if you do not go forth, He will punish you with a painful punishment and replace you with a people other than you." He says: He will destroy you with punishment and replace you with a people other than you. "And you will not harm Him at all." Mujahid said: This was when they were commanded to participate in the Battle of Tabuk in the summer, at a time when the fruits had ripened, they desired the shade, and going forth was difficult for them.
تَنْفِرُوا يُعَذِّبْكُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا وَيَسْتَبْدِلْ قوما غَيْركُمْ﴾ يَقُولُ: يَهْلِكَكُمْ بِالْعَذَابِ، وَيَسْتَبْدِلُ قَوْمًا غَيْركُمْ ﴿وَلَا تضروه شَيْئا﴾ قَالَ مُجَاهِدٌ: إِنَّ هَذَا حِينَ أُمِرُوا بِغَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ فِي الصَّيْفِ حِينَ طَابَتِ الثِّمَارُ، وَاشْتَهَوْا الظِّلَّ، وشق عَلَيْهِم الْخُرُوج.
