، و إنما هو يومئذ ليس معه مؤمن غير ثلاثة رهط Have you not heard the Words of Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic: O you who believe! When you meet those who are committing Kufr marching for war, then do not turn your backs to them [8:15] – up to His -azwj Words: and the destination is evil [8:16] .