وَإِذًا لَآتَيْنَاهُمْ مِنْ لَدُنَّا أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا ﴿۶۷﴾ وَلَهَدَيْنَاهُمْ صِرَاطًا مُسْتَقِيمًا ﴿۶۸﴾ وَمَنْ يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ فَأُولَئِكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصَّالِحِينَ وَحَسُنَ أُولَئِكَ رَفِيقًا ﴿۶۹﴾ ذَلِكَ الْفَضْلُ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَكَفَى بِاللَّهِ عَلِيمًا ﴿۷۰﴾ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا خُذُوا حِذْرَكُمْ فَانْفِرُوا ثُبَاتٍ أَوِ انْفِرُوا جَمِيعًا ﴿۷۱﴾

﴾67﴿ Wa izal la aatainaahum mil ladunnaaa ajran 'azeemaa
﴾68﴿ Wa la Hadainaahum Siraatam mustaqeemaa
﴾69﴿ Wa many-yuti'il laaha war Rasoola fa ulaaa'ika ma'al lazeena an'amal laahu 'alaihim minan nabiyyeena wassiddeeqeena washshuhadaaa'i wassaaliheen; wa hasuna ulaaa'ika rafeeqaa
﴾70﴿ Zaalikal fadlu minal laah; wa kafaa billaahi 'Aleemaa
﴾71﴿ Yaaa aiyuhal lazeena aamanoo khuzoo hizrakum fanfiroo subaatin awin firoo jamee'aa

﴾67﴿ And at that time, We would surely have given them a great reward from Our own presence.
﴾68﴿ And surely, We would have set them firmly upon the straight path.
﴾69﴿ And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, then those people will be with those whom Allah has blessed—the Prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous.
And how excellent is their companionship!
﴾70﴿ This is a favor from Allah, and Allah is sufficient as All-Knowing of everything.
﴾71﴿ O believers! Prepare your means of protection, then go forth in groups or go forth all together.

[69] All of these—four qualities—are found in the Prophets, and they are the ones upon whom favors have been bestowed.
Every Prophet is also a “truthful one” (siddiq), a witness (shahid) over his nation, and righteous (salih); these qualities are mentioned about them in various verses.
The second point is that these four groups are distinct and separate.
“The truthful” (as-siddiqin) refers to the rank of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him).
“The martyrs” (ash-shuhada) refers to Umar, Uthman, Ali (may Allah be pleased with them), and the other martyr Companions.
“The righteous” (as-salihin) refers to all the remaining Companions.
Therefore, those upon whom Allah has bestowed His favor are the Prophets and the Companions.
[71] This is the second ruling regarding governance.
It means that both the ruler and the people should prepare with the intention of jihad.
When jihad is a communal obligation (fard kifayah), it refers to going out in groups; when it is an individual obligation (fard ‘ayn), it refers to all going together.
“Your means of protection” (hizrakum) refers to the means of defense—such as weapons appropriate to each era, including bombs, missiles, etc.—and also to learning how to use them.