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Al-Ma'idah 1

Ayah 1 of 120 · Medinan

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَوۡفُواْ بِٱلۡعُقُودِۚ أُحِلَّتۡ لَكُم بَهِيمَةُ ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ إِلَّا مَا يُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡكُمۡ غَيۡرَ مُحِلِّي ٱلصَّيۡدِ وَأَنتُمۡ حُرُمٌۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَحۡكُمُ مَا يُرِيدُ ١

O you who have believed, fulfill [all] contracts.1 Lawful for you are the animals of grazing livestock except for that which is recited to you [in this Qur’ān] - hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of iḥrām.2 Indeed, Allāh ordains what He intends.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Which includes promises, covenants, oaths, etc.

2 The state of ritual consecration for ḥajj or ʿumrah.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO youyāayyuhā
  2. ٱلَّذِينَthose who(believe)alladhīna
  3. ءَامَنُوٓاْbelieveāmanū
  4. أَوۡفُواْFulfilawfū
  5. بِٱلۡعُقُودِۚthe contractsbil-ʿuqūdi
  6. أُحِلَّتۡAre made lawfuluḥillat
  7. لَكُمfor youlakum
  8. بَهِيمَةُthe quadrupedbahīmatu
  9. ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ(of) the grazing livestockl-anʿāmi
  10. إِلَّاexceptillā
  11. مَاwhatmā
  12. يُتۡلَىٰis recitedyut'lā
  13. عَلَيۡكُمۡon youʿalaykum
  14. غَيۡرَnotghayra
  15. مُحِلِّيbeing permittedmuḥillī
  16. ٱلصَّيۡدِ(to) huntl-ṣaydi
  17. وَأَنتُمۡwhile youwa-antum
  18. حُرُمٌۗ(are in) Ihramḥurumun
  19. إِنَّIndeedinna
  20. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  21. يَحۡكُمُdecreesyaḥkumu
  22. مَاwhatmā
  23. يُرِيدُHe willsyurīdu

Tafsir

O you who believe in Allah, follow His Messenger and practice His laws, fulfil the firm promises of faith and practice that were made between you and your Creator. Also, fulfil the promises made with His creation in sale transactions, marriage, etc. Allah has permitted for you, out of His mercy, livestock animals (camels, cattle, sheep and goats), except those the prohibition of which have been read to you and the land game that He has prohibited you from in the state of sanctity during the pilgrimage of Hajj or Umrah. Allah decides to permit and prohibit as He wills in accordance with His wisdom. No one can compel Him or object to His decision.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran