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Surah Al-Ma’idah, Verse 88

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5:88 Juz 7 Hizb 13 Page 122 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 5:88

وَكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ حَلَٰلًا طَيِّبًا وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنتُم بِهِۦ مُؤْمِنُونَ ۝٨٨

Transliteration

wakulū mimmā razaqakumu l-lahu ḥalālan ṭayyiban wa-ittaqū l-laha alladhī antum bihi mu'minūna

Translation

And eat of what Allāh has provided for you [which is] lawful and good. And fear Allāh, in whom you are believers.

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Verse 88 of Surah Al-Ma’idah (5:88), a Medinan surah, is in juz 7, on page 122 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 88

Al-Mukhtasar

Consume the lawful and pure things that Allah gives to you from His provision. But do not consume the unlawful, such as something that is taken wrongfully or is impure. Be mindful of Allah by obeying His instructions and avoiding His prohibitions, because He is the one you have faith in and it requires you to be mindful of Him.

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Other translations of verse 88

Eat of the lawful and good things that Allah has provided for you, and fear Allah in Whom you believe.

And eat of the things which Allâh has provided for you, lawful and good, and fear Allâh in Whom you believe.

Eat of that which Allah hath bestowed on you as food lawful and good, and keep your duty to Allah in Whom ye are believers.

Eat of the things which Allah hath provided for you, lawful and good; but fear Allah, in Whom ye believe.

And eat of the lawful and good (things) that Allah has given you, and be careful of (your duty to) Allah, in Whom you believe.

And eat of whatever Allah has provided you, lawful and good, and be pious to Allah, in Whom you are believers.

Verse 88 word by word

  1. وَكُلُوا۟ wakulū And eat أ ك ل
  2. مِمَّا mimmā of what
  3. رَزَقَكُمُ razaqakumu has provided you ر ز ق
  4. ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
  5. حَلَٰلًا ḥalālan lawful ح ل ل
  6. طَيِّبًا ṭayyiban good ط ي ب
  7. وَٱتَّقُوا۟ wa-ittaqū And fear و ق ي
  8. ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
  9. ٱلَّذِىٓ alladhī the One
  10. أَنتُم antum you (are)
  11. بِهِۦ bihi in Him
  12. مُؤْمِنُونَ mu'minūna believers أ م ن

Hadiths that cite this verse

Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3054

from Ibn 'Abbas: "A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah! When I consume meat and I get around women, my desires get the best of me. So I made meat unlawful for myself.' So Allah revealed: O you who believe! Make not unlawful the good things which Allah has made lawful to…

إِنِّي إِذَا أَصَبْتُ اللَّحْمَ انْتَشَرْتُ لِلنِّسَاءِ وَأَخَذَتْنِي شَهْوَتِي فَحَرَّمْتُ عَلَىَّ اللَّحْمَ ‏.‏ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ‏:‏ ‏‏(‏ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاَ تُحَرِّمُوا طَيِّبَاتِ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ…

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Verses related to verse 88

Verses with similar wording

They share a sequence of words with this verse: useful for telling them apart when memorising.

  • Al-Mumtahanah 60:11

    وَإِن فَاتَكُمْ شَىْءٌ مِّنْ أَزْوَٰجِكُمْ إِلَى ٱلْكُفَّارِ فَعَاقَبْتُمْ فَـَٔاتُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ذَهَبَتْ أَزْوَٰجُهُم مِّثْلَ مَآ أَنفَقُوا۟ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنتُم بِهِۦ مُؤْمِنُونَ

    And if you have lost any of your wives to the disbelievers and you subsequently obtain [something], then give those whose wives have gone the equivalent of what they had spent. And fear Allāh, in whom you are believers.

  • An-Nahl 16:114

    فَكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ حَلَٰلًا طَيِّبًا وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ

    Then eat of what Allāh has provided for you [which is] lawful and good. And be grateful for the favor of Allāh, if it is [indeed] Him that you worship.

  • Al-Anfal 8:69

    فَكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا غَنِمْتُمْ حَلَٰلًا طَيِّبًا وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    So consume what you have taken of war booty [as being] lawful and good, and fear Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

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