• At the same time the Muslims are commanded to exercise self-restraint as much as possible. Force is a dangerous weapon. It may have to be used for self-defense or self-preservation, but we must always remember that self-restraint is pleasing in the eyes of Allah. Even when we are fighting, it should be for a principle not out of passion.

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali: At the same time the Muslims are commanded to exercise self-restraint as much as possible. Force
 is a dangerous weapon. It may have to be used for self-defense or self-preservation, but we must
 always remember that self-restraint is pleasing in the eyes of Allah. Even when we are fighting, it
 should be for a principle not out of passion.