Ali 'Imran 3:157

<h2>Prohibiting the Ideas of the Disbeleivers about Death and Predestination</h2><p>Allah forbids His believing servants from the disbelievers' false creed, seen in their statement about those who died in battle and during travel; "Had they abandoned these trips, they would not have met their demise." Allah said,</p><div class="arabic uthmani">يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لاَ تَكُونُواْ كَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَقَالُواْ لإِخْوَنِهِمْ</div><p>(O you who believe! Be not like those who disbelieve (hypocrites) and who say to their brethren), about their dead brethren,</p><div class="arabic uthmani">إِذَا ضَرَبُواْ فِى الاٌّرْضِ</div><p>(when they travel through the earth) for the purpose of trading and otherwise,</p><div class="arabic uthmani">أَوْ كَانُواْ غُزًّى</div><p>(or go out to fight), participating in battles,</p><div class="arabic uthmani">لَّوْ كَانُواْ عِنْدَنَا</div><p>("If they had stayed with us,") in our area,</p><div class="arabic uthmani">مَا مَاتُواْ وَمَا قُتِلُواْ</div><p>("they would not have died or been killed,") they would not have died while traveling or been killed in battle. Allah's statement,</p><div class="arabic uthmani">لِيَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ ذَلِكَ حَسْرَةً فِى قُلُوبِهِمْ</div><p>(so that Allah may make it a cause of regret in their hearts. ) means, Allah creates this evil thought in their hearts so that their sadness and the grief they feel for their loss would increase. Allah refuted them by saying,</p><div class="arabic uthmani">وَاللَّهُ يُحْيىِ وَيُمِيتُ</div><p>(It is Allah that gives life and …

And what though ye be slain in Allah's way or die therein? Surely pardon from Allah and mercy are better than all that they amass.

And if ye are slain, or die, in the way of Allah, forgiveness and mercy from Allah are far better than all they could amass.

And if you are killed or die in the Way of Allah, forgiveness and mercy from Allah are far better than all that they amass (of worldly wealths, etc.).

If you are killed in the cause of God, or die—forgiveness and mercy from God are better than what they hoard.