Expiation

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

وَكَتَبۡنَاعَلَيۡهِمۡفِيهَآأَنَّٱلنَّفۡسَبِٱلنَّفۡسِوَٱلۡعَيۡنَبِٱلۡعَيۡنِوَٱلۡأَنفَبِٱلۡأَنفِوَٱلۡأُذُنَبِٱلۡأُذُنِوَٱلسِّنَّبِٱلسِّنِّوَٱلۡجُرُوحَقِصَاصٞۚفَمَنتَصَدَّقَبِهِۦفَهُوَكَفَّارَةٞلَّهُۥۚوَمَنلَّمۡيَحۡكُمبِمَآأَنزَلَٱللَّهُفَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَهُمُٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ٤٥
Saheeh International

And We ordained for them therein a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and for wounds is legal retribution. But whoever gives [up his right as] charity, it is an expiation for him. And whoever does not judge by what Allāh has revealed - then it is those who are the wrongdoers [i.e., the unjust].

وَكَتَبْنَاWakatabna
عَلَيْهِمْAAalayhim
فِيهَآfeeha
أَنَّanna
ٱلنَّفْسَalnnafsa
بِٱلنَّفْسِbialnnafsi
وَٱلْعَيْنَwaalAAayna
بِٱلْعَيْنِbialAAayni
وَٱلْأَنفَwaalanfa
بِٱلْأَنفِbialanfi
وَٱلْأُذُنَwaalothuna
بِٱلْأُذُنِbialothuni
وَٱلسِّنَّwaalssinna
بِٱلسِّنِّbialssinni
وَٱلْجُرُوحَwaaljurooha
قِصَاصٌۭ ۚqisasun
فَمَنfaman
تَصَدَّقَtasaddaqa
بِهِۦbihi
فَهُوَfahuwa
كَفَّارَةٌۭkaffaratun
لَّهُۥ ۚlahu
وَمَنwaman
لَّمْlam
يَحْكُمyahkum
بِمَآbima
أَنزَلَanzala
ٱللَّهُAllahu
فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَfaolaika
هُمُhumu
ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَalththalimoona
لَايُؤَاخِذُكُمُٱللَّهُبِٱللَّغۡوِفِيٓأَيۡمَٰنِكُمۡوَلَٰكِنيُؤَاخِذُكُمبِمَاعَقَّدتُّمُٱلۡأَيۡمَٰنَۖفَكَفَّٰرَتُهُۥٓإِطۡعَامُعَشَرَةِمَسَٰكِينَمِنۡأَوۡسَطِمَاتُطۡعِمُونَأَهۡلِيكُمۡأَوۡكِسۡوَتُهُمۡأَوۡتَحۡرِيرُرَقَبَةٖۖفَمَنلَّمۡيَجِدۡفَصِيَامُثَلَٰثَةِأَيَّامٖۚذَٰلِكَكَفَّٰرَةُأَيۡمَٰنِكُمۡإِذَاحَلَفۡتُمۡۚوَٱحۡفَظُوٓاْأَيۡمَٰنَكُمۡۚكَذَٰلِكَيُبَيِّنُٱللَّهُلَكُمۡءَايَٰتِهِۦلَعَلَّكُمۡتَشۡكُرُونَ٨٩
Saheeh International

Allāh will not impose blame upon you for what is meaningless1 in your oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for [breaking] what you intended of oaths. So its expiation2 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.3 Thus does Allāh make clear to you His verses [i.e., revealed law] that you may be grateful.

لَاLa
يُؤَاخِذُكُمُyuakhithukumu
ٱللَّهُAllahu
بِٱللَّغْوِbiallaghwi
فِىٓfee
أَيْمَـٰنِكُمْaymanikum
وَلَـٰكِنwalakin
يُؤَاخِذُكُمyuakhithukum
بِمَاbima
عَقَّدتُّمُAAaqqadtumu
ٱلْأَيْمَـٰنَ ۖalaymana
فَكَفَّـٰرَتُهُۥٓfakaffaratuhu
إِطْعَامُitAAamu
عَشَرَةِAAasharati
مَسَـٰكِينَmasakeena
مِنْmin
أَوْسَطِawsati
مَاma
تُطْعِمُونَtutAAimoona
أَهْلِيكُمْahleekum
أَوْaw
كِسْوَتُهُمْkiswatuhum
أَوْaw
تَحْرِيرُtahreeru
رَقَبَةٍۢ ۖraqabatin
فَمَنfaman
لَّمْlam
يَجِدْyajid
فَصِيَامُfasiyamu
ثَلَـٰثَةِthalathati
أَيَّامٍۢ ۚayyamin
ذَٰلِكَthalika
كَفَّـٰرَةُkaffaratu
أَيْمَـٰنِكُمْaymanikum
إِذَاitha
حَلَفْتُمْ ۚhalaftum
وَٱحْفَظُوٓا۟waihfathoo
أَيْمَـٰنَكُمْ ۚaymanakum
كَذَٰلِكَkathalika
يُبَيِّنُyubayyinu
ٱللَّهُAllahu
لَكُمْlakum
ءَايَـٰتِهِۦayatihi
لَعَلَّكُمْlaAAallakum
تَشْكُرُونَtashkuroona
يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُواْلَاتَقۡتُلُواْٱلصَّيۡدَوَأَنتُمۡحُرُمٞۚوَمَنقَتَلَهُۥمِنكُممُّتَعَمِّدٗافَجَزَآءٞمِّثۡلُمَاقَتَلَمِنَٱلنَّعَمِيَحۡكُمُبِهِۦذَوَاعَدۡلٖمِّنكُمۡهَدۡيَۢابَٰلِغَٱلۡكَعۡبَةِأَوۡكَفَّٰرَةٞطَعَامُمَسَٰكِينَأَوۡعَدۡلُذَٰلِكَصِيَامٗالِّيَذُوقَوَبَالَأَمۡرِهِۦۗعَفَاٱللَّهُعَمَّاسَلَفَۚوَمَنۡعَادَفَيَنتَقِمُٱللَّهُمِنۡهُۚوَٱللَّهُعَزِيزٞذُوٱنتِقَامٍ٩٥
Saheeh International

O you who have believed, do not kill game while you are in the state of iḥrām.1 And whoever of you kills it intentionally - the penalty is an equivalent from sacrificial animals to what he killed, as judged by two just men among you as an offering [to Allāh] delivered to the Kaʿbah, or an expiation: the feeding of needy people or the equivalent of that in fasting, that he may taste the consequence of his matter [i.e., deed]. Allāh has pardoned what is past; but whoever returns [to violation], then Allāh will take retribution from him. And Allāh is Exalted in Might and Owner of Retribution.2

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاYaayyuha
ٱلَّذِينَallatheena
ءَامَنُوا۟amanoo
لَاla
تَقْتُلُوا۟taqtuloo
ٱلصَّيْدَalssayda
وَأَنتُمْwaantum
حُرُمٌۭ ۚhurumun
وَمَنwaman
قَتَلَهُۥqatalahu
مِنكُمminkum
مُّتَعَمِّدًۭاmutaAAammidan
فَجَزَآءٌۭfajazaon
مِّثْلُmithlu
مَاma
قَتَلَqatala
مِنَmina
ٱلنَّعَمِalnnaAAami
يَحْكُمُyahkumu
بِهِۦbihi
ذَوَاthawa
عَدْلٍۢAAadlin
مِّنكُمْminkum
هَدْيًۢاhadyan
بَـٰلِغَbaligha
ٱلْكَعْبَةِalkaAAbati
أَوْaw
كَفَّـٰرَةٌۭkaffaratun
طَعَامُtaAAamu
مَسَـٰكِينَmasakeena
أَوْaw
عَدْلُAAadlu
ذَٰلِكَthalika
صِيَامًۭاsiyaman
لِّيَذُوقَliyathooqa
وَبَالَwabala
أَمْرِهِۦ ۗamrihi
عَفَاAAafa
ٱللَّهُAllahu
عَمَّاAAamma
سَلَفَ ۚsalafa
وَمَنْwaman
عَادَAAada
فَيَنتَقِمُfayantaqimu
ٱللَّهُAllahu
مِنْهُ ۗminhu
وَٱللَّهُwaAllahu
عَزِيزٌۭAAazeezun
ذُوthoo
ٱنتِقَامٍintiqamin