they ask you concerning warfare in the prohibited month. say fighting is a heinous offence in this month but in the sight of allah it is far worse to hinder people from the way of allah and to deny him and to prevent his worshippers from visiting the masjidalharam and to expel the dwellers of the sacred place from it and persecution is far worse than bloodshed. as for them they will go on fighting with you till they succeed in turning you away from your faith if they can. but whosoever renounces his faith and dies a renegade all his works shall be fruitless both in this world and in the hereafter. all such people deserve the fire and shall abide in hell for ever.
يسألونك عن الشهر الحرام قتال فيه قل قتال فيه كبير وصد عن سبيل الله وكفر به والمسجد الحرام وإخراج أهله منه أكبر عند الله والفتنة أكبر من القتل ولا يزالون يقاتلونكم حتى يردوكم عن دينكم إن استطاعوا ومن يرتدد منكم عن دينه فيمت وهو كافر فأولئك حبطت أعمالهم في الدنيا والآخرة وأولئك أصحاب النار هم فيها خالدون