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Al-Hajj 30

Ayah 30 of 78 · Medinan

ذَٰلِكَۖ وَمَن يُعَظِّمۡ حُرُمَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ فَهُوَ خَيۡرٞ لَّهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦۗ وَأُحِلَّتۡ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمُ إِلَّا مَا يُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡكُمۡۖ فَٱجۡتَنِبُواْ ٱلرِّجۡسَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَوۡثَٰنِ وَٱجۡتَنِبُواْ قَوۡلَ ٱلزُّورِ ٣٠

That [has been commanded], and whoever honors the sacred ordinances of Allāh - it is best for him in the sight of his Lord. And permitted to you are the grazing livestock, except what is recited to you.1 So avoid the uncleanliness of idols and avoid false statement,

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 See 5:3.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ذَٰلِكَۖThatdhālika
  2. وَمَنand whoeverwaman
  3. يُعَظِّمۡhonorsyuʿaẓẓim
  4. حُرُمَٰتِ(the) sacred ritesḥurumāti
  5. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  6. فَهُوَthen itfahuwa
  7. خَيۡرٞ(is) bestkhayrun
  8. لَّهُۥfor himlahu
  9. عِندَnearʿinda
  10. رَبِّهِۦۗhis Lordrabbihi
  11. وَأُحِلَّتۡAnd are made lawfulwa-uḥillat
  12. لَكُمُto youlakumu
  13. ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمُthe cattlel-anʿāmu
  14. إِلَّاexceptillā
  15. مَاwhatmā
  16. يُتۡلَىٰis recitedyut'lā
  17. عَلَيۡكُمۡۖto youʿalaykum
  18. فَٱجۡتَنِبُواْSo avoidfa-ij'tanibū
  19. ٱلرِّجۡسَthe abominationl-rij'sa
  20. مِنَofmina
  21. ٱلۡأَوۡثَٰنِthe idolsl-awthāni
  22. وَٱجۡتَنِبُواْand avoidwa-ij'tanibū
  23. قَوۡلَ(the) wordqawla
  24. ٱلزُّورِfalsel-zūri

Tafsir

That which you have been ordered, i.e., coming out of ihraam by shaving the head, clipping the nails, removing dirt, fulfilling the vow and circumambulating the House, is what Allah has made obligatory on you. So respect what Allah has made obligatory on you. Whoever refrains from what Allah has ordered him to refrain from during his ihraam, out of respect for not trespassing the limits of Allah and making lawful its prohibitions, it is better for him in this world and the afterlife in the sight of his Lord. O people, camels, cows and sheep amongst livestock have been made lawful for you. He did not make unlawful for you hami, bahirah or wasilah. He only made unlawful for you what you find in the Qur’ān, such as carrion, blood and so forth. Stay far from the impurity of idols and stay far from lying and false evidence.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran