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Surah Al-Ma'idah
Verse 63

لَوْلَا Why (do) not يَنْهَىٰهُمُ forbid them ٱلرَّبَّـٰنِيُّونَ the Rabbis وَٱلْأَحْبَارُ and the religious scholars عَن from قَوْلِهِمُ their saying ٱلْإِثْمَ the sinful وَأَكْلِهِمُ and their eating ٱلسُّحْتَ ۚ (of) the forbidden لَبِئْسَ Surely, evil مَا (is) what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَصْنَعُونَ do ٦٣

Why do the rabbis and religious scholars not forbid them from saying what is sinful and devouring what is unlawful? How wretched is what they have been practicing.

— Come To Light

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