الآية رقم (66) - وَلَوْ أَنَّا كَتَبْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَنِ اقْتُلُواْ أَنفُسَكُمْ أَوِ اخْرُجُواْ مِن دِيَارِكُم مَّا فَعَلُوهُ إِلاَّ قَلِيلٌ مِّنْهُمْ وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ فَعَلُواْ مَا يُوعَظُونَ بِهِ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ وَأَشَدَّ تَثْبِيتًا

(66) - (And if We had decreed upon them, "Kill yourselves" or "Leave your homes," they would not have done it, except for a few of them. But if they had done what they were instructed, it would have been better for them and a firmer position.)

The talk about the Prophet’s (saws) relationship with the believers and the community, following the previous verse.

( وَلَوْ أَنَّا كَتَبْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَنِ اقْتُلُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ أَوِ اخْرُجُوا مِن دِيَارِكُم ) (And if We had decreed upon them, “Kill yourselves” or “Leave your homes,” …): This gives meaning about the love of the homeland, for leaving the homeland is like killing oneself. The love of the homeland is part of faith, and the love of the homeland for a person is the same as the love of oneself, because a person who does not love his country and is not good for it, has no good for himself. Individuals are the basis of building society.

( ما فَعَلُوهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ مِّنْهُمْ ) (…they would not have done it, except for a few of them…): The believer is supposed to submit to what Allah (swt) commanded him to do, but few of the Children of Israel did what they were commanded.

( وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ فَعَلُوا مَا يُوعَظُونَ بِهِ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ وَأَشَدَّ تَثْبِيتًا ) (…. But if they had done what they were instructed, it would have been better for them and a firmer position): Gaining the good from Allah (swt) lies in doing what Allah (swt) commands and refraining from Allah (swt) prohibits, however, skepticism comes from the non-believers or from the side of the hypocrites within society.