Al-Anfaal (The Spoils of War)

73. “And (as for) those who disbelieve, they are friends of one another. If you do not so, there will be confusion in the earth and a greater mischief.”

The meaning of this verse is that Muslims should refrain from being friends of infidels and helping them, though they may be their close relatives. They should leave out their guardianship, too.

If you do not do what Allah (s.w.t) has commanded you, there will appear a great confusion and a great mischief in the earth.

That is, if you do not settle a relation of brotherhood between yourselves, and some of you do not take one another as guardians, even by inheriting from each other, and do not prefer the connection of Islam to the connection of relationship, nor cut off the communication between you and pagans, you will confront a great confusion and mischief in the earth.

For, as long as Muslims are not untied before infidels, polytheism will remain and pagans will be bold upon Muslims and will call them towards infidelity.

The verse says:

“And (as for) those who disbelieve, they are friends of one another. If you do not so, there will be confusion in the earth and a greater mischief.”