Tafsir of Surah At-Tawba 9:39

﴿إِلَّا تَنفِرُوا يُعَذِّبْكُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا وَيَسْتَبْدِلْ قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ وَلَا تَضُرُّوهُ شَيْئًا وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ﴾

Translation of the meaning

If you do not go forth, He will punish you with a painful punishment and will replace you with another people, and you will not harm Him at all. And Allāh is over all things competent.

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

فقوله: {كتب عليكم القتال} وقوله: {وقاتلوا في سبيل الله} وقوله: {إلا تنفروا يعذبكم} ونحو ذلك هو فرض على الكفاية من القادرين«مجموع الفتاوى» 34/175
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