Surah Al-Hujurat Ayah 5

وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ صَبَرُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ تَخْرُجَ إِلَيْهِمْ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 49:5 says: “And if they had been patient until you [could] come out to them, it would have been better for them. But Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.”

Translation source: Saheeh International

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Quran 49:5 is in Surah Al-Hujurat, chapter 49 of the Quran.

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