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Al-Ma'idah 106

Ayah 106 of 120 · Medinan

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ شَهَٰدَةُ بَيۡنِكُمۡ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَكُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ حِينَ ٱلۡوَصِيَّةِ ٱثۡنَانِ ذَوَا عَدۡلٖ مِّنكُمۡ أَوۡ ءَاخَرَانِ مِنۡ غَيۡرِكُمۡ إِنۡ أَنتُمۡ ضَرَبۡتُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَأَصَٰبَتۡكُم مُّصِيبَةُ ٱلۡمَوۡتِۚ تَحۡبِسُونَهُمَا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ فَيُقۡسِمَانِ بِٱللَّهِ إِنِ ٱرۡتَبۡتُمۡ لَا نَشۡتَرِي بِهِۦ ثَمَنٗا وَلَوۡ كَانَ ذَا قُرۡبَىٰ وَلَا نَكۡتُمُ شَهَٰدَةَ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّآ إِذٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡأٓثِمِينَ ١٠٦

O you who have believed, testimony [should be taken] among you when death approaches one of you at the time of bequest - [that of] two just men from among you or two others from outside if you are traveling through the land and the disaster of death should strike you. Detain them after the prayer and let them both swear by Allāh if you doubt [their testimony, saying], "We will not exchange it [i.e., our oath] for a price [i.e., worldly gain], even if he should be a near relative, and we will not withhold the testimony of [i.e., ordained by] Allāh. Indeed, we would then be of the sinful."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO youyāayyuhā
  2. ٱلَّذِينَthose who(believe)alladhīna
  3. ءَامَنُواْbelieveāmanū
  4. شَهَٰدَةُ(Take) testimonyshahādatu
  5. بَيۡنِكُمۡamong youbaynikum
  6. إِذَاwhenidhā
  7. حَضَرَapproachesḥaḍara
  8. أَحَدَكُمُone of youaḥadakumu
  9. ٱلۡمَوۡتُ[the] deathl-mawtu
  10. حِينَ(at the) time (of making)ḥīna
  11. ٱلۡوَصِيَّةِ[the] a willl-waṣiyati
  12. ٱثۡنَانِtwoith'nāni
  13. ذَوَاmendhawā
  14. عَدۡلٖjustʿadlin
  15. مِّنكُمۡamong youminkum
  16. أَوۡoraw
  17. ءَاخَرَانِtwo othersākharāni
  18. مِنۡfrommin
  19. غَيۡرِكُمۡother than youghayrikum
  20. إِنۡifin
  21. أَنتُمۡyouantum
  22. ضَرَبۡتُمۡ(are) travel(ing)ḍarabtum
  23. فِيinfī
  24. ٱلۡأَرۡضِthe earthl-arḍi
  25. فَأَصَٰبَتۡكُمthen befalls youfa-aṣābatkum
  26. مُّصِيبَةُcalamitymuṣībatu
  27. ٱلۡمَوۡتِۚ(of) [the] deathl-mawti
  28. تَحۡبِسُونَهُمَاDetain both of themtaḥbisūnahumā
  29. مِنۢfrommin
  30. بَعۡدِafterbaʿdi
  31. ٱلصَّلَوٰةِthe prayerl-ṣalati
  32. فَيُقۡسِمَانِand let them both swearfayuq'simāni
  33. بِٱللَّهِby Allahbil-lahi
  34. إِنِifini
  35. ٱرۡتَبۡتُمۡyou doubtir'tabtum
  36. لَاNotlā
  37. نَشۡتَرِيwe will exchangenashtarī
  38. بِهِۦit forbihi
  39. ثَمَنٗاa pricethamanan
  40. وَلَوۡeven ifwalaw
  41. كَانَhe iskāna
  42. ذَا(of)dhā
  43. قُرۡبَىٰa near relativequr'bā
  44. وَلَاand notwalā
  45. نَكۡتُمُwe will concealnaktumu
  46. شَهَٰدَةَtestimonyshahādata
  47. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  48. إِنَّآIndeed, weinnā
  49. إِذٗاthenidhan
  50. لَّمِنَ(will) surely (be) oflamina
  51. ٱلۡأٓثِمِينَthe sinnersl-āthimīna

Tafsir

O you who faith in Allah, follow His Messenger and practise His laws, when death approaches any of you, with the appearance its signs, then call to witness the bequest two upright Muslim men, or two men from the disbelievers (if the need arises due to there being no Muslims; for example, if you are travelling at that time). If there is any doubt regarding their testimony, keep them back after one of the prayers and let them both take an oath in Allah’s name saying, ‘We will not sell our share from Allah for any amount, such as by preferring a relative. Also, we will not conceal any testimony for Allah that is with us’. Tell them that if they are not truthful, they will be sinners who go against Allah.

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