His saying: {Strike the necks}, is in the accusative case as a command, meaning: Strike the necks. His saying: {Then either favors afterwards or ransom}, means: show favor by granting a favor, and ransom by taking a ransom. {Until the war lays down its burdens}, interpreted by Mujahid as: Until there is no religion except Islam.
Yahya said: There is a rearrangement in it; he says: So when you meet those who disbelieved, then strike the necks until the war lays down its burdens.
Muhammad said: The meaning is: until the people of war put down their weapons (arms); and this is the view adopted by Mujahid. The origin of 'wizr' (burden) is that which one carries, so weapons were named 'awzar' (burdens) because they are carried. Al-A'sha said:
And I have prepared for war its burdens (weapons) ... long spears and well-bred horses.
Yahya reported from Ibn Lahi'ah, from Abu al-Zubayr, who said: I asked Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah, saying: If I have a tyrannical Imam and I encounter the people of misguidance with him, should I fight or not, given that I have no love for him nor support for him? He replied: Fight the people of misguidance wherever you find them, and upon the Imam is what he bears, and upon you is what you bear.
Yahya reported from 'Ammar al-Duhni, from Jisr al-Missisi, from al-Hasan, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Islam is built upon three: Jihad is ongoing from the time Allah sent His Prophet until the last faction of the Muslims, who will be the ones fighting the Dajjal; it is not nullified by the tyranny of anyone who acts tyrannically,"
وَقَوله: ﴿فَضرب الرّقاب﴾ منصوبٌ على الْأَمر؛ أَي: فاضربوا الرّقاب. وَقَوله: ﴿فَإِمَّا مَنًّا بَعْدُ وَإِمَّا فدَاء﴾ يَعْنِي: مُنُّوا منًّا، وافدوا فدَاء ﴿حَتَّى تضع الْحَرْب أَوزَارهَا﴾ تَفْسِير مُجَاهِد: حَتَّى لَا يكون دينٌ إِلَّا الْإِسْلَام.
قَالَ يحيى: وفيهَا تقديمٌ؛ يَقُول: فَإِذا لَقِيتُم الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَضَرْبَ الرِّقَابِ حَتَّى تضع الحربُ أوزارَها.
قَالَ محمدٌ: الْمَعْنى: حَتَّى يضع أهلُ الْحَرْب السَّلَام؛ وَهُوَ الَّذِي ذهب إِلَيْهِ مُجَاهِد، وأصل الْوزر مَا حَملته، فَسُمي السِّلَاح: أوزارًا؛ لِأَنَّهُ يُحْمل، قَالَ الْأَعْشَى:
(وأَعْدَدْتُ للحربِ أَوْزَارَهَا … رِمَاحًا طِوَالًا وَخَيْلًا ذُكُورا)
يَحْيَى: عَنِ ابْنِ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ: " سَأَلْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قُلْتُ: إِذَا كَانَ عَلِيَّ إِمَامٌ جَائِرٌ فَلَقِيتُ مَعَهُ أَهْلَ ضَلالَةٍ أَأُقَاتِلُ أَمْ لَا، لَيْسَ بِي حُبُّهُ وَلا مُظَاهَرَتُهُ؟ قَالَ: قَاتِلْ أَهْلَ الضَّلالَةِ أَيْنَمَا وَجَدْتُهُمْ، وَعَلَى الإِمَامِ مَا حَمَلَ، وَعَلَيْكَ مَا حَمَلْتَ ".
يَحْيَى: عَنْ عَمَّارٍ الدُّهْنِيِّ، عَنْ جِسْرٍ الْمِصِّيصِيِّ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ " بُنِيَ الإِسْلامُ عَلَى ثَلاثٍ: الْجِهَادُ مَاضٍ مُنْذُ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ نَبِيَّهُ إِلَى آخِرِ فِئَةٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ تَكُونُ هِيَ الَّتِي تُقَاتِلُ الدَّجَّالَ؛ لَا يَنْقُضُهُ جَوْرُ مَنْ جَارَ،
