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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 94
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَيَبْلُوَنَّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنَ ٱلصَّيْدِ تَنَالُهُۥٓ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَرِمَاحُكُمْ لِيَعْلَمَ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَخَافُهُۥ بِٱلْغَيْبِ ۚ فَمَنِ ٱعْتَدَىٰ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَهُۥ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿94﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Allâh will certainly make a trial of you with something in (the matter of) the game that is well within the reach of your hands and your lances, that Allâh may test him who fears Him unseen. Then whoever transgresses thereafter, for him there is a painful torment.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
لَيَبْلُوَنَّكُمُ
layabluwannakumu
Surely will test you
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
بِشَىْءٍۢ
bishayin
through something
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلصَّيْدِ
l-ṣaydi
the game
تَنَالُهُۥٓ
tanāluhu
can reach it
أَيْدِيكُمْ
aydīkum
your hands
وَرِمَاحُكُمْ
warimāḥukum
and your spears
لِيَعْلَمَ
liyaʿlama
that may make evident
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
مَن
man
who
يَخَافُهُۥ
yakhāfuhu
fears Him
بِٱلْغَيْبِ ۚ
bil-ghaybi
in the unseen
فَمَنِ
famani
And whoever
ٱعْتَدَىٰ
iʿ'tadā
transgressed
بَعْدَ
baʿda
after
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
فَلَهُۥ
falahu
then for him
عَذَابٌ
ʿadhābun
(is) a punishment
أَلِيمٌۭ
alīmun
painful
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
94. 1 Hunting was an important element of livelihood for the Arabs, therefore, by prohibiting it in the state of Ihram, they were tested. Especially during the stay at Hudaybiyyah, game would frequently come near the companions, but during those very days, 4 verses were revealed in which the relevant rulings were stated.
94. 2 Nearby game or small animals were generally caught by hand, while arrows and spears were used for distant or large animals. That is why only these two are mentioned here. But the meaning is that however and with whatever is used for hunting, it is prohibited in the state of Ihram.
94. 2 Nearby game or small animals were generally caught by hand, while arrows and spears were used for distant or large animals. That is why only these two are mentioned here. But the meaning is that however and with whatever is used for hunting, it is prohibited in the state of Ihram.
