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4. Surah An-Nisa

The Women · Madani · 176 Ayahs

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

4:1

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O ٱلنَّاسُ mankind ٱتَّقُوا۟ Fear رَبَّكُمُ your Lord ٱلَّذِى the One Who خَلَقَكُم created you مِّن from نَّفْسٍۢ a soul وَٰحِدَةٍۢ single وَخَلَقَ and created مِنْهَا from it زَوْجَهَا its mate وَبَثَّ and dispersed مِنْهُمَا from both of them رِجَالًۭا men كَثِيرًۭا many وَنِسَآءًۭ ۚ and women وَٱتَّقُوا۟ And fear ٱللَّهَ Allah ٱلَّذِى (through) Whom تَسَآءَلُونَ you ask بِهِۦ [with it] وَٱلْأَرْحَامَ ۚ and the wombs إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah كَانَ is عَلَيْكُمْ over you رَقِيبًۭا Ever-Watchful ١

O mankind, fear your Lord, who created you from one soul and created from it its mate and dispersed from both of them many men and women. And fear Allāh, through whom you ask one another, and the wombs. Indeed Allāh is ever, over you, an Observer.

— Come To Light

4:2

وَءَاتُوا۟ And give ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰٓ (to) the orphans أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ ۖ their wealth وَلَا and (do) not تَتَبَدَّلُوا۟ exchange ٱلْخَبِيثَ the bad بِٱلطَّيِّبِ ۖ with the good وَلَا and (do) not تَأْكُلُوٓا۟ consume أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ their wealth إِلَىٰٓ with أَمْوَٰلِكُمْ ۚ your wealth إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, it كَانَ is حُوبًۭا a sin كَبِيرًۭا great ٢

And give to the orphans their properties and do not substitute the defective [of your own] for the good [of theirs]. And do not consume their properties into your own. Indeed, that is ever a great sin.

— Come To Light

4:3

وَإِنْ And if خِفْتُمْ you fear أَلَّا that not تُقْسِطُوا۟ you will be able to do justice فِى with ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ the orphans فَٱنكِحُوا۟ then marry مَا what طَابَ seems suitable لَكُم to you مِّنَ from ٱلنِّسَآءِ the women مَثْنَىٰ two وَثُلَـٰثَ or three وَرُبَـٰعَ ۖ or four فَإِنْ But if خِفْتُمْ you fear أَلَّا that not تَعْدِلُوا۟ you can do justice فَوَٰحِدَةً then (marry) one أَوْ or مَا what مَلَكَتْ possesses أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ ۚ your right hand ذَٰلِكَ That أَدْنَىٰٓ (is) more appropriate أَلَّا that (may) not تَعُولُوا۟ you oppress ٣

And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one or those your right hands possess [i.e., slaves]. That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice].

— Come To Light

4:4

وَءَاتُوا۟ And give ٱلنِّسَآءَ the women صَدُقَـٰتِهِنَّ their dower نِحْلَةًۭ ۚ graciously فَإِن But if طِبْنَ they remit لَكُمْ to you عَن of شَىْءٍۢ anything مِّنْهُ of it نَفْسًۭا (on their) own فَكُلُوهُ then eat it هَنِيٓـًۭٔا (in) satisfaction مَّرِيٓـًۭٔا (and) ease ٤

And give the women [upon marriage] their [bridal] gifts graciously. But if they give up willingly to you anything of it, then take it in satisfaction and ease.

— Come To Light

4:5

وَلَا And (do) not تُؤْتُوا۟ give ٱلسُّفَهَآءَ the foolish أَمْوَٰلَكُمُ your wealth ٱلَّتِى which جَعَلَ (was) made ٱللَّهُ (by) Allah لَكُمْ for you قِيَـٰمًۭا a means of support وَٱرْزُقُوهُمْ (but) provide (for) them فِيهَا with it وَٱكْسُوهُمْ and clothe them وَقُولُوا۟ and speak لَهُمْ to them قَوْلًۭا words مَّعْرُوفًۭا (of) kindness ٥

And do not give the weak-minded your property, which Allāh has made a means of sustenance for you, but provide for them with it and clothe them and speak to them words of appropriate kindness.

— Come To Light

4:6

وَٱبْتَلُوا۟ And test ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ the orphans حَتَّىٰٓ until إِذَا [when] بَلَغُوا۟ they reach[ed] ٱلنِّكَاحَ (the age of) marriage فَإِنْ then if ءَانَسْتُم you perceive مِّنْهُمْ in them رُشْدًۭا sound judgement فَٱدْفَعُوٓا۟ then deliver إِلَيْهِمْ to them أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ ۖ their wealth وَلَا And (do) not تَأْكُلُوهَآ eat it إِسْرَافًۭا extravagantly وَبِدَارًا and hastily أَن (fearing) that يَكْبَرُوا۟ ۚ they will grow up وَمَن And whoever كَانَ is غَنِيًّۭا rich فَلْيَسْتَعْفِفْ ۖ then he should refrain وَمَن and whoever كَانَ is فَقِيرًۭا poor فَلْيَأْكُلْ then let him eat (of it) بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ in a fair manner فَإِذَا Then when دَفَعْتُمْ you deliver إِلَيْهِمْ to them أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ their wealth فَأَشْهِدُوا۟ then take witnesses عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ on them وَكَفَىٰ And is sufficient بِٱللَّهِ Allah حَسِيبًۭا (as) a Reckoner ٦

And test the orphans [in their abilities] until they reach marriageable age. Then if you perceive in them sound judgement, release their property to them. And do not consume it excessively and quickly, [anticipating] that they will grow up. And whoever, [when acting as guardian], is self-sufficient should refrain [from taking a fee]; and whoever is poor - let him take according to what is acceptable. Then when you release their property to them, bring witnesses upon them. And sufficient is Allāh as Accountant.

— Come To Light

4:7

لِّلرِّجَالِ For the men نَصِيبٌۭ a portion مِّمَّا of what تَرَكَ (is) left ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ (by) the parents وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ and the near relatives وَلِلنِّسَآءِ and for the women نَصِيبٌۭ a portion مِّمَّا of what تَرَكَ (is) left ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ (by) parents وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ and the near relatives مِمَّا of what قَلَّ (is) little مِنْهُ of it أَوْ or كَثُرَ ۚ much نَصِيبًۭا a portion مَّفْرُوضًۭا obligatory ٧

For men is a share of what the parents and close relatives leave, and for women is a share of what the parents and close relatives leave, be it little or much - an obligatory share.

— Come To Light

4:8

وَإِذَا And when حَضَرَ present ٱلْقِسْمَةَ (at) the (time of) division أُو۟لُوا۟ (of) ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ the relatives وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ and the orphans وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينُ and the poor فَٱرْزُقُوهُم then provide them مِّنْهُ from it وَقُولُوا۟ and speak لَهُمْ to them قَوْلًۭا words مَّعْرُوفًۭا (of) kindness ٨

And when [other] relatives and orphans and the needy are present at the [time of] division, then provide for them [something] out of it [i.e., the estate] and speak to them words of appropriate kindness.

— Come To Light

4:9

وَلْيَخْشَ And let fear ٱلَّذِينَ those who لَوْ if تَرَكُوا۟ they left مِنْ from خَلْفِهِمْ behind ذُرِّيَّةًۭ offspring ضِعَـٰفًا weak خَافُوا۟ (and) they would have feared عَلَيْهِمْ about them فَلْيَتَّقُوا۟ So let them fear ٱللَّهَ Allah وَلْيَقُولُوا۟ and let them speak قَوْلًۭا words سَدِيدًا appropriate ٩

And let those [executors and guardians] fear [injustice] as if they [themselves] had left weak offspring behind and feared for them. So let them fear Allāh and speak words of appropriate justice.

— Come To Light

4:10

إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَأْكُلُونَ consume أَمْوَٰلَ wealth ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ (of) the orphans ظُلْمًا wrongfully إِنَّمَا only يَأْكُلُونَ they consume فِى in بُطُونِهِمْ their bellies نَارًۭا ۖ fire وَسَيَصْلَوْنَ and they will be burned سَعِيرًۭا (in) a Blazing Fire ١٠

Indeed, those who devour the property of orphans unjustly are only consuming into their bellies fire. And they will be burned in a Blaze [i.e., Hellfire].

— Come To Light

4:11

يُوصِيكُمُ Instructs you ٱللَّهُ Allah فِىٓ concerning أَوْلَـٰدِكُمْ ۖ your children لِلذَّكَرِ for the male مِثْلُ like حَظِّ (the) portion ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ ۚ (of) two females فَإِن But if كُنَّ there are نِسَآءًۭ (only) women فَوْقَ more (than) ٱثْنَتَيْنِ two فَلَهُنَّ then for them ثُلُثَا two thirds مَا (of) what تَرَكَ ۖ he left وَإِن And if كَانَتْ (there) is وَٰحِدَةًۭ (only) one فَلَهَا then for her ٱلنِّصْفُ ۚ (is) half وَلِأَبَوَيْهِ And for his parents لِكُلِّ for each وَٰحِدٍۢ one مِّنْهُمَا of them ٱلسُّدُسُ a sixth مِمَّا of what تَرَكَ (is) left إِن if كَانَ is لَهُۥ for him وَلَدٌۭ ۚ a child فَإِن But if لَّمْ not يَكُن is لَّهُۥ for him وَلَدٌۭ any child وَوَرِثَهُۥٓ and inherit[ed] him أَبَوَاهُ his parents فَلِأُمِّهِ then for his mother ٱلثُّلُثُ ۚ (is) one third فَإِن And if كَانَ are لَهُۥٓ for him إِخْوَةٌۭ brothers and sisters فَلِأُمِّهِ then for his mother ٱلسُّدُسُ ۚ (is) the sixth مِنۢ from بَعْدِ after وَصِيَّةٍۢ any will يُوصِى he has made بِهَآ [of which] أَوْ or دَيْنٍ ۗ any debt ءَابَآؤُكُمْ Your parents وَأَبْنَآؤُكُمْ and your children لَا not تَدْرُونَ you know أَيُّهُمْ which of them أَقْرَبُ (is) nearer لَكُمْ to you نَفْعًۭا ۚ (in) benefit فَرِيضَةًۭ An obligation مِّنَ from ٱللَّهِ ۗ Allah إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah كَانَ is عَلِيمًا All-Knowing حَكِيمًۭا All-Wise ١١

Allāh instructs you concerning your children [i.e., their portions of inheritance]: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females. But if there are [only] daughters, two or more, for them is two thirds of one's estate. And if there is only one, for her is half. And for one's parents, to each one of them is a sixth of his estate if he left children. But if he had no children and the parents [alone] inherit from him, then for his mother is one third. And if he had brothers [and/or sisters], for his mother is a sixth, after any bequest he [may have] made or debt. Your parents or your children - you know not which of them are nearest to you in benefit. [These shares are] an obligation [imposed] by Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is ever Knowing and Wise.

— Come To Light

4:12

۞ وَلَكُمْ And for you نِصْفُ (is) half مَا (of) what تَرَكَ (is) left أَزْوَٰجُكُمْ by your wives إِن if لَّمْ not يَكُن is لَّهُنَّ for them وَلَدٌۭ ۚ a child فَإِن But if كَانَ is لَهُنَّ for them وَلَدٌۭ a child فَلَكُمُ then for you ٱلرُّبُعُ (is) the fourth مِمَّا of what تَرَكْنَ ۚ they left مِنۢ from بَعْدِ after وَصِيَّةٍۢ any will يُوصِينَ they have made بِهَآ [for which] أَوْ or دَيْنٍۢ ۚ any debt وَلَهُنَّ And for them ٱلرُّبُعُ (is) the fourth مِمَّا of what تَرَكْتُمْ you left إِن if لَّمْ not يَكُن is لَّكُمْ for you وَلَدٌۭ ۚ a child فَإِن But if كَانَ is لَكُمْ for you وَلَدٌۭ a child فَلَهُنَّ then for them ٱلثُّمُنُ (is) the eighth مِمَّا of what تَرَكْتُم ۚ you left مِّنۢ from بَعْدِ after وَصِيَّةٍۢ any will تُوصُونَ you have made بِهَآ [for which] أَوْ or دَيْنٍۢ ۗ any debt وَإِن And if كَانَ [is] رَجُلٌۭ a man يُورَثُ (whose wealth) is to be inherited كَلَـٰلَةً (has) no parent or child أَوِ or ٱمْرَأَةٌۭ a women وَلَهُۥٓ and for him أَخٌ (is) a brother أَوْ or أُخْتٌۭ a sister فَلِكُلِّ then for each وَٰحِدٍۢ one مِّنْهُمَا of (the) two ٱلسُّدُسُ ۚ (is) the sixth فَإِن But if كَانُوٓا۟ they are أَكْثَرَ more مِن than ذَٰلِكَ that فَهُمْ then they شُرَكَآءُ (are) partners فِى in ٱلثُّلُثِ ۚ the third مِنۢ from بَعْدِ after وَصِيَّةٍۢ any will يُوصَىٰ was made بِهَآ [for which] أَوْ or دَيْنٍ any debt غَيْرَ without مُضَآرٍّۢ ۚ (being) harmful وَصِيَّةًۭ An ordinance مِّنَ from ٱللَّهِ ۗ Allah وَٱللَّهُ And Allah عَلِيمٌ (is) All-Knowing حَلِيمٌۭ All-Forbearing ١٢

And for you is half of what your wives leave if they have no child. But if they have a child, for you is one fourth of what they leave, after any bequest they [may have] made or debt. And for them [i.e., the wives] is one fourth if you leave no child. But if you leave a child, then for them is an eighth of what you leave, after any bequest you [may have] made or debt. And if a man or woman leaves neither ascendants nor descendants but has a brother or a sister, then for each one of them is a sixth. But if they are more than two, they share a third, after any bequest which was made or debt, as long as there is no detriment [caused]. [This is] an ordinance from Allāh, and Allāh is Knowing and Forbearing.

— Come To Light

4:13

تِلْكَ These حُدُودُ (are the) limits ٱللَّهِ ۚ (of) Allah وَمَن and whoever يُطِعِ obeys ٱللَّهَ Allah وَرَسُولَهُۥ and His Messenger يُدْخِلْهُ He will admit him جَنَّـٰتٍۢ (to) Gardens تَجْرِى flows مِن from تَحْتِهَا underneath them ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the rivers خَـٰلِدِينَ (will) abide forever فِيهَا ۚ in it وَذَٰلِكَ And that ٱلْفَوْزُ (is) the success ٱلْعَظِيمُ [the] great ١٣

These are the limits [set by] Allāh, and whoever obeys Allāh and His Messenger will be admitted by Him to gardens [in Paradise] under which rivers flow, abiding eternally therein; and that is the great attainment.

— Come To Light

4:14

وَمَن And whoever يَعْصِ disobeys ٱللَّهَ Allah وَرَسُولَهُۥ and His Messenger وَيَتَعَدَّ and transgresses حُدُودَهُۥ His limits يُدْخِلْهُ He will admit him نَارًا (to) Fire خَـٰلِدًۭا (will) abide forever فِيهَا in it وَلَهُۥ And for him عَذَابٌۭ (is) a punishment مُّهِينٌۭ humiliating ١٤

And whoever disobeys Allāh and His Messenger and transgresses His limits - He will put him into the Fire to abide eternally therein, and he will have a humiliating punishment.

— Come To Light

4:15

وَٱلَّـٰتِى And those who يَأْتِينَ commit ٱلْفَـٰحِشَةَ [the] immorality مِن from نِّسَآئِكُمْ your women فَٱسْتَشْهِدُوا۟ then call to witness عَلَيْهِنَّ against them أَرْبَعَةًۭ four مِّنكُمْ ۖ among you فَإِن And if شَهِدُوا۟ they testify فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ then confine them فِى in ٱلْبُيُوتِ their houses حَتَّىٰ until يَتَوَفَّىٰهُنَّ comes to them ٱلْمَوْتُ [the] death أَوْ or يَجْعَلَ makes ٱللَّهُ Allah لَهُنَّ for them سَبِيلًۭا a way ١٥

Those who commit immorality [i.e., unlawful sexual intercourse] of your women - bring against them four [witnesses] from among you. And if they testify, confine them [i.e., the guilty women] to houses until death takes them or Allāh ordains for them [another] way.

— Come To Light

4:16

وَٱلَّذَانِ And the two who يَأْتِيَـٰنِهَا commit it مِنكُمْ among you فَـَٔاذُوهُمَا ۖ then punish both of them فَإِن But if تَابَا they repent وَأَصْلَحَا and correct themselves فَأَعْرِضُوا۟ then turn away عَنْهُمَآ ۗ from both of them إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah كَانَ is تَوَّابًۭا Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمًا Most-Merciful ١٦

And the two who commit it [i.e., unlawful sexual intercourse] among you - punish [i.e., dishonor] them both. But if they repent and correct themselves, leave them alone. Indeed, Allāh is ever Accepting of Repentance and Merciful.

— Come To Light

4:17

إِنَّمَا Only ٱلتَّوْبَةُ the acceptance of repentance عَلَى by ٱللَّهِ Allah لِلَّذِينَ (is) for those who يَعْمَلُونَ do ٱلسُّوٓءَ the evil بِجَهَـٰلَةٍۢ in ignorance ثُمَّ then يَتُوبُونَ they repent مِن from قَرِيبٍۢ soon after فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Then those يَتُوبُ will have forgiveness ٱللَّهُ (from) Allah عَلَيْهِمْ ۗ upon them وَكَانَ and is ٱللَّهُ Allah عَلِيمًا All-Knowing حَكِيمًۭا All-Wise ١٧

The repentance accepted by Allāh is only for those who do wrong in ignorance [or carelessness] and then repent soon [after]. It is those to whom Allāh will turn in forgiveness, and Allāh is ever Knowing and Wise.

— Come To Light

4:18

وَلَيْسَتِ And not ٱلتَّوْبَةُ (is) the acceptance of repentance لِلَّذِينَ for those who يَعْمَلُونَ do ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ the evil deeds حَتَّىٰٓ until إِذَا when حَضَرَ approaches أَحَدَهُمُ one of them ٱلْمَوْتُ [the] death قَالَ he says إِنِّى Indeed I تُبْتُ repent ٱلْـَٔـٰنَ now وَلَا and not ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَمُوتُونَ die وَهُمْ while they كُفَّارٌ ۚ (are) disbelievers أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those أَعْتَدْنَا We have prepared لَهُمْ for them عَذَابًا a punishment أَلِيمًۭا painful ١٨

But repentance is not [accepted] of those who [continue to] do evil deeds up until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "Indeed, I have repented now," or of those who die while they are disbelievers. For them We have prepared a painful punishment.

— Come To Light

4:19

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] لَا Not يَحِلُّ (is) lawful لَكُمْ for you أَن that تَرِثُوا۟ you inherit ٱلنِّسَآءَ the women كَرْهًۭا ۖ (by) force وَلَا And not تَعْضُلُوهُنَّ you constraint them لِتَذْهَبُوا۟ so that you may take بِبَعْضِ a part مَآ (of) what ءَاتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ you have given them إِلَّآ except أَن that يَأْتِينَ they commit بِفَـٰحِشَةٍۢ immorality مُّبَيِّنَةٍۢ ۚ open وَعَاشِرُوهُنَّ And live with them بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ in kindness فَإِن But if كَرِهْتُمُوهُنَّ you dislike them فَعَسَىٰٓ then perhaps أَن that تَكْرَهُوا۟ you dislike شَيْـًۭٔا a thing وَيَجْعَلَ and has placed ٱللَّهُ Allah فِيهِ in it خَيْرًۭا good كَثِيرًۭا much ١٩

O you who have believed, it is not lawful for you to inherit women by compulsion. And do not make difficulties for them in order to take [back] part of what you gave them unless they commit a clear immorality [i.e., adultery]. And live with them in kindness. For if you dislike them - perhaps you dislike a thing and Allāh makes therein much good.

— Come To Light

4:20

وَإِنْ And if أَرَدتُّمُ you intend ٱسْتِبْدَالَ replacing زَوْجٍۢ a wife مَّكَانَ (in) place زَوْجٍۢ (of) a wife وَءَاتَيْتُمْ and you have given إِحْدَىٰهُنَّ one of them قِنطَارًۭا heap (of gold) فَلَا then (do) not تَأْخُذُوا۟ take away مِنْهُ from it شَيْـًٔا ۚ anything أَتَأْخُذُونَهُۥ Would you take it بُهْتَـٰنًۭا (by) slander وَإِثْمًۭا and a sin مُّبِينًۭا open ٢٠

But if you want to replace one wife with another and you have given one of them a great amount [in gifts], do not take [back] from it anything. Would you take it in injustice and manifest sin?

— Come To Light

4:21

وَكَيْفَ And how تَأْخُذُونَهُۥ could you take it وَقَدْ when surely أَفْضَىٰ has gone بَعْضُكُمْ one of you إِلَىٰ to بَعْضٍۢ another وَأَخَذْنَ and they have taken مِنكُم from you مِّيثَـٰقًا covenant غَلِيظًۭا strong ٢١

And how could you take it while you have gone in unto each other and they have taken from you a solemn covenant?

— Come To Light

4:22

وَلَا And (do) not تَنكِحُوا۟ marry مَا whom نَكَحَ married ءَابَآؤُكُم your fathers مِّنَ of ٱلنِّسَآءِ the women إِلَّا except مَا what قَدْ has سَلَفَ ۚ passed before إِنَّهُۥ indeed it كَانَ was فَـٰحِشَةًۭ an immorality وَمَقْتًۭا and hateful وَسَآءَ and (an) evil سَبِيلًا way ٢٢

And do not marry those [women] whom your fathers married, except what has already occurred. Indeed, it was an immorality and hateful [to Allāh] and was evil as a way.

— Come To Light

4:23

حُرِّمَتْ Forbidden عَلَيْكُمْ to you أُمَّهَـٰتُكُمْ (are) your mothers وَبَنَاتُكُمْ and your daughters وَأَخَوَٰتُكُمْ and your sisters وَعَمَّـٰتُكُمْ and your father's sisters وَخَـٰلَـٰتُكُمْ and your mother's sisters وَبَنَاتُ and daughters ٱلْأَخِ (of) brothers وَبَنَاتُ and daughters ٱلْأُخْتِ (of) sisters وَأُمَّهَـٰتُكُمُ and (the) mothers ٱلَّـٰتِىٓ who أَرْضَعْنَكُمْ nursed you وَأَخَوَٰتُكُم and your sisters مِّنَ from ٱلرَّضَـٰعَةِ the nursing وَأُمَّهَـٰتُ and mothers نِسَآئِكُمْ (of) your wives وَرَبَـٰٓئِبُكُمُ and your step daughters ٱلَّـٰتِى who فِى (are) in حُجُورِكُم your guardianship مِّن of نِّسَآئِكُمُ your women ٱلَّـٰتِى whom دَخَلْتُم you had relations بِهِنَّ with them فَإِن but if لَّمْ not تَكُونُوا۟ you had دَخَلْتُم relations بِهِنَّ with them فَلَا then (there is) no جُنَاحَ sin عَلَيْكُمْ on you وَحَلَـٰٓئِلُ And wives أَبْنَآئِكُمُ (of) your sons ٱلَّذِينَ those who مِنْ (are) from أَصْلَـٰبِكُمْ your loins وَأَن and that تَجْمَعُوا۟ you gather together بَيْنَ [between] ٱلْأُخْتَيْنِ two sisters إِلَّا except مَا what قَدْ has سَلَفَ ۗ passed before إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah كَانَ is غَفُورًۭا Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمًۭا Most-Merciful ٢٣

Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allāh is ever Forgiving and Merciful.

— Come To Light

4:24

۞ وَٱلْمُحْصَنَـٰتُ And (prohibited are) the ones who are married مِنَ of ٱلنِّسَآءِ the women إِلَّا except مَا whom مَلَكَتْ you possess أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ ۖ rightfully كِتَـٰبَ Decree ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ upon you وَأُحِلَّ And are lawful لَكُم to you مَّا what وَرَآءَ (is) beyond ذَٰلِكُمْ that أَن that تَبْتَغُوا۟ you seek بِأَمْوَٰلِكُم with your wealth مُّحْصِنِينَ desiring to be chaste غَيْرَ not مُسَـٰفِحِينَ ۚ (to be) lustful فَمَا So what ٱسْتَمْتَعْتُم you benefit[ed] بِهِۦ of it مِنْهُنَّ from them فَـَٔاتُوهُنَّ so you give them أُجُورَهُنَّ their bridal due فَرِيضَةًۭ ۚ (as) an obligation وَلَا And (there is) no جُنَاحَ sin عَلَيْكُمْ on you فِيمَا concerning what تَرَٰضَيْتُم you mutually agree بِهِۦ of it مِنۢ from بَعْدِ beyond ٱلْفَرِيضَةِ ۚ the obligation إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah كَانَ is عَلِيمًا All-Knowing حَكِيمًۭا All-Wise ٢٤

And [also prohibited to you are all] married women except those your right hands possess. [This is] the decree of Allāh upon you. And lawful to you are [all others] beyond these, [provided] that you seek them [in marriage] with [gifts from] your property, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse. So for whatever you enjoy [of marriage] from them, give them their due compensation as an obligation. And there is no blame upon you for what you mutually agree to beyond the obligation. Indeed, Allāh is ever Knowing and Wise.

— Come To Light

4:25

وَمَن And whoever لَّمْ (is) not يَسْتَطِعْ able to مِنكُمْ among you طَوْلًا afford أَن to يَنكِحَ marry ٱلْمُحْصَنَـٰتِ the free chaste ٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ [the] believing women فَمِن then (marry) from مَّا what مَلَكَتْ possess[ed] أَيْمَـٰنُكُم your right hands مِّن of فَتَيَـٰتِكُمُ your slave girls ٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ ۚ (of) the believers وَٱللَّهُ And Allah أَعْلَمُ knows best بِإِيمَـٰنِكُم ۚ about your faith بَعْضُكُم You مِّنۢ (are) from بَعْضٍۢ ۚ (one) another فَٱنكِحُوهُنَّ So marry them بِإِذْنِ with (the) permission أَهْلِهِنَّ (of) their family وَءَاتُوهُنَّ and give them أُجُورَهُنَّ their bridal due بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ in a fair manner مُحْصَنَـٰتٍ (They should be) chaste غَيْرَ not مُسَـٰفِحَـٰتٍۢ those who commit immorality وَلَا and not مُتَّخِذَٰتِ those who take أَخْدَانٍۢ ۚ secret lovers فَإِذَآ Then when أُحْصِنَّ they are married فَإِنْ and if أَتَيْنَ they commit بِفَـٰحِشَةٍۢ adultery فَعَلَيْهِنَّ then for them نِصْفُ (is) half مَا (of) what عَلَى (is) on ٱلْمُحْصَنَـٰتِ the free chaste women مِنَ of ٱلْعَذَابِ ۚ the punishment ذَٰلِكَ That لِمَنْ (is) for whoever خَشِىَ fears ٱلْعَنَتَ committing sin مِنكُمْ ۚ among you وَأَن and that تَصْبِرُوا۟ you be patient خَيْرٌۭ (is) better لَّكُمْ ۗ for you وَٱللَّهُ And Allah غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ٢٥

And whoever among you cannot [find] the means to marry free, believing women, then [he may marry] from those whom your right hands possess of believing slave girls. And Allāh is most knowing about your faith. You [believers] are of one another. So marry them with the permission of their people and give them their due compensation [i.e., mahr] according to what is acceptable. [They should be] chaste, neither [of] those who commit unlawful intercourse randomly nor those who take [secret] lovers. But once they are sheltered in marriage, if they should commit adultery, then for them is half the punishment for free [unmarried] women. This [allowance] is for him among you who fears affliction [i.e., sin], but to be patient is better for you. And Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

— Come To Light

4:26

يُرِيدُ Wishes ٱللَّهُ Allah لِيُبَيِّنَ to make clear لَكُمْ to you وَيَهْدِيَكُمْ and to guide you سُنَنَ (to) ways ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those مِن from قَبْلِكُمْ before you وَيَتُوبَ and (to) accept repentance عَلَيْكُمْ ۗ from you وَٱللَّهُ And Allah عَلِيمٌ (is) All-Knowing حَكِيمٌۭ All-Wise ٢٦

Allāh wants to make clear to you [the lawful from the unlawful] and guide you to the [good] practices of those before you and to accept your repentance. And Allāh is Knowing and Wise.

— Come To Light

4:27

وَٱللَّهُ And Allah يُرِيدُ wishes أَن to يَتُوبَ accept repentance عَلَيْكُمْ from you وَيُرِيدُ but wish ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَتَّبِعُونَ follow ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِ the passions أَن that تَمِيلُوا۟ you deviate مَيْلًا (into) a deviation عَظِيمًۭا great ٢٧

Allāh wants to accept your repentance, but those who follow [their] passions want you to digress [into] a great deviation.

— Come To Light

4:28

يُرِيدُ Wishes ٱللَّهُ Allah أَن to يُخَفِّفَ lighten عَنكُمْ ۚ for you وَخُلِقَ and was created ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ the mankind ضَعِيفًۭا weak ٢٨

And Allāh wants to lighten for you [your difficulties]; and mankind was created weak.

— Come To Light

4:29

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] لَا (Do) not تَأْكُلُوٓا۟ eat أَمْوَٰلَكُم your wealth بَيْنَكُم between yourselves بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ unjustly إِلَّآ But أَن that تَكُونَ (there) be تِجَـٰرَةً business عَن on تَرَاضٍۢ mutual consent مِّنكُمْ ۚ among you وَلَا And (do) not تَقْتُلُوٓا۟ kill أَنفُسَكُمْ ۚ yourselves إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah كَانَ is بِكُمْ to you رَحِيمًۭا Most Merciful ٢٩

O you who have believed, do not consume one another's wealth unjustly but only [in lawful] business by mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allāh is to you ever Merciful.

— Come To Light

4:30

وَمَن And whoever يَفْعَلْ does ذَٰلِكَ that عُدْوَٰنًۭا (in) aggression وَظُلْمًۭا and injustice فَسَوْفَ then soon نُصْلِيهِ We (will) cast him نَارًۭا ۚ (into) a Fire وَكَانَ And is ذَٰلِكَ that عَلَى for ٱللَّهِ Allah يَسِيرًا easy ٣٠

And whoever does that in aggression and injustice - then We will drive him into a Fire. And that, for Allāh, is [always] easy.

— Come To Light

4:31

إِن If تَجْتَنِبُوا۟ you avoid كَبَآئِرَ great (sins) مَا (of) what تُنْهَوْنَ you are forbidden عَنْهُ from [it] نُكَفِّرْ We will remove عَنكُمْ from you سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ your evil deeds وَنُدْخِلْكُم and We will admit you مُّدْخَلًۭا (to) an entrance كَرِيمًۭا noble ٣١

If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden, We will remove from you your lesser sins and admit you to a noble entrance [into Paradise].

— Come To Light

4:32

وَلَا And (do) not تَتَمَنَّوْا۟ covet مَا what فَضَّلَ (has) bestowed ٱللَّهُ Allah بِهِۦ [with it] بَعْضَكُمْ some of you عَلَىٰ over بَعْضٍۢ ۚ others لِّلرِّجَالِ For men نَصِيبٌۭ (is) a share مِّمَّا of what ٱكْتَسَبُوا۟ ۖ they earned وَلِلنِّسَآءِ and for women نَصِيبٌۭ (is) a share مِّمَّا of what ٱكْتَسَبْنَ ۚ they earned وَسْـَٔلُوا۟ And ask ٱللَّهَ Allah مِن of فَضْلِهِۦٓ ۗ His bounty إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah كَانَ is بِكُلِّ of every شَىْءٍ thing عَلِيمًۭا All-Knower ٣٢

And do not wish for that by which Allāh has made some of you exceed others. For men is a share of what they have earned, and for women is a share of what they have earned. And ask Allāh of His bounty. Indeed Allāh is ever, of all things, Knowing.

— Come To Light

4:33

وَلِكُلٍّۢ And for all جَعَلْنَا We (have) made مَوَٰلِىَ heirs مِمَّا of what تَرَكَ (is) left ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ (by) the parents وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ ۚ and the relatives وَٱلَّذِينَ And those whom عَقَدَتْ pledged أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ your right hands فَـَٔاتُوهُمْ then give them نَصِيبَهُمْ ۚ their share إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah كَانَ is عَلَىٰ over كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing شَهِيدًا a Witness ٣٣

And for all, We have made heirs to what is left by parents and relatives. And to those whom your oaths have bound [to you] - give them their share. Indeed Allāh is ever, over all things, a Witness.

— Come To Light

4:34

ٱلرِّجَالُ [The] men قَوَّٰمُونَ (are) protectors عَلَى of ٱلنِّسَآءِ the women بِمَا because فَضَّلَ (has) bestowed ٱللَّهُ Allah بَعْضَهُمْ some of them عَلَىٰ over بَعْضٍۢ others وَبِمَآ and because أَنفَقُوا۟ they spend مِنْ from أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ ۚ their wealth فَٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتُ So the righteous women قَـٰنِتَـٰتٌ (are) obedient حَـٰفِظَـٰتٌۭ guarding لِّلْغَيْبِ in the unseen بِمَا that which حَفِظَ (orders) them to guard ٱللَّهُ ۚ (by) Allah وَٱلَّـٰتِى And those (from) whom تَخَافُونَ you fear نُشُوزَهُنَّ their ill-conduct فَعِظُوهُنَّ then advise them وَٱهْجُرُوهُنَّ and forsake them فِى in ٱلْمَضَاجِعِ the bed وَٱضْرِبُوهُنَّ ۖ and [finally] strike them فَإِنْ Then if أَطَعْنَكُمْ they obey you فَلَا then (do) not تَبْغُوا۟ seek عَلَيْهِنَّ against them سَبِيلًا ۗ a way إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah كَانَ is عَلِيًّۭا Most High كَبِيرًۭا Most Great ٣٤

Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allāh has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allāh would have them guard. But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them [lightly]. But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them. Indeed, Allāh is ever Exalted and Grand.

— Come To Light

4:35

وَإِنْ And if خِفْتُمْ you fear شِقَاقَ a dissension بَيْنِهِمَا between (the) two of them فَٱبْعَثُوا۟ then send حَكَمًۭا an arbitrator مِّنْ from أَهْلِهِۦ his family وَحَكَمًۭا and an arbitrator مِّنْ from أَهْلِهَآ her family إِن If يُرِيدَآ they both wish إِصْلَـٰحًۭا reconciliation يُوَفِّقِ will cause reconciliation ٱللَّهُ Allah بَيْنَهُمَآ ۗ between both of them إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah كَانَ is عَلِيمًا All-Knower خَبِيرًۭا All-Aware ٣٥

And if you fear dissension between the two, send an arbitrator from his people and an arbitrator from her people. If they both desire reconciliation, Allāh will cause it between them. Indeed, Allāh is ever Knowing and Aware.

— Come To Light

4:36

۞ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ And worship ٱللَّهَ Allah وَلَا And (do) not تُشْرِكُوا۟ associate بِهِۦ with Him شَيْـًۭٔا ۖ anything وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ and to the parents إِحْسَـٰنًۭا (do) good وَبِذِى and with ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ the relatives وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ and the orphans وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِ and the needy وَٱلْجَارِ and the neighbor ذِى (who is) ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ near وَٱلْجَارِ and the neighbor ٱلْجُنُبِ (who is) farther away وَٱلصَّاحِبِ and the companion بِٱلْجَنۢبِ by your side وَٱبْنِ and the ٱلسَّبِيلِ traveler وَمَا and what مَلَكَتْ possess[ed] أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ ۗ your right hands إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah لَا (does) not يُحِبُّ love مَن (the one) who كَانَ is مُخْتَالًۭا [a] proud فَخُورًا (and) [a] boastful ٣٦

Worship Allāh and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess. Indeed, Allāh does not like those who are self-deluding and boastful,

— Come To Light

4:37

ٱلَّذِينَ Those who يَبْخَلُونَ are stingy وَيَأْمُرُونَ and order ٱلنَّاسَ the people بِٱلْبُخْلِ [of] stinginess وَيَكْتُمُونَ and hide مَآ what ءَاتَىٰهُمُ (has) given them ٱللَّهُ Allah مِن of فَضْلِهِۦ ۗ His Bounty وَأَعْتَدْنَا and We (have) prepared لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ for the disbelievers عَذَابًۭا a punishment مُّهِينًۭا humiliating ٣٧

Who are stingy and enjoin upon [other] people stinginess and conceal what Allāh has given them of His bounty - and We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment -

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4:38

وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يُنفِقُونَ spend أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ their wealth رِئَآءَ to be seen ٱلنَّاسِ (by) the people وَلَا and not يُؤْمِنُونَ they believe بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَلَا and not بِٱلْيَوْمِ in the Day ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۗ the Last وَمَن and whoever يَكُنِ has ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan لَهُۥ for him قَرِينًۭا (as) companion فَسَآءَ then evil قَرِينًۭا (is he as) a companion ٣٨

And [also] those who spend of their wealth to be seen by the people and believe not in Allāh nor in the Last Day. And he to whom Satan is a companion - then evil is he as a companion.

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4:39

وَمَاذَا And what عَلَيْهِمْ (is) against them لَوْ if ءَامَنُوا۟ they believed بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the Day ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ the Last وَأَنفَقُوا۟ and spent مِمَّا from what رَزَقَهُمُ (has) provided them ٱللَّهُ ۚ Allah وَكَانَ And is ٱللَّهُ Allah بِهِمْ about them عَلِيمًا All-Knower ٣٩

And what [harm would come] upon them if they believed in Allāh and the Last Day and spent out of what Allāh provided for them? And Allāh is ever, about them, Knowing.

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4:40

إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah لَا (does) not يَظْلِمُ wrong مِثْقَالَ (as much as) weight ذَرَّةٍۢ ۖ (of) an atom وَإِن And if تَكُ there is حَسَنَةًۭ a good يُضَـٰعِفْهَا He doubles it وَيُؤْتِ and gives مِن from لَّدُنْهُ near Him أَجْرًا a reward عَظِيمًۭا great ٤٠

Indeed, Allāh does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom's weight; while if there is a good deed, He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward.

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4:41

فَكَيْفَ So how (will it be) إِذَا when جِئْنَا We bring مِن from كُلِّ every أُمَّةٍۭ nation بِشَهِيدٍۢ a witness وَجِئْنَا and We bring بِكَ you عَلَىٰ against هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ these (people) شَهِيدًۭا (as) a witness ٤١

So how [will it be] when We bring from every nation a witness and We bring you, [O Muḥammad], against these [people] as a witness?

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4:42

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ (On) that Day يَوَدُّ will wish ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved وَعَصَوُا۟ and disobeyed ٱلرَّسُولَ the Messenger لَوْ if تُسَوَّىٰ was leveled بِهِمُ with them ٱلْأَرْضُ the earth وَلَا and not يَكْتُمُونَ they will (be able to) hide ٱللَّهَ (from) Allah حَدِيثًۭا (any) statement ٤٢

That Day, those who disbelieved and disobeyed the Messenger will wish they could be covered by the earth. And they will not conceal from Allāh a [single] statement.

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4:43

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] لَا (Do) not تَقْرَبُوا۟ go near ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ the prayer وَأَنتُمْ while you سُكَـٰرَىٰ (are) intoxicated حَتَّىٰ until تَعْلَمُوا۟ you know مَا what تَقُولُونَ you are saying وَلَا and not جُنُبًا (when you are) impure إِلَّا except عَابِرِى (when) passing سَبِيلٍ (through) a way حَتَّىٰ until تَغْتَسِلُوا۟ ۚ you have bathed وَإِن And if كُنتُم you are مَّرْضَىٰٓ ill أَوْ or عَلَىٰ on سَفَرٍ a journey أَوْ or جَآءَ came أَحَدٌۭ one مِّنكُم of you مِّنَ from ٱلْغَآئِطِ the toilet أَوْ or لَـٰمَسْتُمُ you have touched ٱلنِّسَآءَ the women فَلَمْ and not تَجِدُوا۟ you find مَآءًۭ water فَتَيَمَّمُوا۟ then do tayammum صَعِيدًۭا (with) earth طَيِّبًۭا clean فَٱمْسَحُوا۟ and wipe (with it) بِوُجُوهِكُمْ your faces وَأَيْدِيكُمْ ۗ and your hands إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah كَانَ is عَفُوًّا Oft-Pardoning غَفُورًا Oft-Forgiving ٤٣

O you who have believed, do not approach prayer while you are intoxicated until you know what you are saying or in a state of janābah, except those passing through [a place of prayer], until you have washed [your whole body]. And if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted women [i.e., had sexual intercourse] and find no water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and your hands [with it]. Indeed, Allāh is ever Pardoning and Forgiving.

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4:44

أَلَمْ Did not تَرَ you see إِلَى [towards] ٱلَّذِينَ those who أُوتُوا۟ were given نَصِيبًۭا a portion مِّنَ of ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ the Book يَشْتَرُونَ purchasing ٱلضَّلَـٰلَةَ [the] error وَيُرِيدُونَ and wishing أَن that تَضِلُّوا۟ you stray ٱلسَّبِيلَ (from) the way ٤٤

Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture, purchasing error [in exchange for it] and wishing you would lose the way?

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4:45

وَٱللَّهُ And Allah أَعْلَمُ knows better بِأَعْدَآئِكُمْ ۚ about your enemies وَكَفَىٰ and (is) sufficient بِٱللَّهِ Allah وَلِيًّۭا (as) a Protector وَكَفَىٰ and sufficient بِٱللَّهِ (is) Allah نَصِيرًۭا (as) a Helper ٤٥

And Allāh is most knowing of your enemies; and sufficient is Allāh as an ally, and sufficient is Allāh as a helper.

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4:46

مِّنَ Of ٱلَّذِينَ those who هَادُوا۟ are Jews يُحَرِّفُونَ they distort ٱلْكَلِمَ the words عَن from مَّوَاضِعِهِۦ their places وَيَقُولُونَ and they say سَمِعْنَا We hear[d] وَعَصَيْنَا and we disobey[ed] وَٱسْمَعْ and "Hear غَيْرَ not مُسْمَعٍۢ to be heard وَرَٰعِنَا and "Raina لَيًّۢا twisting بِأَلْسِنَتِهِمْ [with] their tongues وَطَعْنًۭا and defaming فِى [in] ٱلدِّينِ ۚ the religion وَلَوْ And if أَنَّهُمْ [that] they قَالُوا۟ (had) said سَمِعْنَا We hear[d] وَأَطَعْنَا and we obey[ed] وَٱسْمَعْ and "Hear وَٱنظُرْنَا and look (at) us لَكَانَ surely it (would) have been خَيْرًۭا better لَّهُمْ for them وَأَقْوَمَ and more suitable وَلَـٰكِن [And] but لَّعَنَهُمُ cursed them ٱللَّهُ Allah بِكُفْرِهِمْ for their disbelief فَلَا so not يُؤْمِنُونَ they believe إِلَّا except قَلِيلًۭا a few ٤٦

Among the Jews are those who distort words from their [proper] places [i.e., usages] and say, "We hear and disobey" and "Hear but be not heard" and "Rāʿinā," twisting their tongues and defaming the religion. And if they had said [instead], "We hear and obey" and "Wait for us [to understand]," it would have been better for them and more suitable. But Allāh has cursed them for their disbelief, so they believe not, except for a few.

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4:47

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who أُوتُوا۟ (have) been given ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book ءَامِنُوا۟ believe بِمَا in what نَزَّلْنَا We (have) revealed مُصَدِّقًۭا confirming لِّمَا what is مَعَكُم with you مِّن from قَبْلِ before أَن [that] نَّطْمِسَ We efface وُجُوهًۭا faces فَنَرُدَّهَا and turn them عَلَىٰٓ on أَدْبَارِهَآ their backs أَوْ or نَلْعَنَهُمْ We curse them كَمَا as لَعَنَّآ We cursed أَصْحَـٰبَ companions ٱلسَّبْتِ ۚ (of) the Sabbath وَكَانَ And is أَمْرُ (the) command ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah مَفْعُولًا (always) executed ٤٧

O you who were given the Scripture, believe in what We have sent down [to Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)], confirming that which is with you, before We obliterate faces and turn them toward their backs or curse them as We cursed the sabbath-breakers. And ever is the matter [i.e., decree] of Allāh accomplished.

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4:48

إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah لَا (does) not يَغْفِرُ forgive أَن that يُشْرَكَ partners be associated بِهِۦ with Him وَيَغْفِرُ but He forgives مَا from دُونَ other than ذَٰلِكَ that لِمَن for whom يَشَآءُ ۚ He wills وَمَن And whoever يُشْرِكْ associates partners بِٱللَّهِ with Allah فَقَدِ then surely ٱفْتَرَىٰٓ he has fabricated إِثْمًا a sin عَظِيمًا tremendous ٤٨

Indeed, Allāh does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allāh has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin.

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4:49

أَلَمْ Do not تَرَ you see إِلَى [towards] ٱلَّذِينَ those who يُزَكُّونَ claim purity أَنفُسَهُم ۚ (for) themselves بَلِ Nay ٱللَّهُ (it is) Allah يُزَكِّى He purifies مَن whom يَشَآءُ He wills وَلَا and not يُظْلَمُونَ they will be wronged فَتِيلًا (even as much as) a hair on a date-seed ٤٩

Have you not seen those who claim themselves to be pure? Rather, Allāh purifies whom He wills, and injustice is not done to them, [even] as much as a thread [inside a date seed].

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4:50

ٱنظُرْ See كَيْفَ how يَفْتَرُونَ they invent عَلَى about ٱللَّهِ Allah ٱلْكَذِبَ ۖ [the] lie وَكَفَىٰ and sufficient بِهِۦٓ is it إِثْمًۭا (as) a sin مُّبِينًا manifest ٥٠

Look how they invent about Allāh untruth, and sufficient is that as a manifest sin.

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4:51

أَلَمْ Do not تَرَ you see إِلَى [towards] ٱلَّذِينَ those who أُوتُوا۟ were given نَصِيبًۭا a portion مِّنَ of ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ the Book يُؤْمِنُونَ They believe بِٱلْجِبْتِ in the superstition وَٱلطَّـٰغُوتِ and the false deities وَيَقُولُونَ and they say لِلَّذِينَ for those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve[d] هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ These أَهْدَىٰ (are) better guided مِنَ than ٱلَّذِينَ those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] سَبِيلًا (as to the) way ٥١

Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture, who believe in jibt [superstition] and ṭāghūt [false objects of worship] and say about the disbelievers, "These are better guided than the believers as to the way"?

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4:52

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ٱلَّذِينَ (are) the ones لَعَنَهُمُ (who have been) cursed ٱللَّهُ ۖ (by) Allah وَمَن and whoever يَلْعَنِ (is) cursed ٱللَّهُ (by) Allah فَلَن then never تَجِدَ will you find لَهُۥ for him نَصِيرًا (any) helper ٥٢

Those are the ones whom Allāh has cursed; and he whom Allāh curses - never will you find for him a helper.

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4:53

أَمْ Or لَهُمْ for them نَصِيبٌۭ (is) a share مِّنَ of ٱلْمُلْكِ the Kingdom فَإِذًۭا Then لَّا not would يُؤْتُونَ they give ٱلنَّاسَ the people نَقِيرًا (even as much as the) speck on a date seed ٥٣

Or have they a share of dominion? Then [if that were so], they would not give the people [even as much as] the speck on a date seed.

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4:54

أَمْ Or يَحْسُدُونَ are they jealous ٱلنَّاسَ (of) the people عَلَىٰ for مَآ what ءَاتَىٰهُمُ gave them ٱللَّهُ Allah مِن from فَضْلِهِۦ ۖ His Bounty فَقَدْ But surely ءَاتَيْنَآ We gave ءَالَ (the) family إِبْرَٰهِيمَ (of) Ibrahim ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ and [the] wisdom وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم and [We] gave them مُّلْكًا a kingdom عَظِيمًۭا great ٥٤

Or do they envy people for what Allāh has given them of His bounty? But We had already given the family of Abraham the Scripture and wisdom and conferred upon them a great kingdom.

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4:55

فَمِنْهُم Then of them مَّنْ (are some) who ءَامَنَ believed بِهِۦ in him وَمِنْهُم and of them مَّن (are some) who صَدَّ turned away عَنْهُ ۚ from him وَكَفَىٰ and sufficient بِجَهَنَّمَ (is) Hell سَعِيرًا (as a) Blazing Fire ٥٥

And some among them believed in it, and some among them were averse to it. And sufficient is Hell as a blaze.

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4:56

إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا in Our Signs سَوْفَ soon نُصْلِيهِمْ We will burn them نَارًۭا (in) a Fire كُلَّمَا Every time نَضِجَتْ are roasted جُلُودُهُم their skins بَدَّلْنَـٰهُمْ We will change their جُلُودًا skins غَيْرَهَا for other (than) that لِيَذُوقُوا۟ so that they may taste ٱلْعَذَابَ ۗ the punishment إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah كَانَ is عَزِيزًا All-Mighty حَكِيمًۭا All-Wise ٥٦

Indeed, those who disbelieve in Our verses - We will drive them into a fire. Every time their skins are roasted through, We will replace them with other skins so they may taste the punishment. Indeed, Allāh is ever Exalted in Might and Wise.

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4:57

وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] وَعَمِلُوا۟ and did ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ the good deeds سَنُدْخِلُهُمْ We will admit them جَنَّـٰتٍۢ (in) Gardens تَجْرِى flows مِن from تَحْتِهَا underneath it ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the rivers خَـٰلِدِينَ will abide فِيهَآ in it أَبَدًۭا ۖ forever لَّهُمْ For them فِيهَآ in it أَزْوَٰجٌۭ (are) spouses مُّطَهَّرَةٌۭ ۖ pure وَنُدْخِلُهُمْ and We will admit them ظِلًّۭا (in the) shade ظَلِيلًا thick ٥٧

But those who believe and do righteous deeds - We will admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide forever. For them therein are purified spouses, and We will admit them to deepening shade.

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4:58

۞ إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah يَأْمُرُكُمْ orders you أَن to تُؤَدُّوا۟ render ٱلْأَمَـٰنَـٰتِ the trusts إِلَىٰٓ to أَهْلِهَا their owners وَإِذَا and when حَكَمْتُم you judge بَيْنَ between ٱلنَّاسِ the people أَن to تَحْكُمُوا۟ judge بِٱلْعَدْلِ ۚ with justice إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah نِعِمَّا excellently يَعِظُكُم advises you بِهِۦٓ ۗ with it إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah كَانَ is سَمِيعًۢا All-Hearing بَصِيرًۭا All-Seeing ٥٨

Indeed, Allāh commands you to render trusts to whom they are due and when you judge between people to judge with justice. Excellent is that which Allāh instructs you. Indeed, Allāh is ever Hearing and Seeing.

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4:59

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوٓا۟ believe[d] أَطِيعُوا۟ Obey ٱللَّهَ Allah وَأَطِيعُوا۟ and obey ٱلرَّسُولَ the Messenger وَأُو۟لِى and those ٱلْأَمْرِ (having) authority مِنكُمْ ۖ among you فَإِن Then if تَنَـٰزَعْتُمْ you disagree فِى in شَىْءٍۢ anything فَرُدُّوهُ refer it إِلَى to ٱللَّهِ Allah وَٱلرَّسُولِ and the Messenger إِن if كُنتُمْ you تُؤْمِنُونَ believe بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the Day ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۚ [the] Last ذَٰلِكَ That خَيْرٌۭ (is) best وَأَحْسَنُ and more suitable تَأْوِيلًا (for final) determination ٥٩

O you who have believed, obey Allāh and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allāh and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allāh and the Last Day. That is the best [way] and best in result.

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4:60

أَلَمْ Do not تَرَ you see إِلَى [towards] ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَزْعُمُونَ claim أَنَّهُمْ that they ءَامَنُوا۟ believe بِمَآ in what أُنزِلَ (is) revealed إِلَيْكَ to you وَمَآ and what أُنزِلَ was revealed مِن from قَبْلِكَ before you يُرِيدُونَ They wish أَن to يَتَحَاكَمُوٓا۟ go for judgment إِلَى to ٱلطَّـٰغُوتِ the false deities وَقَدْ and surely أُمِرُوٓا۟ they were ordered أَن to يَكْفُرُوا۟ reject بِهِۦ [with] it وَيُرِيدُ And wishes ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan أَن to يُضِلَّهُمْ mislead them ضَلَـٰلًۢا astray بَعِيدًۭا far away ٦٠

Have you not seen those who claim to have believed in what was revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], and what was revealed before you? They wish to refer legislation to ṭāghūt, while they were commanded to reject it; and Satan wishes to lead them far astray.

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4:61

وَإِذَا And when قِيلَ it is said لَهُمْ to them تَعَالَوْا۟ Come إِلَىٰ to مَآ what أَنزَلَ (has) revealed ٱللَّهُ Allah وَإِلَى and to ٱلرَّسُولِ the Messenger رَأَيْتَ you see ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ the hypocrites يَصُدُّونَ turning away عَنكَ from you صُدُودًۭا (in) aversion ٦١

And when it is said to them, "Come to what Allāh has revealed and to the Messenger," you see the hypocrites turning away from you in aversion.

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4:62

فَكَيْفَ So how إِذَآ when أَصَـٰبَتْهُم befalls them مُّصِيبَةٌۢ disaster بِمَا for what قَدَّمَتْ sent forth أَيْدِيهِمْ their hands ثُمَّ then جَآءُوكَ they come to you يَحْلِفُونَ swearing بِٱللَّهِ by Allah إِنْ Not أَرَدْنَآ we intended إِلَّآ except إِحْسَـٰنًۭا good وَتَوْفِيقًا and reconciliation ٦٢

So how [will it be] when disaster strikes them because of what their hands have put forth and then they come to you swearing by Allāh, "We intended nothing but good conduct and accommodation."

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4:63

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ٱلَّذِينَ (are) the ones who يَعْلَمُ knows ٱللَّهُ Allah مَا what فِى (is) in قُلُوبِهِمْ their hearts فَأَعْرِضْ so turn away عَنْهُمْ from them وَعِظْهُمْ and admonish them وَقُل and say لَّهُمْ to them فِىٓ concerning أَنفُسِهِمْ their souls قَوْلًۢا a word بَلِيغًۭا penetrating ٦٣

Those are the ones of whom Allāh knows what is in their hearts, so turn away from them but admonish them and speak to them a far-reaching [i.e., effective] word.

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4:64

وَمَآ And not أَرْسَلْنَا We sent مِن any رَّسُولٍ Messenger إِلَّا except لِيُطَاعَ to be obeyed بِإِذْنِ by (the) permission ٱللَّهِ ۚ (of) Allah وَلَوْ And if أَنَّهُمْ [that] they إِذ when ظَّلَمُوٓا۟ they wronged أَنفُسَهُمْ themselves جَآءُوكَ (had) come to you فَٱسْتَغْفَرُوا۟ and asked forgiveness ٱللَّهَ (of) Allah وَٱسْتَغْفَرَ and asked forgiveness لَهُمُ for them ٱلرَّسُولُ the Messenger لَوَجَدُوا۟ surely they would have found ٱللَّهَ Allah تَوَّابًۭا Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمًۭا Most Merciful ٦٤

And We did not send any messenger except to be obeyed by permission of Allāh. And if, when they wronged themselves, they had come to you, [O Muḥammad], and asked forgiveness of Allāh and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allāh Accepting of Repentance and Merciful.

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4:65

فَلَا But no وَرَبِّكَ by your Lord لَا not يُؤْمِنُونَ will they believe حَتَّىٰ until يُحَكِّمُوكَ they make you judge فِيمَا about what شَجَرَ arises بَيْنَهُمْ between them ثُمَّ then لَا not يَجِدُوا۟ they find فِىٓ in أَنفُسِهِمْ themselves حَرَجًۭا any discomfort مِّمَّا about what قَضَيْتَ you (have) decided وَيُسَلِّمُوا۟ and submit تَسْلِيمًۭا (in full) submission ٦٥

But no, by your Lord, they will not [truly] believe until they make you, [O Muḥammad], judge concerning that over which they dispute among themselves and then find within themselves no discomfort from what you have judged and submit in [full, willing] submission.

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4:66

وَلَوْ And if أَنَّا [that] We كَتَبْنَا (had) decreed عَلَيْهِمْ on them أَنِ that ٱقْتُلُوٓا۟ Kill أَنفُسَكُمْ yourselves أَوِ or ٱخْرُجُوا۟ Go forth مِن from دِيَـٰرِكُم your homes مَّا not فَعَلُوهُ they would have done it إِلَّا except قَلِيلٌۭ a few مِّنْهُمْ ۖ of them وَلَوْ But if أَنَّهُمْ [that] they فَعَلُوا۟ had done مَا what يُوعَظُونَ they were advised بِهِۦ with [it] لَكَانَ surely (it) would have been خَيْرًۭا better لَّهُمْ for them وَأَشَدَّ and stronger تَثْبِيتًۭا strengthen(ing) ٦٦

And if We had decreed upon them, "Kill yourselves" or "Leave your homes," they would not have done it, except for a few of them. But if they had done what they were instructed, it would have been better for them and a firmer position [for them in faith].

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4:67

وَإِذًۭا And then لَّـَٔاتَيْنَـٰهُم We would (have) given them مِّن from لَّدُنَّآ Ourselves أَجْرًا a reward عَظِيمًۭا great ٦٧

And then We would have given them from Us a great reward.

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4:68

وَلَهَدَيْنَـٰهُمْ And We would have guided them صِرَٰطًۭا (to the) way مُّسْتَقِيمًۭا (the) straight ٦٨

And We would have guided them to a straight path.

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4:69

وَمَن And whoever يُطِعِ obeys ٱللَّهَ Allah وَٱلرَّسُولَ and the Messenger فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those مَعَ (will be) with ٱلَّذِينَ those whom أَنْعَمَ has bestowed (His) Favor ٱللَّهُ Allah عَلَيْهِم upon them مِّنَ of ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ the Prophets وَٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ and the truthful وَٱلشُّهَدَآءِ and the martyrs وَٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ ۚ and the righteous وَحَسُنَ And excellent أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ (are) those رَفِيقًۭا companion(s) ٦٩

And whoever obeys Allāh and the Messenger - those will be with the ones upon whom Allāh has bestowed favor of the prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs and the righteous. And excellent are those as companions.

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4:70

ذَٰلِكَ That ٱلْفَضْلُ (is) the Bounty مِنَ of ٱللَّهِ ۚ Allah وَكَفَىٰ and sufficient بِٱللَّهِ Allah عَلِيمًۭا (as) All-Knower ٧٠

That is the bounty from Allāh, and sufficient is Allāh as Knower.

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4:71

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] خُذُوا۟ Take حِذْرَكُمْ your precautions فَٱنفِرُوا۟ and advance ثُبَاتٍ (in) groups أَوِ or ٱنفِرُوا۟ advance جَمِيعًۭا all together ٧١

O you who have believed, take your precaution and [either] go forth in companies or go forth all together.

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4:72

وَإِنَّ And indeed مِنكُمْ among you لَمَن (is he) who لَّيُبَطِّئَنَّ lags behind فَإِنْ then if أَصَـٰبَتْكُم befalls you مُّصِيبَةٌۭ a disaster قَالَ he said قَدْ Verily أَنْعَمَ (has) favored ٱللَّهُ Allah عَلَىَّ [on] me إِذْ [when] لَمْ (that) not أَكُن I was مَّعَهُمْ with them شَهِيدًۭا present ٧٢

And indeed, there is among you he who lingers behind; and if disaster strikes you, he says, "Allāh has favored me in that I was not present with them."

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4:73

وَلَئِنْ And if أَصَـٰبَكُمْ befalls you فَضْلٌۭ bounty مِّنَ from ٱللَّهِ Allah لَيَقُولَنَّ he would surely say كَأَن as if لَّمْ (had) not تَكُنۢ there been بَيْنَكُمْ between you وَبَيْنَهُۥ and between him مَوَدَّةٌۭ any affection يَـٰلَيْتَنِى Oh! I wish كُنتُ I had been مَعَهُمْ with them فَأَفُوزَ then I would have attained فَوْزًا a success عَظِيمًۭا great ٧٣

But if bounty comes to you from Allāh, he will surely say, as if [i.e., showing that] there had never been between you and him any affection, "Oh, I wish I had been with them so I could have attained a great attainment."

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4:74

۞ فَلْيُقَـٰتِلْ So let fight فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَشْرُونَ sell ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ the life ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۚ for the Hereafter وَمَن And whoever يُقَـٰتِلْ fights فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah فَيُقْتَلْ then he is killed أَوْ or يَغْلِبْ achieves victory فَسَوْفَ then soon نُؤْتِيهِ We will grant him أَجْرًا a reward عَظِيمًۭا a great ٧٤

So let those fight in the cause of Allāh who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter. And he who fights in the cause of Allāh and is killed or achieves victory - We will bestow upon him a great reward.

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4:75

وَمَا And what لَكُمْ for you لَا (that) not تُقَـٰتِلُونَ you fight فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَٱلْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ and (for) those who are weak مِنَ among ٱلرِّجَالِ the men وَٱلنِّسَآءِ and the women وَٱلْوِلْدَٰنِ and the children ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَقُولُونَ say رَبَّنَآ Our Lord أَخْرِجْنَا take us out مِنْ of هَـٰذِهِ this ٱلْقَرْيَةِ [the] town ٱلظَّالِمِ [the] oppressor(s) أَهْلُهَا (are) its people وَٱجْعَل and appoint لَّنَا for us مِن from لَّدُنكَ Yourself وَلِيًّۭا a protector وَٱجْعَل and appoint لَّنَا for us مِن from لَّدُنكَ Yourself نَصِيرًا a helper ٧٥

And what is [the matter] with you that you fight not in the cause of Allāh and [for] the oppressed among men, women, and children who say, "Our Lord, take us out of this city of oppressive people and appoint for us from Yourself a protector and appoint for us from Yourself a helper"?

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4:76

ٱلَّذِينَ Those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe يُقَـٰتِلُونَ they fight فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ ۖ (of) Allah وَٱلَّذِينَ and those كَفَرُوا۟ who disbelieve يُقَـٰتِلُونَ they fight فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱلطَّـٰغُوتِ (of) the false deities فَقَـٰتِلُوٓا۟ So fight (against) أَوْلِيَآءَ (the) friends ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ ۖ (of) the Shaitaan إِنَّ Indeed كَيْدَ (the) strategy ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ (of) the Shaitaan كَانَ is ضَعِيفًا weak ٧٦

Those who believe fight in the cause of Allāh, and those who disbelieve fight in the cause of ṭāghūt. So fight against the allies of Satan. Indeed, the plot of Satan has ever been weak.

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4:77

أَلَمْ Have not تَرَ you seen إِلَى [towards] ٱلَّذِينَ those who قِيلَ (when) it was said لَهُمْ to them كُفُّوٓا۟ Restrain أَيْدِيَكُمْ your hands وَأَقِيمُوا۟ and establish ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ the prayer وَءَاتُوا۟ and give ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ the zakah فَلَمَّا Then when كُتِبَ was ordained عَلَيْهِمُ on them ٱلْقِتَالُ the fighting إِذَا then فَرِيقٌۭ a group مِّنْهُمْ of them يَخْشَوْنَ [they] fear ٱلنَّاسَ the people كَخَشْيَةِ as (they) fear ٱللَّهِ Allah أَوْ or أَشَدَّ more intense خَشْيَةًۭ ۚ fear وَقَالُوا۟ and they said رَبَّنَا Our Lord لِمَ why كَتَبْتَ have You ordained عَلَيْنَا upon us ٱلْقِتَالَ [the] fighting لَوْلَآ Why not أَخَّرْتَنَآ You postpone (it for) us إِلَىٰٓ to أَجَلٍۢ a term قَرِيبٍۢ ۗ near قُلْ Say مَتَـٰعُ Enjoyment ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world قَلِيلٌۭ (is) little وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ and the Hereafter خَيْرٌۭ (is) better لِّمَنِ for whoever ٱتَّقَىٰ fears (Allah) وَلَا and not تُظْلَمُونَ you will be wronged فَتِيلًا (even as much as) a hair on a date-seed ٧٧

Have you not seen those who were told, "Restrain your hands [from fighting] and establish prayer and give zakāh"? But then when battle was ordained for them, at once a party of them feared men as they fear Allāh or with [even] greater fear. They said, "Our Lord, why have You decreed upon us fighting? If only You had postponed [it for] us for a short time." Say, "The enjoyment of this world is little, and the Hereafter is better for he who fears Allāh. And injustice will not be done to you, [even] as much as a thread [inside a date seed]."

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4:78

أَيْنَمَا Wherever تَكُونُوا۟ you be يُدْرِككُّمُ will overtake you ٱلْمَوْتُ [the] death وَلَوْ even if كُنتُمْ you are فِى in بُرُوجٍۢ towers مُّشَيَّدَةٍۢ ۗ lofty وَإِن And if تُصِبْهُمْ befalls them حَسَنَةٌۭ any good يَقُولُوا۟ they say هَـٰذِهِۦ This مِنْ (is) عِندِ from ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah وَإِن And if تُصِبْهُمْ befalls them سَيِّئَةٌۭ any evil يَقُولُوا۟ they say هَـٰذِهِۦ This مِنْ (is) عِندِكَ ۚ (from) you قُلْ Say كُلٌّۭ All مِّنْ (is) عِندِ from ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah فَمَالِ So what (is wrong) هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ (with) these ٱلْقَوْمِ [the] people لَا not يَكَادُونَ do they seem يَفْقَهُونَ (to) understand حَدِيثًۭا any statement ٧٨

Wherever you may be, death will overtake you, even if you should be within towers of lofty construction. But if good comes to them, they say, "This is from Allāh"; and if evil befalls them, they say, "This is from you." Say, "All [things] are from Allāh." So what is [the matter] with those people that they can hardly understand any statement?

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4:79

مَّآ What(ever) أَصَابَكَ befalls you مِنْ of حَسَنَةٍۢ (the) good فَمِنَ (is) from ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah وَمَآ and whatever أَصَابَكَ befalls you مِن of سَيِّئَةٍۢ (the) evil فَمِن (is) from نَّفْسِكَ ۚ yourself وَأَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ And We have sent you لِلنَّاسِ for the people رَسُولًۭا ۚ (as) a Messenger وَكَفَىٰ and is sufficient بِٱللَّهِ Allah شَهِيدًۭا (as) a Witness ٧٩

What comes to you of good is from Allāh, but what comes to you of evil, [O man], is from yourself. And We have sent you, [O Muḥammad], to the people as a messenger, and sufficient is Allāh as Witness.

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4:80

مَّن (He) who يُطِعِ obeys ٱلرَّسُولَ the Messenger فَقَدْ then surely أَطَاعَ he obeyed ٱللَّهَ ۖ Allah وَمَن and whoever تَوَلَّىٰ turns away فَمَآ then not أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ We (have) sent you عَلَيْهِمْ over them حَفِيظًۭا (as) a guardian ٨٠

He who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allāh; but those who turn away - We have not sent you over them as a guardian.

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4:81

وَيَقُولُونَ And they say طَاعَةٌۭ (We pledge) obedience فَإِذَا Then when بَرَزُوا۟ they leave مِنْ from عِندِكَ you بَيَّتَ plan by night طَآئِفَةٌۭ a group مِّنْهُمْ of them غَيْرَ other than ٱلَّذِى that which تَقُولُ ۖ you say وَٱللَّهُ But Allah يَكْتُبُ records مَا what يُبَيِّتُونَ ۖ they plan by night فَأَعْرِضْ So turn (away) عَنْهُمْ from them وَتَوَكَّلْ and put (your) trust عَلَى in ٱللَّهِ ۚ Allah وَكَفَىٰ And sufficient بِٱللَّهِ is Allah وَكِيلًا (as) a Trustee ٨١

And they say, "[We pledge] obedience." But when they leave you, a group of them spend the night determining to do other than what you say. But Allāh records what they plan by night. So leave them alone and rely upon Allāh. And sufficient is Allāh as Disposer of affairs.

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4:82

أَفَلَا Then (do) not يَتَدَبَّرُونَ they ponder ٱلْقُرْءَانَ ۚ (on) the Quran وَلَوْ And if كَانَ it had (been) مِنْ (of) عِندِ from غَيْرِ other than ٱللَّهِ Allah لَوَجَدُوا۟ surely they (would have) found فِيهِ in it ٱخْتِلَـٰفًۭا contradiction كَثِيرًۭا much ٨٢

Then do they not reflect upon the Qur’ān? If it had been from [any] other than Allāh, they would have found within it much contradiction.

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4:83

وَإِذَا And when جَآءَهُمْ comes to them أَمْرٌۭ a matter مِّنَ of ٱلْأَمْنِ the security أَوِ or ٱلْخَوْفِ [the] fear أَذَاعُوا۟ they spread بِهِۦ ۖ [with] it وَلَوْ But if رَدُّوهُ they (had) referred it إِلَى to ٱلرَّسُولِ the Messenger وَإِلَىٰٓ and to أُو۟لِى those ٱلْأَمْرِ (having) authority مِنْهُمْ among them لَعَلِمَهُ surely would have known it ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَسْتَنۢبِطُونَهُۥ draw correct conclusion (from) it مِنْهُمْ ۗ among them وَلَوْلَا And if not فَضْلُ (had been the) bounty ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah عَلَيْكُمْ on you وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ and His Mercy لَٱتَّبَعْتُمُ surely you (would have) followed ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ the Shaitaan إِلَّا except قَلِيلًۭا a few ٨٣

And when there comes to them something [i.e., information] about [public] security or fear, they spread it around. But if they had referred it back to the Messenger or to those of authority among them, then the ones who [can] draw correct conclusions from it would have known about it. And if not for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy, you would have followed Satan, except for a few.

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4:84

فَقَـٰتِلْ So fight فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah لَا not تُكَلَّفُ are you responsible إِلَّا except نَفْسَكَ ۚ (for) yourself وَحَرِّضِ And encourage ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ the believers عَسَى perhaps ٱللَّهُ Allah أَن will يَكُفَّ restrain بَأْسَ (the) might ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who كَفَرُوا۟ ۚ disbelieved وَٱللَّهُ And Allah أَشَدُّ (is) Stronger بَأْسًۭا (in) Might وَأَشَدُّ and Stronger تَنكِيلًۭا (in) punishment ٨٤

So fight, [O Muḥammad], in the cause of Allāh; you are not held responsible except for yourself. And encourage the believers [to join you] that perhaps Allāh will restrain the [military] might of those who disbelieve. And Allāh is greater in might and stronger in [exemplary] punishment.

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4:85

مَّن Whoever يَشْفَعْ intercedes شَفَـٰعَةً an intercession حَسَنَةًۭ good يَكُن will have لَّهُۥ for him نَصِيبٌۭ a share مِّنْهَا ۖ of it وَمَن and whoever يَشْفَعْ intercedes شَفَـٰعَةًۭ an intercession سَيِّئَةًۭ evil يَكُن will have لَّهُۥ for him كِفْلٌۭ a portion مِّنْهَا ۗ of it وَكَانَ And is ٱللَّهُ Allah عَلَىٰ on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing مُّقِيتًۭا a Keeper ٨٥

Whoever intercedes for a good cause will have a share [i.e., reward] therefrom; and whoever intercedes for an evil cause will have a portion [i.e., burden] therefrom. And ever is Allāh, over all things, a Keeper.

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4:86

وَإِذَا And when حُيِّيتُم you are greeted بِتَحِيَّةٍۢ with a greeting فَحَيُّوا۟ then greet بِأَحْسَنَ with better مِنْهَآ than it أَوْ or رُدُّوهَآ ۗ return it إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah كَانَ is عَلَىٰ of كُلِّ every شَىْءٍ thing حَسِيبًا an Accountant ٨٦

And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it [in a like manner]. Indeed Allāh is ever, over all things, an Accountant.

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4:87

ٱللَّهُ Allah لَآ (there is) no إِلَـٰهَ god إِلَّا except هُوَ ۚ Him لَيَجْمَعَنَّكُمْ surely He will gather you إِلَىٰ to يَوْمِ (the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) Resurrection لَا no رَيْبَ doubt فِيهِ ۗ about it وَمَنْ And who أَصْدَقُ (is) more truthful مِنَ than ٱللَّهِ Allah حَدِيثًۭا (in) statement ٨٧

Allāh - there is no deity except Him. He will surely assemble you for [account on] the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. And who is more truthful than Allāh in statement.

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4:88

۞ فَمَا So what لَكُمْ (is the matter) with you فِى concerning ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ the hypocrites (that) فِئَتَيْنِ (you have become) two parties وَٱللَّهُ While Allah أَرْكَسَهُم cast them back بِمَا for what كَسَبُوٓا۟ ۚ they earned أَتُرِيدُونَ Do you wish أَن that تَهْدُوا۟ you guide مَنْ whom أَضَلَّ is let astray ٱللَّهُ ۖ (by) Allah وَمَن And whoever يُضْلِلِ is let astray ٱللَّهُ (by) Allah فَلَن then never تَجِدَ will you find لَهُۥ for him سَبِيلًۭا a way ٨٨

What is [the matter] with you [that you are] two groups concerning the hypocrites, while Allāh has made them fall back [into error and disbelief] for what they earned. Do you wish to guide those whom Allāh has sent astray? And he whom Allāh sends astray - never will you find for him a way [of guidance].

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4:89

وَدُّوا۟ They wish لَوْ if تَكْفُرُونَ you disbelieve كَمَا as كَفَرُوا۟ they disbelieved فَتَكُونُونَ and you would be سَوَآءًۭ ۖ alike فَلَا So (do) not تَتَّخِذُوا۟ take مِنْهُمْ from them أَوْلِيَآءَ allies حَتَّىٰ until يُهَاجِرُوا۟ they emigrate فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ ۚ (of) Allah فَإِن But if تَوَلَّوْا۟ they turn back فَخُذُوهُمْ seize them وَٱقْتُلُوهُمْ and kill them حَيْثُ wherever وَجَدتُّمُوهُمْ ۖ you find them وَلَا And (do) not تَتَّخِذُوا۟ take مِنْهُمْ from them وَلِيًّۭا any ally وَلَا and not نَصِيرًا any helper ٨٩

They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the cause of Allāh. But if they turn away [i.e., refuse], then seize them and kill them [for their betrayal] wherever you find them and take not from among them any ally or helper,

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4:90

إِلَّا Except ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَصِلُونَ join إِلَىٰ [to] قَوْمٍۭ a group بَيْنَكُمْ between you وَبَيْنَهُم and between them مِّيثَـٰقٌ (is) a treaty أَوْ or جَآءُوكُمْ those who come to you حَصِرَتْ restraining صُدُورُهُمْ their hearts أَن that يُقَـٰتِلُوكُمْ they fight you أَوْ or يُقَـٰتِلُوا۟ they fight قَوْمَهُمْ ۚ their people وَلَوْ And if شَآءَ (had) willed ٱللَّهُ Allah لَسَلَّطَهُمْ surely He (would have) given them power عَلَيْكُمْ over you فَلَقَـٰتَلُوكُمْ ۚ and surely they (would have) fought you فَإِنِ So if ٱعْتَزَلُوكُمْ they withdraw from you فَلَمْ and (do) not يُقَـٰتِلُوكُمْ fight against you وَأَلْقَوْا۟ and offer إِلَيْكُمُ to you ٱلسَّلَمَ [the] peace فَمَا then not جَعَلَ (has) made ٱللَّهُ Allah لَكُمْ for you عَلَيْهِمْ against them سَبِيلًۭا a way ٩٠

Except for those who take refuge with a people between yourselves and whom is a treaty or those who come to you, their hearts strained at [the prospect of] fighting you or fighting their own people. And if Allāh had willed, He could have given them power over you, and they would have fought you. So if they remove themselves from you and do not fight you and offer you peace, then Allāh has not made for you a cause [for fighting] against them.

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4:91

سَتَجِدُونَ You will find ءَاخَرِينَ others يُرِيدُونَ wishing أَن that يَأْمَنُوكُمْ they be secure from you وَيَأْمَنُوا۟ and they be secure from قَوْمَهُمْ their people كُلَّ Everytime مَا that رُدُّوٓا۟ they are returned إِلَى to ٱلْفِتْنَةِ the temptation أُرْكِسُوا۟ they are plunged فِيهَا ۚ into it فَإِن So if لَّمْ not يَعْتَزِلُوكُمْ they withdraw from you وَيُلْقُوٓا۟ and offer إِلَيْكُمُ to you ٱلسَّلَمَ [the] peace وَيَكُفُّوٓا۟ and they restrain أَيْدِيَهُمْ their hands فَخُذُوهُمْ then seize them وَٱقْتُلُوهُمْ and kill them حَيْثُ wherever ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ ۚ you find them وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكُمْ And those جَعَلْنَا We made لَكُمْ for you عَلَيْهِمْ against them سُلْطَـٰنًۭا an authority مُّبِينًۭا clear ٩١

You will find others who wish to obtain security from you and [to] obtain security from their people. Every time they are returned to [the influence of] disbelief, they fall back into it. So if they do not withdraw from you or offer you peace or restrain their hands, then seize them and kill them wherever you overtake them. And those - We have made for you against them a clear authorization.

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4:92

وَمَا And not كَانَ is لِمُؤْمِنٍ for a believer أَن that يَقْتُلَ he kills مُؤْمِنًا a believer إِلَّا except خَطَـًۭٔا ۚ (by) mistake وَمَن And whoever قَتَلَ killed مُؤْمِنًا a believer خَطَـًۭٔا (by) mistake فَتَحْرِيرُ then freeing رَقَبَةٍۢ (of) a slave مُّؤْمِنَةٍۢ believing وَدِيَةٌۭ and blood money مُّسَلَّمَةٌ (is to be) paid إِلَىٰٓ to أَهْلِهِۦٓ his family إِلَّآ unless أَن that يَصَّدَّقُوا۟ ۚ they remit (as) charity فَإِن But if كَانَ (he) was مِن from قَوْمٍ a people عَدُوٍّۢ hostile لَّكُمْ to you وَهُوَ and he was مُؤْمِنٌۭ a believer فَتَحْرِيرُ then freeing رَقَبَةٍۢ (of) a believing slave مُّؤْمِنَةٍۢ ۖ believing وَإِن And if كَانَ (he) was مِن from قَوْمٍۭ a people بَيْنَكُمْ between you وَبَيْنَهُم and between them مِّيثَـٰقٌۭ (is) a treaty فَدِيَةٌۭ then blood money مُّسَلَّمَةٌ (is to be) paid إِلَىٰٓ to أَهْلِهِۦ his family وَتَحْرِيرُ and freeing رَقَبَةٍۢ (of) a slave مُّؤْمِنَةٍۢ ۖ believing فَمَن And whoever لَّمْ (does) not يَجِدْ find فَصِيَامُ then fasting شَهْرَيْنِ (for) two months مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ consecutively تَوْبَةًۭ (seeking) repentance مِّنَ from ٱللَّهِ ۗ Allah وَكَانَ and is ٱللَّهُ Allah عَلِيمًا All-Knowing حَكِيمًۭا All-Wise ٩٢

And never is it for a believer to kill a believer except by mistake. And whoever kills a believer by mistake - then the freeing of a believing slave and a compensation payment [diyah] presented to his [i.e., the deceased's] family [is required], unless they give [up their right as] charity. But if he [i.e., the deceased] was from a people at war with you and he was a believer - then [only] the freeing of a believing slave; and if he was from a people with whom you have a treaty - then a compensation payment presented to his family and the freeing of a believing slave. And whoever does not find [one or cannot afford to buy one] - then [instead], a fast for two months consecutively, [seeking] acceptance of repentance from Allāh. And Allāh is ever Knowing and Wise.

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4:93

وَمَن And whoever يَقْتُلْ kills مُؤْمِنًۭا a believer مُّتَعَمِّدًۭا intentionally فَجَزَآؤُهُۥ then his recompense جَهَنَّمُ (is) Hell خَـٰلِدًۭا abiding forever فِيهَا in it وَغَضِبَ and will fall the wrath ٱللَّهُ (of) Allah عَلَيْهِ on him وَلَعَنَهُۥ and He (will) curse him وَأَعَدَّ and He has prepared لَهُۥ for him عَذَابًا a punishment عَظِيمًۭا great ٩٣

But whoever kills a believer intentionally - his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally, and Allāh has become angry with him and has cursed him and has prepared for him a great punishment.

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4:94

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوٓا۟ believe[d] إِذَا When ضَرَبْتُمْ you go forth فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah فَتَبَيَّنُوا۟ then investigate وَلَا and (do) not تَقُولُوا۟ say لِمَنْ to (the one) who أَلْقَىٰٓ offers إِلَيْكُمُ to you ٱلسَّلَـٰمَ (a greeting of) peace لَسْتَ You are not مُؤْمِنًۭا a believer تَبْتَغُونَ seeking عَرَضَ transitory gains ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ (of) the life ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world فَعِندَ for with ٱللَّهِ Allah مَغَانِمُ (are) booties كَثِيرَةٌۭ ۚ abundant كَذَٰلِكَ Like that كُنتُم you were مِّن from قَبْلُ before فَمَنَّ then conferred favor ٱللَّهُ Allah عَلَيْكُمْ upon you فَتَبَيَّنُوٓا۟ ۚ so investigate إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah كَانَ is بِمَا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do خَبِيرًۭا All-Aware ٩٤

O you who have believed, when you go forth [to fight] in the cause of Allāh, investigate; and do not say to one who gives you [a greeting of] peace, "You are not a believer," aspiring for the goods of worldly life; for with Allāh are many acquisitions. You [yourselves] were like that before; then Allāh conferred His favor [i.e., guidance] upon you, so investigate. Indeed Allāh is ever, of what you do, Aware.

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4:95

لَّا Not يَسْتَوِى (are) equal ٱلْقَـٰعِدُونَ the ones who sit مِنَ among ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers غَيْرُ other than أُو۟لِى the ones (who are) ٱلضَّرَرِ [the] disabled وَٱلْمُجَـٰهِدُونَ and the ones who strive فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْ with their wealth وَأَنفُسِهِمْ ۚ and their lives فَضَّلَ Preferred ٱللَّهُ (has) Allah ٱلْمُجَـٰهِدِينَ the ones who strive بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْ with their wealth وَأَنفُسِهِمْ and their lives عَلَى to ٱلْقَـٰعِدِينَ the ones who sit دَرَجَةًۭ ۚ (in) rank وَكُلًّۭا And (to) all وَعَدَ promised ٱللَّهُ (has) Allah ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ the best وَفَضَّلَ preferred ٱللَّهُ (has) Allah ٱلْمُجَـٰهِدِينَ the ones who strive عَلَى over ٱلْقَـٰعِدِينَ the ones who sit أَجْرًا (with) a reward عَظِيمًۭا great ٩٥

Not equal are those believers remaining [at home] - other than the disabled - and the mujāhideen, [who strive and fight] in the cause of Allāh with their wealth and their lives. Allāh has preferred the mujāhideen through their wealth and their lives over those who remain [behind], by degrees. And to all [i.e., both] Allāh has promised the best [reward]. But Allāh has preferred the mujāhideen over those who remain [behind] with a great reward -

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4:96

دَرَجَـٰتٍۢ Ranks مِّنْهُ from Him وَمَغْفِرَةًۭ and forgiveness وَرَحْمَةًۭ ۚ and mercy وَكَانَ And is ٱللَّهُ Allah غَفُورًۭا Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمًا Most Merciful ٩٦

Degrees [of high position] from Him and forgiveness and mercy. And Allāh is ever Forgiving and Merciful.

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4:97

إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those whom تَوَفَّىٰهُمُ take them (in death) ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ the Angels ظَالِمِىٓ (while) they (were) wronging أَنفُسِهِمْ themselves قَالُوا۟ they say فِيمَ In what (condition) كُنتُمْ ۖ were you قَالُوا۟ They said كُنَّا We were مُسْتَضْعَفِينَ oppressed فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ the earth قَالُوٓا۟ They said أَلَمْ Not تَكُنْ was أَرْضُ (the) earth ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَٰسِعَةًۭ spacious (enough) فَتُهَاجِرُوا۟ so that you (could) emigrate فِيهَا ۚ in it فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Then those مَأْوَىٰهُمْ (will have) their abode جَهَنَّمُ ۖ (in) Hell وَسَآءَتْ and it is an evil مَصِيرًا destination ٩٧

Indeed, those whom the angels take [in death] while wronging themselves - [the angels] will say, "In what [condition] were you?" They will say, "We were oppressed in the land." They [the angels] will say, "Was not the earth of Allāh spacious [enough] for you to emigrate therein?" For those, their refuge is Hell - and evil it is as a destination.

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4:98

إِلَّا Except ٱلْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ the oppressed مِنَ among ٱلرِّجَالِ the men وَٱلنِّسَآءِ and the women وَٱلْوِلْدَٰنِ and the children لَا (who) not يَسْتَطِيعُونَ are able to حِيلَةًۭ plan وَلَا and not يَهْتَدُونَ they are directed سَبِيلًۭا (to) a way ٩٨

Except for the oppressed among men, women, and children who cannot devise a plan nor are they directed to a way -

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4:99

فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Then those عَسَى may be ٱللَّهُ Allah أَن will يَعْفُوَ pardon عَنْهُمْ ۚ [on] them وَكَانَ and is ٱللَّهُ Allah عَفُوًّا Oft-Pardoning غَفُورًۭا Oft-Forgiving ٩٩

For those it is expected that Allāh will pardon them, and Allāh is ever Pardoning and Forgiving.

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4:100

۞ وَمَن And whoever يُهَاجِرْ emigrates فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah يَجِدْ will find فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth مُرَٰغَمًۭا place(s) of refuge كَثِيرًۭا many وَسَعَةًۭ ۚ and abundance وَمَن And whoever يَخْرُجْ leaves مِنۢ from بَيْتِهِۦ his home مُهَاجِرًا (as) an emigrant إِلَى to ٱللَّهِ Allah وَرَسُولِهِۦ and His Messenger ثُمَّ then يُدْرِكْهُ overtakes him ٱلْمَوْتُ [the] death فَقَدْ then certainly وَقَعَ (became) incumbent أَجْرُهُۥ his reward عَلَى on ٱللَّهِ ۗ Allah وَكَانَ And is ٱللَّهُ Allah غَفُورًۭا Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمًۭا Most Merciful ١٠٠

And whoever emigrates for the cause of Allāh will find on the earth many [alternative] locations and abundance. And whoever leaves his home as an emigrant to Allāh and His Messenger and then death overtakes him - his reward has already become incumbent upon Allāh. And Allāh is ever Forgiving and Merciful.

— Come To Light

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