Surah Muhammad, Ayah 21
Quran 47:21 · Muhammad · Madani · Para 26 · Page 509
طَاعَةٌ وَّقَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوْفٌ ۫ فَاِذَا عَزَمَ الْاَمْرُ ۫ فَلَوْ صَدَقُوا اللّٰهَ لَكَانَ خَیْرًا لَّهُمْ ۟ۚ
Transliteration
TaAAatun waqawlun maAAroofun fa-ithaAAazama al-amru falaw sadaqoo Allaha lakanakhayran lahum
Saheeh International
Obedience and good words. And when the matter [of fighting] was determined, if they had been true to Allāh, it would have been better for them.
Al-Mukhtasar fi Tafsir
To follow Allah’s instruction and to utter fitting words that are not unseemly is better for them. When fighting is imposed and the matter becomes serious, if they are true to Allah, in their having faith in Him and following Him, it would be better for them than hypocrisy and going against Allah’s instructions.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged)
Explains 47:20–47:23 together — read it on 47:20