Preservation of Life and Wealth in Islamic Law

An-Nisa — Verses 29–33 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَأْكُلُوا أَمْوَالَكُم بَيْنَكُم بِالْبَاطِلِ إِلَّا أَن تَكُونَ تِجَارَةً عَن تَرَاضٍ مِّنكُمْ ۚ وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًا ٢٩

O you who believe! Eat not up your property among yourselves unjustly except it be a trade amongst you, by mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves (nor kill one another). Surely, Allah is Most Merciful to you.

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا
O you who believe!
تَأْكُلُوا أَمْوَالَكُم بَيْنَكُم بِالْبَاطِلِ إِلَّا
Eat not up your property among yourselves unjustly
أَن تَكُونَ تِجَارَةً عَن تَرَاضٍ مِّنكُمْ ۚ وَلَا
except it be a trade amongst you, by mutual consent.
تَقْتُلُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ
And do not kill yourselves (nor kill one another).
اللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًا
Surely, Allah is Most Merciful to you.

وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ عُدْوَانًا وَظُلْمًا فَسَوْفَ نُصْلِيهِ نَارًا ۚ وَكَانَ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرًا ٣٠

And whoever commits that through aggression and injustice, We shall cast him into the Fire, and that is easy for Allah.

وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ
And whoever commits that
عُدْوَانًا وَظُلْمًا
through aggression and injustice
فَسَوْفَ نُصْلِيهِ نَارًا ۚ
We shall cast him into the Fire
وَكَانَ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرًا
and that is easy for Allah

إِن تَجْتَنِبُوا كَبَائِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَنُدْخِلْكُم مُّدْخَلًا كَرِيمًا ٣١

If you avoid the great sins which you are forbidden to do, We shall remit from you your (small) sins, and admit you to a Noble Entrance (i.e. Paradise).

إِن تَجْتَنِبُوا كَبَائِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ
If you avoid the great sins which you are forbidden to do
نُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ
We shall remit from you your (small) sins
وَنُدْخِلْكُم مُّدْخَلًا كَرِيمًا
and admit you to a Noble Entrance (i.e. Paradise)

وَلَا تَتَمَنَّوْا مَا فَضَّلَ اللَّهُ بِهِ بَعْضَكُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ۚ لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا اكْتَسَبُوا ۖ وَلِلنِّسَاءِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا اكْتَسَبْنَ ۚ وَاسْأَلُوا اللَّهَ مِن فَضْلِهِ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمًا ٣٢

And wish not for the things in which Allah has made some of you to excel others. For men there is reward for what they have earned, (and likewise) for women there is reward for what they have earned, and ask Allah of His Bounty. Surely, Allah is Ever All-Knower of everything.

وَلَا تَتَمَنَّوْا
And wish not
مَا فَضَّلَ اللَّهُ بِهِ بَعْضَكُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ۚ
for the things in which Allah has made some of you to excel others.
لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا اكْتَسَبُوا ۖ
For men there is reward for what they have earned,
وَلِلنِّسَاءِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا اكْتَسَبْنَ ۚ
(and likewise) for women there is reward for what they have earned,
وَاسْأَلُوا اللَّهَ مِن فَضْلِهِ ۗ
and ask Allah of His Bounty.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمًا
Surely, Allah is Ever All-Knower of everything.

وَلِكُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا مَوَالِيَ مِمَّا تَرَكَ الْوَالِدَانِ وَالْأَقْرَبُونَ ۚ وَالَّذِينَ عَقَدَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ فَآتُوهُمْ نَصِيبَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدًا ٣٣

And to everyone, We have appointed heirs of that (property) left by parents and relatives. To those also with whom you have made a pledge (brotherhood), give them their due portion (by Wasiya - wills, etc.). Truly, Allah is Ever a Witness over all things.

وَلِكُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا مَوَالِيَ
And to everyone, We have appointed heirs
مِمَّا تَرَكَ الْوَالِدَانِ وَالْأَقْرَبُونَ ۚ
of that (property) left by parents and relatives.
وَالَّذِينَ عَقَدَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ
To those also with whom you have made a pledge (brotherhood),
فَآتُوهُمْ نَصِيبَهُمْ ۚ
give them their due portion (by Wasiya - wills, etc.).
إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدًا
Truly, Allah is Ever a Witness over all things.