Surah 5. Al-Ma'idah

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Verses [Section]: 1-5[1], 6-11 [2], 12-19 [3], 20-26 [4], 27-34 [5], 35-43 [6], 44-50 [7], 51-56 [8], 57-66 [9], 67-77 [10], 78-86 [11], 87-98 [12], 99-100 [13], 101-108 [14], 109-115 [15], 116-120 [16]

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Quran Text of Verse 87-98یٰۤاَیُّهَاO youالَّذِیْنَwhoاٰمَنُوْاbelieveلَا(Do) notتُحَرِّمُوْاmake unlawfulطَیِّبٰتِ(the) good thingsمَاۤ(of) whatاَحَلَّhas (been) made lawfulاللّٰهُ(by) Allahلَكُمْfor youوَ لَاand (do) notتَعْتَدُوْا ؕtransgressاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahلَا(does) notیُحِبُّloveالْمُعْتَدِیْنَ the transgressors وَ كُلُوْاAnd eatمِمَّاof whatرَزَقَكُمُhas provided youاللّٰهُAllahحَلٰلًاlawfulطَیِّبًا ۪goodوَّ اتَّقُواAnd fearاللّٰهَAllahالَّذِیْۤthe Oneاَنْتُمْyou (are)بِهٖin Himمُؤْمِنُوْنَ believers لَاNotیُؤَاخِذُكُمُwill call you to accountاللّٰهُAllahبِاللَّغْوِfor the thoughtless utterancesفِیْۤinاَیْمَانِكُمْyour oathsوَ لٰكِنْbutیُّؤَاخِذُكُمْHe will call you to accountبِمَاfor whatعَقَّدْتُّمُyou contractedالْاَیْمَانَ ۚ(of) the oathفَكَفَّارَتُهٗۤSo its expiationاِطْعَامُ(is) feedingعَشَرَةِ(of) tenمَسٰكِیْنَneedy peopleمِنْofاَوْسَطِaverageمَا(of) whatتُطْعِمُوْنَyou feedاَهْلِیْكُمْyour familiesاَوْorكِسْوَتُهُمْclothing themاَوْorتَحْرِیْرُfreeingرَقَبَةٍ ؕa slaveفَمَنْBut whoeverلَّمْ(does) notیَجِدْfindفَصِیَامُ(that), then fastingثَلٰثَةِ(for) threeاَیَّامٍ ؕdaysذٰلِكَThatكَفَّارَةُ(is the) expiationاَیْمَانِكُمْ(of) your oathsاِذَاwhenحَلَفْتُمْ ؕyou have swornوَ احْفَظُوْۤاAnd guardاَیْمَانَكُمْ ؕyour oathsكَذٰلِكَThusیُبَیِّنُmakes clearاللّٰهُAllahلَكُمْto youاٰیٰتِهٖHis Versesلَعَلَّكُمْso that you mayتَشْكُرُوْنَ (be) grateful 5. Al-Ma'idah Page 123یٰۤاَیُّهَاO youالَّذِیْنَwhoاٰمَنُوْۤاbelieve!اِنَّمَاVerilyالْخَمْرُthe intoxicantsوَ الْمَیْسِرُand [the] games of chanceوَ الْاَنْصَابُand (sacrifices at) altarsوَ الْاَزْلَامُand divining arrowsرِجْسٌ(are an) abominationمِّنْfromعَمَلِ(the) workالشَّیْطٰنِ(of) the Shaitaanفَاجْتَنِبُوْهُso avoid itلَعَلَّكُمْso that you mayتُفْلِحُوْنَ (be) successful اِنَّمَاOnlyیُرِیْدُintendsالشَّیْطٰنُthe Shaitaanاَنْtoیُّوْقِعَcauseبَیْنَكُمُbetween youالْعَدَاوَةَ[the] enmityوَ الْبَغْضَآءَand [the] hatredفِیthroughالْخَمْرِintoxicantsوَ الْمَیْسِرِand gamblingوَ یَصُدَّكُمْand hinders youعَنْfromذِكْرِ(the) remembranceاللّٰهِ(of) Allahوَ عَنِand fromالصَّلٰوةِ ۚthe prayerفَهَلْSo willاَنْتُمْyouمُّنْتَهُوْنَ (be) the ones who abstain وَ اَطِیْعُواAnd obeyاللّٰهَAllahوَ اَطِیْعُواand obeyالرَّسُوْلَthe Messengerوَ احْذَرُوْا ۚand bewareفَاِنْAnd ifتَوَلَّیْتُمْyou turn awayفَاعْلَمُوْۤاthen knowاَنَّمَاonlyعَلٰیuponرَسُوْلِنَاOur Messengerالْبَلٰغُ(is to) convey (the Message)الْمُبِیْنُ clearly لَیْسَNotعَلَیonالَّذِیْنَthose whoاٰمَنُوْاbelieveوَ عَمِلُواand doالصّٰلِحٰتِthe good deedsجُنَاحٌany sinفِیْمَاfor whatطَعِمُوْۤاthey ateاِذَاwhenمَاthatاتَّقَوْاthey fear (Allah)وَّ اٰمَنُوْاand they believeوَ عَمِلُواand they doالصّٰلِحٰتِ[the] good deedsثُمَّthenاتَّقَوْاthey fear (Allah)وَّ اٰمَنُوْاand believeثُمَّthenاتَّقَوْاthey fear (Allah)وَّ اَحْسَنُوْا ؕand do goodوَ اللّٰهُand Allahیُحِبُّlovesالْمُحْسِنِیْنَ۠the good-doers یٰۤاَیُّهَاO youالَّذِیْنَwhoاٰمَنُوْاbelieveلَیَبْلُوَنَّكُمُSurely will test youاللّٰهُAllahبِشَیْءٍthrough somethingمِّنَofالصَّیْدِthe gameتَنَالُهٗۤcan reach itاَیْدِیْكُمْyour handsوَ رِمَاحُكُمْand your spearsلِیَعْلَمَthat may make evidentاللّٰهُAllahمَنْwhoیَّخَافُهٗfears Himبِالْغَیْبِ ۚin the unseenفَمَنِAnd whoeverاعْتَدٰیtransgressedبَعْدَafterذٰلِكَthatفَلَهٗthen for himعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentاَلِیْمٌ painful یٰۤاَیُّهَاO youالَّذِیْنَwhoاٰمَنُوْاbelieveلَا(Do) notتَقْتُلُواkillالصَّیْدَthe gameوَ اَنْتُمْwhile youحُرُمٌ ؕ(are in) Ihramوَ مَنْAnd whoeverقَتَلَهٗkilled itمِنْكُمْamong youمُّتَعَمِّدًاintentionallyفَجَزَآءٌthen penaltyمِّثْلُ(is) similarمَا(to) whatقَتَلَhe killedمِنَofالنَّعَمِthe cattleیَحْكُمُjudgingبِهٖitذَوَاtwo menعَدْلٍjustمِّنْكُمْamong youهَدْیًۢا(as) an offeringبٰلِغَreachingالْكَعْبَةِthe Kabahاَوْorكَفَّارَةٌan expiationطَعَامُfeedingمَسٰكِیْنَneedy peopleاَوْorعَدْلُequivalentذٰلِكَ(of) thatصِیَامًا(in) fastingلِّیَذُوْقَthat he may tasteوَ بَالَ(the) consequenceاَمْرِهٖ ؕ(of) his deedعَفَاPardonedاللّٰهُ(by) Allahعَمَّاwhatسَلَفَ ؕ(has) passedوَ مَنْbut whoeverعَادَreturnedفَیَنْتَقِمُthen will take retributionاللّٰهُAllahمِنْهُ ؕfrom himوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahعَزِیْزٌ(is) All-MightyذُوOwnerانْتِقَامٍ (of) Retribution 5. Al-Ma'idah Page 124اُحِلَّIs made lawfulلَكُمْfor youصَیْدُgameالْبَحْرِ(of) the seaوَ طَعَامُهٗand its foodمَتَاعًا(as) provisionلَّكُمْfor youوَ لِلسَّیَّارَةِ ۚand for the travelersوَ حُرِّمَand is made unlawfulعَلَیْكُمْon youصَیْدُgameالْبَرِّ(of) the landمَاasدُمْتُمْlong as youحُرُمًا ؕ(are) in Ihramوَ اتَّقُواAnd be consciousاللّٰهَ(of) Allahالَّذِیْۤthe Oneاِلَیْهِto Himتُحْشَرُوْنَ you will be gathered جَعَلَHas (been) madeاللّٰهُ(by) Allahالْكَعْبَةَthe Kabahالْبَیْتَthe Houseالْحَرَامَthe Sacredقِیٰمًاan establishmentلِّلنَّاسِfor mankindوَ الشَّهْرَand the month(s)الْحَرَامَ[the] sacredوَ الْهَدْیَand the (animals) for offeringوَ الْقَلَآىِٕدَ ؕand the garlandsذٰلِكَThat (is)لِتَعْلَمُوْۤاso that you may knowاَنَّthatاللّٰهَAllahیَعْلَمُknowsمَاwhatفِی(is) inالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavensوَ مَاand whatفِی(is) inالْاَرْضِthe earthوَ اَنَّand thatاللّٰهَAllahبِكُلِّof everyشَیْءٍthingعَلِیْمٌ (is) All-Knowing اِعْلَمُوْۤاKnowاَنَّthatاللّٰهَAllahشَدِیْدُ(is) severeالْعِقَابِ(in) punishmentوَ اَنَّand thatاللّٰهَAllahغَفُوْرٌ(is) Oft-ForgivingرَّحِیْمٌؕMost Merciful

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Translation of Verse 87-98

87. O believers! Do not forbid the good things which Allah has made lawful for you, and do not transgress. Indeed, Allah does not like transgressors.

88. Eat of the good, lawful things provided to you by Allah. And be mindful of Allah in Whom you believe.

89. Allah will not call you to account for your thoughtless oaths, but He will hold you accountable for deliberate oaths. The penalty for a broken oath is to feed ten poor people from what you normally feed your own family, or to clothe them, or to free a bondsperson. But if none of this is affordable, then you must fast three days. This is the penalty for breaking your oaths. So be mindful of your oaths. This is how Allah makes things clear to you, so perhaps you will be grateful.

90. O believers! Intoxicants, gambling, idols, and drawing lots for decisions ²⁵⁸ are all evil of Satan's handiwork. So shun them so you may be successful.

91. Satan's plan is to stir up hostility and hatred between you with intoxicants and gambling and to prevent you from remembering Allah and praying. Will you not then abstain?

92. Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and beware! But if you turn away, then know that Our Messenger's duty is only to deliver ˹the message˺ clearly.

93. There is no blame on those who believe and do good for what they had consumed before ˹the prohibition˺, as long as they fear Allah, have faith, and do what is good; then they believe and act virtuously, then become fully mindful ˹of Allah˺ and do righteous deeds. For Allah loves the good-doers.

94. O believers! Allah will surely test you with game within the reach of your hands and spears to distinguish those who fear Him in secret. Whoever transgresses from now on will suffer a painful punishment.

95. O believers! Do not kill game while on pilgrimage. Whoever kills game intentionally must compensate by offering its equivalence-as judged by two just men among you-to be offered at the Sacred House, or by feeding the needy, or by fasting so that they may taste the consequences of their violations. Allah has forgiven what has been done. But those who persist will be punished by Allah. And Allah is Almighty, capable of punishment.

96. It is lawful for you to hunt and eat seafood, as a provision for you and for travellers. But hunting on land is forbidden to you while on pilgrimage. Be mindful of Allah to Whom you all will be gathered.

97. Allah has made the Ka'bah -the Sacred House-a sanctuary of well-being for all people, along with the sacred months, the sacrificial animals, and the ˹offerings decorated with˺ garlands. All this so you may know that Allah knows whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth, and that He has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of everything.

98. Know that Allah is severe in punishment and that He is All- Forgiving, Most Merciful.

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Commentary

258. See footnote for 5:3.