ذِكْرُ الْعَدَدِ، الَّذِي بِهِ يُبَاحُ الْفِرَارُ مِنَ الْعَدُوِّ

[Machine] "To let one person fight ten would be too heavy and burdensome for them, and it would also be difficult for them. So, that responsibility was taken away from them until one person would fight two. Then Allah revealed in that regard, 'If there are twenty steadfast among you...' until the end of the verse. Then He said, 'If it were not for a decree from Allah that preceded, you would have been touched for what you took by a great punishment.' By that, it means the spoils of Badr. If it were not for my leniency towards those who disobey me, I would have already punished them until I advance towards them."  

أَنْ يُقَاتِلَ الْوَاحِدُ عَشْرَةً فَثَقُلَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَشَقَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَوَضَعَ ذَلِكَ عَنْهُمْ إِلَى أَنْ يُقَاتِلَ الْوَاحِدُ رَجُلَيْنِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فِي ذَلِكَ {إِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ عِشْرُونَ صَابِرُونَ} إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ {لَوْلَا كِتَابٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيمَا أَخَذْتُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ} يَعْنِي غَنَائِمَ بَدْرٍ لَوْلَا أَنِّي لَا أُعَذِّبُ مَنْ عَصَانِي حَتَّى أَتَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ