Surah Al-Hujurat, ayah 12
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ ۖ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا۟ وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًا ۚ أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتًا فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ رَّحِيمٌ
O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allāh; indeed, Allāh is Accepting of Repentance and Merciful.
Al-Hujurat · 49:12
Word by word
- يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you who believe
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaO you who believe
- ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūO you who believe
- ٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ij'tanibūAvoid
- كَثِيرًۭاkathīranmuch
- مِّنَminaof
- ٱلظَّنِّl-ẓanithe assumption
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- بَعْضَbaʿḍasome
- ٱلظَّنِّl-ẓaniassumption
- إِثْمٌۭ ۖith'mun(is) sin
- وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
- تَجَسَّسُوا۟tajassasūspy
- وَلَاwalāand (do) not
- يَغْتَبyaghtabbackbite
- بَّعْضُكُمbaʿḍukumsome of you
- بَعْضًا ۚbaʿḍan(to) others
- أَيُحِبُّayuḥibbuWould like
- أَحَدُكُمْaḥadukumone of you
- أَنanto
- يَأْكُلَyakulaeat
- لَحْمَlaḥma(the) flesh
- أَخِيهِakhīhi(of) his brother
- مَيْتًۭاmaytandead
- فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ ۚfakarih'tumūhuNay, you would hate it
- وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqūAnd fear Allah
- ٱللَّهَ ۚl-lahaAnd fear Allah
- إِنَّinnaindeed
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- تَوَّابٌۭtawwābun(is) Oft-Returning
- رَّحِيمٌۭraḥīmunMost Merciful
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