Surah An-Nisa, ayah 92
وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ أَن يَقْتُلَ مُؤْمِنًا إِلَّا خَطَـًٔا ۚ وَمَن قَتَلَ مُؤْمِنًا خَطَـًٔا فَتَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ مُّؤْمِنَةٍ وَدِيَةٌ مُّسَلَّمَةٌ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن يَصَّدَّقُوا۟ ۚ فَإِن كَانَ مِن قَوْمٍ عَدُوٍّ لَّكُمْ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَتَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ مُّؤْمِنَةٍ ۖ وَإِن كَانَ مِن قَوْمٍۭ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُم مِّيثَـٰقٌ فَدِيَةٌ مُّسَلَّمَةٌ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ وَتَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ مُّؤْمِنَةٍ ۖ فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ تَوْبَةً مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا
And never is it for a believer to kill a believer except by mistake. And whoever kills a believer by mistake - then the freeing of a believing slave and a compensation payment [diyah] presented to his [i.e., the deceased's] family [is required], unless they give [up their right as] charity. But if he [i.e., the deceased] was from a people at war with you and he was a believer - then [only] the freeing of a believing slave; and if he was from a people with whom you have a treaty - then a compensation payment presented to his family and the freeing of a believing slave. And whoever does not find [one or cannot afford to buy one] - then [instead], a fast for two months consecutively, [seeking] acceptance of repentance from Allāh. And Allāh is ever Knowing and Wise.
Word by word
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- كَانَkānais
- لِمُؤْمِنٍlimu'mininfor a believer
- أَنanthat
- يَقْتُلَyaqtulahe kills
- مُؤْمِنًاmu'minana believer
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- خَطَـًۭٔا ۚkhaṭa-an(by) mistake
- وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
- قَتَلَqatalakilled
- مُؤْمِنًاmu'minana believer
- خَطَـًۭٔاkhaṭa-an(by) mistake
- فَتَحْرِيرُfataḥrīruthen freeing
- رَقَبَةٍۢraqabatin(of) a slave
- مُّؤْمِنَةٍۢmu'minatin believing
- وَدِيَةٌۭwadiyatunand blood money
- مُّسَلَّمَةٌmusallamatun(is to be) paid
- إِلَىٰٓilāto
- أَهْلِهِۦٓahlihihis family
- إِلَّآillāunless
- أَنanthat
- يَصَّدَّقُوا۟ ۚyaṣṣaddaqūthey remit (as) charity
- فَإِنfa-inBut if
- كَانَkāna(he) was
- مِنminfrom
- قَوْمٍqawmina people
- عَدُوٍّۢʿaduwwinhostile
- لَّكُمْlakumto you
- وَهُوَwahuwaand he was
- مُؤْمِنٌۭmu'minuna believer
- فَتَحْرِيرُfataḥrīruthen freeing
- رَقَبَةٍۢraqabatin(of) a believing slave
- مُّؤْمِنَةٍۢ ۖmu'minatin believing
- وَإِنwa-inAnd if
- كَانَkāna(he) was
- مِنminfrom
- قَوْمٍۭqawmina people
- بَيْنَكُمْbaynakumbetween you
- وَبَيْنَهُمwabaynahumand between them
- مِّيثَـٰقٌۭmīthāqun(is) a treaty
- فَدِيَةٌۭfadiyatunthen blood money
- مُّسَلَّمَةٌmusallamatun(is to be) paid
- إِلَىٰٓilāto
- أَهْلِهِۦahlihihis family
- وَتَحْرِيرُwataḥrīruand freeing
- رَقَبَةٍۢraqabatin(of) a slave
- مُّؤْمِنَةٍۢ ۖmu'minatin believing
- فَمَنfamanAnd whoever
- لَّمْlam(does) not
- يَجِدْyajidfind
- فَصِيَامُfaṣiyāmuthen fasting
- شَهْرَيْنِshahrayni(for) two months
- مُتَتَابِعَيْنِmutatābiʿayniconsecutively
- تَوْبَةًۭtawbatan(seeking) repentance
- مِّنَminafrom
- ٱللَّهِ ۗl-lahiAllah
- وَكَانَwakānaand is
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- عَلِيمًاʿalīmanAll-Knowing
- حَكِيمًۭاḥakīmanAll-Wise
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