Anfal 15-16
15- YOU WHO BELIEVE; WHENEVER YOU MEET THOSE WHO DISBELIEVE IN BATTLE; DO NOT TURN YOUR BACKS TO THEM.
16- AS FOR THOSE WHO TURN THEIR BACKS TO THEM THEN, UNLESS THEY ARE PREPARING TO FIGHT, OR REGROUPING WITH OTHERS, HE WILL RETURN HOME WITH ALLAH’S ANGER, AND HIS ABODE WILL BE THE HELL-FIRE, AND THE WORST DESTINY IT IS.
Allah the Highest is telling us, that it is a great sin to turn our backs and run away from battle, either actually in battle, or on the way to battle. It can even be before the battle, by running away from the army, which has to go to war.
It is one of the seven greatest sins in Islam. Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, said: “Do not do the seven major sins; the worship of partners besides Allah, Magic, killing the soul which Allah made sacred, except for a just cause, taking usury, taking orphans money unjustly, turning away on the day of battle, speaking ill of the virtuous, unaware and believing women”. (M: Eman, 145)
Turning away from battle weakens the Muslims and weakens the Muslim’s army and weakens its morale.
There are times when every able bodied man has to fight, and other times only some are sent to battle. In either case, those who are meant to go to battle should never turn away, and when the armies engage in fighting, they should never run away or turn away from the battle field except in two situations:
- A soldier may turn his back on the enemy in battle in order to change his position to be able to attack and fight again.
- Or a soldier may turn his back on the enemy in order to regroup with other Muslims to fight. This is similar to what happened to the Muslim army fighting the Romans in Moatah. There were 3000 Muslims fighting 200 000 strong Roman Army. After the loss of their three leaders, Khalid Ibn El-Waled assumed leadership of the army and withdraw it back to Medina.
When the army arrived to Medina, people mocked and even stoned the returning men, considering that they turned away from the enemy. Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, said that they turned back to regroup.
On another occasion, Abd Allah Ibn Omar was member of a party of men Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, sent on a military mission. When they met the enemy and found that they were vastly outnumbered, they withdrew. Then they said to each other: “what shall we do having run away from the battle and incurred Allah’s anger?” They went back to Medina, and told Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, and asked for forgiveness, and said to him: “We are those who ran away”. But he said to them: “But you are those who returned to regroup, I am the one every Muslim regroups to”. They went to him and kissed his hand. (Abu Dawood & Termezi & Ibn Magah & Ahmed)
This does not mean that the Muslims should withdraw from any battle where they are outnumbered, for they fought many battles where they were outnumbered 1:3 and 1:7 and by more, but they did not withdraw and they won. However when the chance is that they will perish if they continue, withdrawal here is tactical and is regrouping.
Allah the Highest is telling us that the recompense of those who run away is Allah’s Anger which leads to the severe punishment of the Hell-Fire.
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