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Al-Ma'idah 2

Ayah 2 of 120 · Medinan

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تُحِلُّواْ شَعَٰٓئِرَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا ٱلشَّهۡرَ ٱلۡحَرَامَ وَلَا ٱلۡهَدۡيَ وَلَا ٱلۡقَلَٰٓئِدَ وَلَآ ءَآمِّينَ ٱلۡبَيۡتَ ٱلۡحَرَامَ يَبۡتَغُونَ فَضۡلٗا مِّن رَّبِّهِمۡ وَرِضۡوَٰنٗاۚ وَإِذَا حَلَلۡتُمۡ فَٱصۡطَادُواْۚ وَلَا يَجۡرِمَنَّكُمۡ شَنَـَٔانُ قَوۡمٍ أَن صَدُّوكُمۡ عَنِ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِ أَن تَعۡتَدُواْۘ وَتَعَاوَنُواْ عَلَى ٱلۡبِرِّ وَٱلتَّقۡوَىٰۖ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُواْ عَلَى ٱلۡإِثۡمِ وَٱلۡعُدۡوَٰنِۚ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡعِقَابِ ٢

O you who have believed, do not violate the rites of Allāh or [the sanctity of] the sacred month or [neglect the marking of] the sacrificial animals and garlanding [them] or [violate the safety of] those coming to the Sacred House seeking bounty from their Lord and [His] approval. But when you come out of iḥrām, then [you may] hunt. And do not let the hatred of a people for having obstructed you from al-Masjid al-Ḥarām lead you to transgress. And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression. And fear Allāh; indeed, Allāh is severe in penalty.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO youyāayyuhā
  2. ٱلَّذِينَthose who(believe)alladhīna
  3. ءَامَنُواْbelieveāmanū
  4. لَا(Do) notlā
  5. تُحِلُّواْviolatetuḥillū
  6. شَعَٰٓئِرَ(the) ritesshaʿāira
  7. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  8. وَلَاand notwalā
  9. ٱلشَّهۡرَthe monthl-shahra
  10. ٱلۡحَرَامَthe sacredl-ḥarāma
  11. وَلَاand notwalā
  12. ٱلۡهَدۡيَthe sacrificial animalsl-hadya
  13. وَلَاand notwalā
  14. ٱلۡقَلَٰٓئِدَthe garlandedl-qalāida
  15. وَلَآand notwalā
  16. ءَآمِّينَ(those) comingāmmīna
  17. ٱلۡبَيۡتَ(to) the Housel-bayta
  18. ٱلۡحَرَامَthe Sacredl-ḥarāma
  19. يَبۡتَغُونَseekingyabtaghūna
  20. فَضۡلٗاBountyfaḍlan
  21. مِّنofmin
  22. رَّبِّهِمۡtheir Lordrabbihim
  23. وَرِضۡوَٰنٗاۚand good pleasurewariḍ'wānan
  24. وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhā
  25. حَلَلۡتُمۡyou come out of Ihramḥalaltum
  26. فَٱصۡطَادُواْۚthen (you may) huntfa-iṣ'ṭādū
  27. وَلَاAnd let notwalā
  28. يَجۡرِمَنَّكُمۡincite youyajrimannakum
  29. شَنَـَٔانُ(the) hatredshanaānu
  30. قَوۡمٍ(for) a peopleqawmin
  31. أَنasan
  32. صَدُّوكُمۡthey stopped youṣaddūkum
  33. عَنِfromʿani
  34. ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِAl-Masjidl-masjidi
  35. ٱلۡحَرَامِAl-Haraaml-ḥarāmi
  36. أَنthatan
  37. تَعۡتَدُواْۘyou commit transgressiontaʿtadū
  38. وَتَعَاوَنُواْAnd help one anotherwataʿāwanū
  39. عَلَىinʿalā
  40. ٱلۡبِرِّ[the] righteousnessl-biri
  41. وَٱلتَّقۡوَىٰۖand [the] pietywal-taqwā
  42. وَلَاbut (do) notwalā
  43. تَعَاوَنُواْhelp one anothertaʿāwanū
  44. عَلَىinʿalā
  45. ٱلۡإِثۡمِ[the] sinl-ith'mi
  46. وَٱلۡعُدۡوَٰنِۚand [the] transgressionwal-ʿud'wāni
  47. وَٱتَّقُواْAnd fearwa-ittaqū
  48. ٱللَّهَۖAllahl-laha
  49. إِنَّindeedinna
  50. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  51. شَدِيدُ(is) severeshadīdu
  52. ٱلۡعِقَابِ(in) [the] punishmentl-ʿiqābi

Tafsir

O you who believe in Allah, follow His Messenger and practice His laws, do not violate the sanctity of those things that Allah has instructed you to honour. Stay away from those things that are prohibited when you are in the state of pilgrim sanctity, such as wearing your normal clothing, and those things that are prohibited within the Sanctuary, such as hunting. Do not regard fighting in the sacred months of Dhū Al-Qa‘dah, Dhū Al-Ḥijjah, Muḥarram and Rajab to be permissible. Do not violate the sacrificial animal by siezing it or preventing it from reaching its place of sacrifice. Do not violate those animals with garlands indicating that they are offerings. Do not violate those intending to go to the Sacred House of Allah, seeking profit in their trade and Allah’s pleasure. When you come out of the state of pilgrim sanctity and you leave the Sanctuary, you may hunt if you wish. The hatred for a people who prevented you from the Sacred Mosque should not cause you to be oppressive and unfair towards them. Help one another, O believers, to do what you have been instructed and to leave what you have been prohibited from. Fear Allah by holding on to His obedience and avoiding His disobedience. Allah’s punishment for the one who disobeys Him is severe, so be careful of it.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran