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An-Nisa 29

Ayah 29 of 176 · Medinan

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَأۡكُلُوٓاْ أَمۡوَٰلَكُم بَيۡنَكُم بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ إِلَّآ أَن تَكُونَ تِجَٰرَةً عَن تَرَاضٖ مِّنكُمۡۚ وَلَا تَقۡتُلُوٓاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمۡ رَحِيمٗا ٢٩

O you who have believed, do not consume one another's wealth unjustly1 but only [in lawful] business by mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allāh is to you ever Merciful.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., unlawfully or under false pretense.

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO youyāayyuhā
  2. ٱلَّذِينَthose who(believe)alladhīna
  3. ءَامَنُواْbelieveāmanū
  4. لَا(Do) notlā
  5. تَأۡكُلُوٓاْeattakulū
  6. أَمۡوَٰلَكُمyour wealthamwālakum
  7. بَيۡنَكُمbetween yourselvesbaynakum
  8. بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِunjustlybil-bāṭili
  9. إِلَّآButillā
  10. أَنthatan
  11. تَكُونَ(there) betakūna
  12. تِجَٰرَةًbusinesstijāratan
  13. عَنonʿan
  14. تَرَاضٖmutual consenttarāḍin
  15. مِّنكُمۡۚamong youminkum
  16. وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
  17. تَقۡتُلُوٓاْkilltaqtulū
  18. أَنفُسَكُمۡۚyourselvesanfusakum
  19. إِنَّIndeedinna
  20. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  21. كَانَiskāna
  22. بِكُمۡto youbikum
  23. رَحِيمٗاMost Mercifulraḥīman

Tafsir

O you who have faith in Allah and follow His Messenger, do not take the money of others unjustly, by force, stealing, bribery or by any other unjust means. Instead, money should come from trade through mutual agreement and goodwill between the seller and buyer. In this way, it is lawful for you to enjoy and use such money. Do not kill one another, and do not kill yourselves, and do not throw yourselves to ruin. Allah is Compassionate with you, and from His mercy He makes these laws.

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