Had it not been for an ordinance from God which had preceded making spoils and the taking of captives lawful for you an awful chastisement would have afflicted you for what you took as ransom.
- 8:6868
لَوْلَا كِتَابٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيمَا أَخَذْتُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
Had this not been decreed by God in advance, you would have suffered a grievous punishment for what you took (as booty).
- common.revelation-Medinan
- common.hizb : 74