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Al-Hajj 36

Ayah 36 of 78 · Medinan

وَٱلۡبُدۡنَ جَعَلۡنَٰهَا لَكُم مِّن شَعَٰٓئِرِ ٱللَّهِ لَكُمۡ فِيهَا خَيۡرٞۖ فَٱذۡكُرُواْ ٱسۡمَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡهَا صَوَآفَّۖ فَإِذَا وَجَبَتۡ جُنُوبُهَا فَكُلُواْ مِنۡهَا وَأَطۡعِمُواْ ٱلۡقَانِعَ وَٱلۡمُعۡتَرَّۚ كَذَٰلِكَ سَخَّرۡنَٰهَا لَكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ ٣٦

And the camels and cattle We have appointed for you as among the symbols [i.e., rites] of Allāh; for you therein is good. So mention the name of Allāh upon them when lined up [for sacrifice]; and when they are [lifeless] on their sides, then eat from them and feed the needy [who does not seek aid] and the beggar. Thus have We subjected them to you that you may be grateful.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَٱلۡبُدۡنَAnd the camels and cattle wal-bud'na
  2. جَعَلۡنَٰهَاWe have made themjaʿalnāhā
  3. لَكُمfor youlakum
  4. مِّنamongmin
  5. شَعَٰٓئِرِ(the) Symbolsshaʿāiri
  6. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  7. لَكُمۡfor youlakum
  8. فِيهَاthereinfīhā
  9. خَيۡرٞۖ(is) goodkhayrun
  10. فَٱذۡكُرُواْSo mentionfa-udh'kurū
  11. ٱسۡمَ(the) nameis'ma
  12. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  13. عَلَيۡهَاover themʿalayhā
  14. صَوَآفَّۖ(when) lined upṣawāffa
  15. فَإِذَاand whenfa-idhā
  16. وَجَبَتۡare downwajabat
  17. جُنُوبُهَاtheir sidesjunūbuhā
  18. فَكُلُواْthen eatfakulū
  19. مِنۡهَاfrom themmin'hā
  20. وَأَطۡعِمُواْand feedwa-aṭʿimū
  21. ٱلۡقَانِعَthe needy who do not askl-qāniʿa
  22. وَٱلۡمُعۡتَرَّۚand the needy who askwal-muʿ'tara
  23. كَذَٰلِكَThuskadhālika
  24. سَخَّرۡنَٰهَاWe have subjected themsakharnāhā
  25. لَكُمۡto youlakum
  26. لَعَلَّكُمۡso that you maylaʿallakum
  27. تَشۡكُرُونَbe gratefultashkurūna

Tafsir

And I have made the camels which are taken to the House amongst the sacred signs and symbols of the religion. In them are worldly and religious benefits for you, so say “in the name of Allah” when slaughtering them, after their feet have been lined up whilst standing and one of their feet has been tied so that they do not flee. Then when they fall on their sides after being slaughtered, eat of them, O those who are sacrificing, and give of them to the pauper who desists from begging and the pauper who comes forward to be granted a share of them. Just as I made them submissive to you so that you carry loads on them and ride them, I have also made them submissive to you so they are led to the place you slaughter them in, as a means of closeness to Allah, so that you are grateful to Allah for the blessing of making them submissive to you.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran