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Al-Ma'idah 96

Ayah 96 of 120 · Medinan

أُحِلَّ لَكُمۡ صَيۡدُ ٱلۡبَحۡرِ وَطَعَامُهُۥ مَتَٰعٗا لَّكُمۡ وَلِلسَّيَّارَةِۖ وَحُرِّمَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ صَيۡدُ ٱلۡبَرِّ مَا دُمۡتُمۡ حُرُمٗاۗ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِيٓ إِلَيۡهِ تُحۡشَرُونَ ٩٦

Lawful to you is game from the sea and its food as provision for you and the travelers,1 but forbidden to you is game from the land as long as you are in the state of iḥrām. And fear Allāh to whom you will be gathered.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Fishing and eating whatever is caught from the sea is permitted even during iḥrām.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. أُحِلَّIs made lawfuluḥilla
  2. لَكُمۡfor youlakum
  3. صَيۡدُgameṣaydu
  4. ٱلۡبَحۡرِ(of) the seal-baḥri
  5. وَطَعَامُهُۥand its foodwaṭaʿāmuhu
  6. مَتَٰعٗا(as) provisionmatāʿan
  7. لَّكُمۡfor youlakum
  8. وَلِلسَّيَّارَةِۖand for the travelerswalilssayyārati
  9. وَحُرِّمَand is made unlawfulwaḥurrima
  10. عَلَيۡكُمۡon youʿalaykum
  11. صَيۡدُgameṣaydu
  12. ٱلۡبَرِّ(of) the landl-bari
  13. مَاasmā
  14. دُمۡتُمۡlong as youdum'tum
  15. حُرُمٗاۗ(are in) Ihramḥuruman
  16. وَٱتَّقُواْAnd be consciouswa-ittaqū
  17. ٱللَّهَ(of) Allahl-laha
  18. ٱلَّذِيٓthe Onealladhī
  19. إِلَيۡهِto Himilayhi
  20. تُحۡشَرُونَyou will be gatheredtuḥ'sharūna

Tafsir

Allah has permitted you to catch aquatic animals and what the sea throws out, dead or alive, as a benefit for a resident or to nourish a traveller. He has prohibited hunting land game as long as you are in the state of Ihram for Hajj or Umrah. Be mindful of Allah by carrying out His instructions and avoiding His prohibitions. You will return to Him on the Day of Rising; and He will repay your actions.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran