now when ye meet those who disbelieve smite their necks until when ye have slain them greatly then make fast the bonds then thereafter let them off either freely or by ransom until the war layeth down the burthens thereof. that ye shall do. and had allah willed he would have vindicated himself against them but he ordained fighting in order that he may prove you one by the other. and those who are slain in the way of allah he shall not send their works astray.
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