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Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 32
قُلْ مَنْ حَرَّمَ زِينَةَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَخْرَجَ لِعِبَادِهِۦ وَٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ مِنَ ٱلرِّزْقِ ۚ قُلْ هِىَ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا خَالِصَةً يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿32﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Who has forbidden the adornment with clothes given by Allâh, which He has produced for His slaves, and At-Taiyyibât [all kinds of Halâl (lawful) things] of food?" Say: "They are, in the life of this world, for those who believe, (and) exclusively for them (believers) on the Day of Resurrection (the disbelievers will not share them)." Thus We explain the Ayât (Islâmic laws) in detail for people who have knowledge.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
مَنْ
man
Who
حَرَّمَ
ḥarrama
has forbidden
زِينَةَ
zīnata
(the) adornment
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(from) Allah
ٱلَّتِىٓ
allatī
which
أَخْرَجَ
akhraja
He has brought forth
لِعِبَادِهِۦ
liʿibādihi
for His slaves
وَٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ
wal-ṭayibāti
and the pure things
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلرِّزْقِ ۚ
l-riz'qi
sustenance
قُلْ
qul
Say
هِىَ
hiya
They
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
(are) for those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
فِى
fī
during
ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ
l-ḥayati
the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
خَالِصَةًۭ
khāliṣatan
exclusively (for them)
يَوْمَ
yawma
(on the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۗ
l-qiyāmati
(of) Resurrection
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
نُفَصِّلُ
nufaṣṣilu
We explain
ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ
l-āyāti
the Signs
لِقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
for (the) people
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
who know
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Say, "Who has forbidden the adornment and pure provisions that Allah has produced for His servants?" [31] Say, "They are for those who believe during the life of this world, and on the Day of Resurrection, they will be exclusively for them." Thus We explain the signs clearly for people who have knowledge.
[31]
The Condemnation of Renouncing the World:
Allah Almighty has created clothing, adornment, and all lawful foods and drinks for the benefit of His servants. Now, those people who wear coarse clothes, eat minimal food, renounce the pleasures of the world, engage in spiritual exercises at night, and avoid marriage thinking that these are obstacles to their spiritual progress—there is no room in Islam for such a concept of spiritual progress. In Islam, the path to spiritual elevation is not at all dependent on renouncing the world; rather, this path continues through fulfilling worldly affairs in the best manner, in which both the body and the soul are nurtured. And those who seek spiritual progress by adopting the way of renunciation of the world—these restrictions have not been imposed by Allah at all; they are self-imposed. Allah wants that the effects of the favors He has bestowed upon a person should be evident in his lifestyle. In this regard, consider the following hadith: It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas ؓ that three men (Amr bin Aas ؓ, Ali ؓ, and Uthman bin Maz'un ؓ) came near the houses of the wives of the Prophet ﷺ and asked the pure wives about the worship of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. When they were informed about his worship, they considered it insufficient and said: "Where are we and where is the Prophet ﷺ? All his past and future mistakes have been forgiven." Then one of them said: "I will always stand in prayer all night." The second said: "I will always fast and never break my fast." The third said: "I will keep away from women and never marry." Meanwhile, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ also arrived and was informed of their conversation. He ﷺ said to them, "Are you the ones who said such and such? Listen! By Allah, I am the one who fears Allah the most among you and is the most pious, but I fast and I break my fast, I pray at night and I sleep, and I also marry women. So whoever turns away from my Sunnah (way) has nothing to do with me." [بخاري، كتاب النكاح، باب الترغيب فى النكاح]
[32] Because those who show gratitude to Allah for His blessings are the truly grateful, and they are worthy of even more blessings. And those who associate others with Allah cannot be entitled to His blessings. However, since this world is a place of trial, Allah also provides sustenance to the ungrateful, and sometimes even more. Nevertheless, in the Hereafter, Allah's blessings will be reserved only for the obedient servants of Allah.
[31]
The Condemnation of Renouncing the World:
Allah Almighty has created clothing, adornment, and all lawful foods and drinks for the benefit of His servants. Now, those people who wear coarse clothes, eat minimal food, renounce the pleasures of the world, engage in spiritual exercises at night, and avoid marriage thinking that these are obstacles to their spiritual progress—there is no room in Islam for such a concept of spiritual progress. In Islam, the path to spiritual elevation is not at all dependent on renouncing the world; rather, this path continues through fulfilling worldly affairs in the best manner, in which both the body and the soul are nurtured. And those who seek spiritual progress by adopting the way of renunciation of the world—these restrictions have not been imposed by Allah at all; they are self-imposed. Allah wants that the effects of the favors He has bestowed upon a person should be evident in his lifestyle. In this regard, consider the following hadith: It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas ؓ that three men (Amr bin Aas ؓ, Ali ؓ, and Uthman bin Maz'un ؓ) came near the houses of the wives of the Prophet ﷺ and asked the pure wives about the worship of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. When they were informed about his worship, they considered it insufficient and said: "Where are we and where is the Prophet ﷺ? All his past and future mistakes have been forgiven." Then one of them said: "I will always stand in prayer all night." The second said: "I will always fast and never break my fast." The third said: "I will keep away from women and never marry." Meanwhile, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ also arrived and was informed of their conversation. He ﷺ said to them, "Are you the ones who said such and such? Listen! By Allah, I am the one who fears Allah the most among you and is the most pious, but I fast and I break my fast, I pray at night and I sleep, and I also marry women. So whoever turns away from my Sunnah (way) has nothing to do with me." [بخاري، كتاب النكاح، باب الترغيب فى النكاح]
[32] Because those who show gratitude to Allah for His blessings are the truly grateful, and they are worthy of even more blessings. And those who associate others with Allah cannot be entitled to His blessings. However, since this world is a place of trial, Allah also provides sustenance to the ungrateful, and sometimes even more. Nevertheless, in the Hereafter, Allah's blessings will be reserved only for the obedient servants of Allah.
