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Al-Ma'idah (The Table Spread)

Verse 2of 120

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تُحِلُّوا۟ شَعَٰٓئِرَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا ٱلشَّهْرَ ٱلْحَرَامَ وَلَا ٱلْهَدْىَ وَلَا ٱلْقَلَٰٓئِدَ وَلَآ ءَآمِّينَ ٱلْبَيْتَ ٱلْحَرَامَ يَبْتَغُونَ فَضْلًۭا مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَرِضْوَٰنًۭا ۚ وَإِذَا حَلَلْتُمْ فَٱصْطَادُوا۟ ۚ وَلَا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَـَٔانُ قَوْمٍ أَن صَدُّوكُمْ عَنِ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ أَن تَعْتَدُوا۟ ۘ وَتَعَاوَنُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلْبِرِّ وَٱلتَّقْوَىٰ ۖ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْعُدْوَٰنِ ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ﴿٢

Translation (Sahih International)

O you who have believed, do not violate the rites of Allah 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 ihram, then [you may] hunt. And do not let the hatred of a people for having obstructed you from al-Masjid al-Haram lead you to transgress. And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty.

Word-by-word meaning

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnayou (who)
ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
لَا(Do) not
تُحِلُّوا۟tuḥillūviolate
شَعَـٰٓئِرَshaʿāira(the) rites
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
وَلَاwalāand not
ٱلشَّهْرَl-shahrathe month
ٱلْحَرَامَl-ḥarāmathe sacred
وَلَاwalāand not
ٱلْهَدْىَl-hadyathe sacrificial animals
وَلَاwalāand not
ٱلْقَلَـٰٓئِدَl-qalāidathe garlanded
وَلَآwalāand not
ءَآمِّينَāmmīna(those) coming
ٱلْبَيْتَl-bayta(to) the House
ٱلْحَرَامَl-ḥarāmathe Sacred
يَبْتَغُونَyabtaghūnaseeking
فَضْلًۭاfaḍlanBounty
مِّنminof
رَّبِّهِمْrabbihimtheir Lord
وَرِضْوَٰنًۭا ۚwariḍ'wānanand good pleasure
وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
حَلَلْتُمْḥalaltumyou come out of Ihram
فَٱصْطَادُوا۟ ۚfa-iṣ'ṭādūthen (you may) hunt
وَلَاwalāAnd let not
يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْyajrimannakumincite you
شَنَـَٔانُshanaānu(the) hatred
قَوْمٍqawmin(for) a people
أَنanas
صَدُّوكُمْṣaddūkumthey stopped you
عَنِʿanifrom
ٱلْمَسْجِدِl-masjidiAl-Masjid
ٱلْحَرَامِl-ḥarāmiAl-Haraam
أَنanthat
تَعْتَدُوا۟ ۘtaʿtadūyou commit transgression
وَتَعَاوَنُوا۟wataʿāwanūAnd help one another
عَلَىʿalāin
ٱلْبِرِّl-biri[the] righteousness
وَٱلتَّقْوَىٰ ۖwal-taqwāand [the] piety
وَلَاwalābut (do) not
تَعَاوَنُوا۟taʿāwanūhelp one another
عَلَىʿalāin
ٱلْإِثْمِl-ith'mi[the] sin
وَٱلْعُدْوَٰنِ ۚwal-ʿud'wāniand [the] transgression
وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqūAnd fear
ٱللَّهَ ۖl-lahaAllah
إِنَّinnaindeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
شَدِيدُshadīdu(is) severe
ٱلْعِقَابِl-ʿiqābi(in) [the] punishment

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in Al-MadinaThe Virtues of Surat Al-Ma'idah; When It was RevealedAt-Tirmidhi recorded that `Abdullah bin `Amr said, "The last Surahs to be revealed were Surat Al-Ma'idah and Surat Al-Fath (chapter 48)." At-Tirmidhi commented, "This Hadith is Hasan, Gharib.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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