when you meet those who deny the truth in battle strike them in the neck and once they are defeated make prisoners and afterwards either set them free as an act of grace or let them ransom until the war is finally over. thus you shall do and if god had pleased he would certainly have exacted retribution from them but his purpose is to test some of you by means of others. as for those who are killed in gods cause he will never let their deeds be in vain he will guide them and improve their condition he will admit them into the garden he has already made known to them.
فإذا لقيتم الذين كفروا فضرب الرقاب حتى إذا أثخنتموهم فشدوا الوثاق فإما منا بعد وإما فداء حتى تضع الحرب أوزارها ذلك ولو يشاء الله لانتصر منهم ولكن ليبلو بعضكم ببعض والذين قتلوا في سبيل الله فلن يضل أعمالهم سيهديهم ويصلح بالهم ويدخلهم الجنة عرفها لهم