Tafsir of Surah Al-Hajj 22:39

﴿أُذِنَ لِلَّذِينَ يُقَاتَلُونَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ظُلِمُوا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ نَصْرِهِمْ لَقَدِيرٌ﴾

Translation of the meaning

Permission [to fight] has been given to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allāh is competent to give them victory.

English Translation - Noor International Center — v1.1.2 · QuranEnc.com

The words of the two imams are given in their original Arabic, verbatim, with references.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah

وهو الإذن الشرعي، بمعنى: أباح له ذلك وأجازه،«الحسنة والسيئة» 1/135

Imam Ibn al-Qayyim

فأذن لهم حينئذ في القتال، ولم يفرضه عليهم، فقال تعالى: {أذن للذين يقاتلون بأنهم ظلموا وإن الله على نصرهم لقدير} [الحج: 39] [الحج: 39] .«زاد المعاد في هدي خير العباد» 3/63
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