Surah Al-Ma'idah, ayah 89
لَا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِٱللَّغْوِ فِىٓ أَيْمَـٰنِكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا عَقَّدتُّمُ ٱلْأَيْمَـٰنَ ۖ فَكَفَّـٰرَتُهُۥٓ إِطْعَامُ عَشَرَةِ مَسَـٰكِينَ مِنْ أَوْسَطِ مَا تُطْعِمُونَ أَهْلِيكُمْ أَوْ كِسْوَتُهُمْ أَوْ تَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ ۖ فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ ثَلَـٰثَةِ أَيَّامٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ كَفَّـٰرَةُ أَيْمَـٰنِكُمْ إِذَا حَلَفْتُمْ ۚ وَٱحْفَظُوٓا۟ أَيْمَـٰنَكُمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
Allāh will not impose blame upon you for what is meaningless in your oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for [breaking] what you intended of oaths. So its expiation is the feeding of ten needy people from the average of that which you feed your [own] families or clothing them or the freeing of a slave. But whoever cannot find [or afford it] - then a fast of three days [is required]. That is the expiation for oaths when you have sworn. But guard your oaths. Thus does Allāh make clear to you His verses [i.e., revealed law] that you may be grateful.
Word by word
- لَاlāNot
- يُؤَاخِذُكُمُyuākhidhukumuwill call you to account
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- بِٱللَّغْوِbil-laghwifor the thoughtless utterances
- فِىٓfīin
- أَيْمَـٰنِكُمْaymānikumyour oaths
- وَلَـٰكِنwalākinbut
- يُؤَاخِذُكُمyuākhidhukumHe will call you to account
- بِمَاbimāfor what
- عَقَّدتُّمُʿaqqadttumuyou contracted
- ٱلْأَيْمَـٰنَ ۖl-aymāna(of) the oath
- فَكَفَّـٰرَتُهُۥٓfakaffāratuhuSo its expiation
- إِطْعَامُiṭ'ʿāmu(is) feeding
- عَشَرَةِʿasharati(of) ten
- مَسَـٰكِينَmasākīnaneedy people
- مِنْminof
- أَوْسَطِawsaṭiaverage
- مَاmā(of) what
- تُطْعِمُونَtuṭ'ʿimūnayou feed
- أَهْلِيكُمْahlīkumyour families
- أَوْawor
- كِسْوَتُهُمْkis'watuhumclothing them
- أَوْawor
- تَحْرِيرُtaḥrīrufreeing
- رَقَبَةٍۢ ۖraqabatina slave
- فَمَنfamanBut whoever
- لَّمْlam(does) not
- يَجِدْyajidfind
- فَصِيَامُfaṣiyāmu(that), then fasting
- ثَلَـٰثَةِthalāthati(for) three
- أَيَّامٍۢ ۚayyāmindays
- ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
- كَفَّـٰرَةُkaffāratu(is the) expiation
- أَيْمَـٰنِكُمْaymānikum(of) your oaths
- إِذَاidhāwhen
- حَلَفْتُمْ ۚḥalaftumyou have sworn
- وَٱحْفَظُوٓا۟wa-iḥ'faẓūAnd guard
- أَيْمَـٰنَكُمْ ۚaymānakumyour oaths
- كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaThus
- يُبَيِّنُyubayyinumakes clear
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- لَكُمْlakumto you
- ءَايَـٰتِهِۦāyātihiHis Verses
- لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
- تَشْكُرُونَtashkurūna(be) grateful
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