سُوْرَةُ المَآئِدَةِ
Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 96
أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ صَيْدُ ٱلْبَحْرِ وَطَعَامُهُۥ مَتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِلسَّيَّارَةِ ۖ وَحُرِّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ صَيْدُ ٱلْبَرِّ مَا دُمْتُمْ حُرُمًا ۗ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِىٓ إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ ﴿96﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Lawful to you is (the pursuit of) water-game and its use for food - for the benefit of yourselves and those who travel, but forbidden is (the pursuit of) land-game as long as you are in a state of Ihrâm (for Hajj or ‘Umrah). And fear Allâh to Whom you shall be gathered back.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أُحِلَّ
uḥilla
Is made lawful
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
صَيْدُ
ṣaydu
game
ٱلْبَحْرِ
l-baḥri
(of) the sea
وَطَعَامُهُۥ
waṭaʿāmuhu
and its food
مَتَـٰعًۭا
matāʿan
(as) provision
لَّكُمْ
lakum
for you
وَلِلسَّيَّارَةِ ۖ
walilssayyārati
and for the travelers
وَحُرِّمَ
waḥurrima
and is made unlawful
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
on you
صَيْدُ
ṣaydu
game
ٱلْبَرِّ
l-bari
(of) the land
مَا
mā
as
دُمْتُمْ
dum'tum
long as you
حُرُمًۭا ۗ
ḥuruman
(are in) Ihram
وَٱتَّقُوا۟
wa-ittaqū
And be conscious
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
(of) Allah
ٱلَّذِىٓ
alladhī
the One
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to Him
تُحْشَرُونَ
tuḥ'sharūna
you will be gathered
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.
96. 1. By صَیْدُ is meant a living animal, and by طعَامُہُ is meant that dead (such as fish, etc.) which the sea or river throws out or which comes up on the surface of the water. As clarified in the hadith, the dead of the sea is lawful. (For details, see Ibn Kathir)
