3.161 . It is not for any Prophet to deceive ( mankind ) . Whoso deceiveth will bring his deceit with him on the Day of Resurrection . Then every soul will be paid in full what it hath earned ; and they will not be wronged .

3.162 . Is one who followeth the pleasure of Allah as one who hath earned condemnation from Allah , whose habitation is the Fire , a hapless journey ' s end?

3.163 . There are degrees ( of grace and reprobation ) with Allah , and Allah is Seer of what ye do .

3.164 . Allah verily hath shown grace to the believers by sending unto them a messenger of their own who reciteth unto them His revelations , and causeth them to grow , and teacheth them the Scripture and wisdom ; although before ( he came to them ) they were in flagrant error .

3.165 . And was it so , when a disaster smote you , though ye had smitten ( them with a disaster ) twice ( as great ) , that ye said : How is this? Say ( unto them , O Muhammad ) : It is from yourselves . Lo! Allah is Able to do all things .

3.166 . That which befell you , on the day when the two armies met , was by permission of Allah ; that He might know the true believers ;

3.167 . And that He might know the hypocrites , unto whom it was said : Come , fight in the way of Allah , or defend yourselves . They answered : If we knew aught of fighting we would follow you . On that day they were nearer disbelief than faith . They utter with their mouths a thing which is not in their hearts . Allah is best aware of what they hide .

3.168 . Those who , while they sat at home , said of their brethren ( who were fighting for the cause of Allah ) : If they had been guided by us they would not have been slain . Say ( unto them , O Muhammad ) : Then avert death from yourselves if ye are truthful .

3.169 . Think not of those , who are slain in the way of Allah , as dead . Nay , they are living . With their Lord they have provision .

3.170 . Jubilant ( are they ) because of that which Allah hath bestowed upon them of His bounty , rejoicing for the sake of those who have not joined them but are left behind : that there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve .

3.171 . They rejoice because of favor from Allah and kindness , and that Allah wasteth not the wage of the believers .

3.172 . As for those who heard the call of Allah and His messenger after the harm befell them ( in the fight ) ; for such of them as do right and ward off ( evil ) , there is great reward ,

3.173 . Those unto whom men said : Lo! the people have gathered against you , therefor fear them . ( The threat of danger ) but increased the faith of them and they cried : Allah is sufficient for us! Most Excellent is He in Whom we trust!

3.174 . So they returned with grace and favor from Allah , and no harm touched them . They followed the good pleasure of Allah , and Allah is of infinite bounty .

3.175 . It is only the devil who would make ( men ) fear his partisans . Fear them not ; fear Me , if ye are true believers .

3.176 . Let not their conduct grieve thee , who run easily to disbelief , for Lo! they injure Allah not at all . It is Allah ' s will to assign them no portion in the Hereafter , and theirs will be an awful doom .

3.177 . Those who purchase disbelief at the price of faith harm Allah not at all , but theirs will be a painful doom .

3.178 . And let not those who disbelieve imagine that the rein We give them bodeth good unto their souls . We only give them rein that they may grow in sinfulness . And theirs will be a shameful doom .

3.179 . It is not ( the purpose ) of Allah to leave you in your present state till He shall separate the wicked from the good . And it is not ( the purpose of ) Allah to let you know the unseen . But Allah chooseth of His messengers whom He will , ( to receive knowledge thereof . ) So believe in Allah and His messengers . If ye believe and ward off ( evil ) , yours will be a vast reward .

3.180 . And let not those who hoard up that which Allah hath bestowed upon them of His bounty think that it is better for them . Nay , it is worse for them . That which they hoard will be their collar on the Day of Resurrection . Allah ' s is the heritage of the heavens and the earth , and Allah is Informed of what ye do .