Believers are not to take disbelievers for friends instead of believers. Whoever does that has nothing to do with God, unless it is to protect your own selves against them. God warns you to beware of Him. To God is the destiny.
Does the Qur'an permit lying to outsiders?
Key findingsEditorial
One finding for each passage this study carries, in the order the study reads them. Each is the reason that passage was signed into the study, in full and unedited - including, where the renderings disagree, the disagreement.
- 01 3:28 The clause this question is actually argued from, and it is in the study on the Editor's instruction. All five renderings carry both halves in one sentence: do not take those who disbelieve as friends in preference to believers - unless ye fear something from them. Sale has unless ye fear any danger from them; Pickthall has unless it be that ye but guard yourselves against them, taking as it were security; Itani has unless it is to protect your own selves against them. In because a study of this question without this verse would be answering a different question. Divergence band 5 of 5 on the five-based measure, the widest in this set. THIS VERSE IS ALSO CARRIED, with a different reason, by the study Does the Qur'an forbid befriending non-Muslims?
- 02 3:75 The one verse in the candidate set that speaks to the question directly - and it runs against it. It reports people who say they owe no duty to outsiders, and calls that saying a lie against God. All five renderings carry both the claim and the rebuke.
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Two verses, and they pull in opposite directions - which is the finding, not a problem.
3:75 reports some of the People of the Book saying they owe no duty to outsiders - Sale has we are not obliged to observe justice with the heathen, Pickthall we have no duty to the Gentiles, Itani we are under no obligation towards the gentiles - and the verse calls that saying a lie against God, spoken knowingly. Where the candidate set touches the question directly, it condemns the position.
3:28 is the verse the doctrine in the question is actually built on, and all five renderings keep both of its halves in one sentence: do not take those who disbelieve as friends in preference to believers, unless ye fear something from them. The five differ sharply on how wide that exception runs, and they now divide two ways rather than spreading evenly. Three put it as fear: Sale has unless ye fear any danger from them, Rodwell unless indeed ye fear a fear from them, Palmer unless ye fear some danger. Two put it as self-protection without naming fear at all: Pickthall expands it furthest, unless it be that ye but guard yourselves against them, taking (as it were) security, and Itani has unless it is to protect your own selves against them. The fifth rendering does not settle the width of the exception; it makes the split a two-against-three rather than one translator standing apart, and that is a fact about five translators, not about the Arabic.
So the text carries a permission to guard oneself under fear, and a rebuke of the claim that outsiders are owed nothing. How far the first reaches - whether it licenses concealment, and of what - is not settled inside these two verses. That is the interpretation layer, named commentators quoted and disputable, and no has cleared the rights audit. This study shows both verses and stops.
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3:28
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
لَّا يَتَّخِذِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ فِى شَىْءٍ إِلَّآ أَن تَتَّقُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ تُقَىٰةً وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسَهُۥ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
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Easy-read (simplified)laa yattakhidhi l-mu'minoona l-kaafireena awliyaa'a min dooni l-mu'mineena waman yaf'al dhaalika falaysa mina llaahi fee shay'in illaa an tattaqoo minhum tuqaatan wayuhadhdhirukumu llaahu nafsahu wa'ilaa llaahi l-maseer
DIN 31635lā yattaḫiḏi l-muʾminūna l-kāfirīna ʾawliyāʾa min dūni l-muʾminīna waman yafʿal ḏālika falaysa mina llāhi fī šayʾin ʾillā ʾan tattaqū minhum tuqātan wayuḥaḏḏirukumu llāhu nafsahu waʾilā llāhi l-maṣīru
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The translators word this verse differently
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Let not the believers take disbelievers for their friends in preference to believers. Whoso doeth that hath no connection with Allah unless (it be) that ye but guard yourselves against them, taking (as it were) security. Allah biddeth you beware (only) of Himself. Unto Allah is the journeying
Those who believe shall not take misbelievers for their patrons, rather than believers, and he who does this has no part with God at all, unless, indeed, ye fear some danger from them. But God bids you beware of Himself, for unto Him your journey is
Let not believers take infidels for their friends rather than believers: whoso shall do this hath nothing to hope from God - unless, indeed, ye fear a fear from them: But God would have you beware of Himself; for to God ye return
Let not the faithful take the infidels for their protectors, rather than the faithful: He who doth this, shall not be protected of God at all; unless ye fear any danger from them: But God warneth you to beware of himself; for unto God must ye return
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- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Other languages (18)
Besimtarët të mos i marrin për miq jobesimtarët në vend të besimtarëve, sepse kush vepron kështu, nuk ka çfarë të shpresojë tek Allahu, përveç atyre që e bëjnë këtë për t'u ruajtur prej sherrit të tyre. Allahu ju paralajmëron që të ruheni nga Ai, sepse tek Allahu është kthimi.
Neka vjernici za prisne prijatelje i zaštitnike ne uzimaju nevjernike mimo vjernika, a ko to čini, s Allahom nema ništa! Učinite to samo ako se time od njih štitite! Allah vas na Sebe upozorava, a kod Allaha je konačno odredište.
Neka vjernici za prisne prijatelje i zaštitnike ne uzimaju nevjernike mimo vjernika, a tko to čini, s Allahom nema ništa! Učinite to samo ako se time od njih štitite! Allah vas na Sebe upozorava, a kod Allaha je konačno odredište.
Wata juul6e 6e njogitor heeferɓe ɓe yiɗaaɓe ɓe ngacca gomɗimɓe ɓe. Kalo mbo waɗii ɗuum, o laataaki jeyaaɗo e diine Alla he hay e huunde, si wanaa nde kulaton e maɓɓe bone. Alla homba on Reentina Hoore-Mun. Ko faade to Alla woni ruttorde nden.
არ აიყვანონ მეგობრებად მორწმუნეებმა ურწმუნონი მორწმუნეთა მაგივრად; და ვინც ამას იქმს, ალლაჰთან საერთო აღარაფერი ექნება. გამონაკლისია, თუ მათი მხრიდან რაიმე საფრთხეს გრძნობთ. და ალლაჰი გაფრთხილებთ, და მხოლოდ ალლაჰთანაა დაბრუნება.
Die Gläubigen sollen nicht die Ungläubigen anstatt der Gläubigen zu Schutzherren nehmen. Wer das nun tut, hat überhaupt nichts mit Allah (gemeinsam), es sei denn, dass ihr euch (dadurch mit der Zunge) vor ihnen schützt. Und Allah mahnt euch zur Vorsicht vor Sich selbst. Und zu Allah ist die Rückkehr.
Δεν πρέπει οι πιστοί να πάρουν τους άπιστους ως συμμάχους (υποστηρικτές και κηδεμόνες) αντί των πιστών. Και όποιος το κάνει αυτό, δεν έχει καμία σύνδεση με τον Αλλάχ, εκτός εάν (είστε αδύναμοι, υπό την κυριαρχία τους και φοβούμενοι να σας σκοτώσουν, τότε δεν υπάρχει κάτι το μεμπτό το να το κάνετε) για να αποφύγετε το κακό τους μόνο με τη γλώσσα σας (ενώ η καρδιά σας γεμάτη με την πίστη). Και ο Αλλάχ σάς προειδοποιεί για τον Εαυτό Του (και την τιμωρία Του), και στον Αλλάχ βρίσκεται ο τελικός προορισμός.
ईमान वालों को चाहिए कि वे मोमिनों को छोड़कर काफ़िरों को मित्र न बनाएँ और जो ऐसा करेगा, उसका अल्लाह से कोई संबंध नहीं। परंतु यह कि तुम उनसे अपना बचाव[13] करो, और अल्लाह तुम्हें अपने आपसे डराता है और अल्लाह ही की ओर लौटकर जाना है।
I credenti non prendano i miscredenti come alleati invece dei fedeli. E chi fa ciò non avrà nulla a che fare con Allāh, a meno che non prendiate nei loro confronti delle precauzioni. E Allāh vi mette in guardia da Sé stesso, e il ritorno sarà ad Allāh.
28. Lai tikintieji neima netikinčiųjų kaip Aulija (rėmėjų, padėjėjų) vietoj tikinčiųjų. Ir tas, kas taip daro, neturės Allaho pagalbos jokiu būdu. Išskyrus tada, kai jūs iš tiesų bijote jų keliamo pavojaus. Ir Allahas įspėja jus apie Save (Savo bausmę) ir pas Allahą paskutinis sugrįžimas.
Mu’uminoonni mu’uminoota malee kaafiroota jaalallee hin godhatin. namni kana dalage, (diinii) Rabbii irraa homaa keessa hin jiru, Yoo eeggannaa wahii isaan irraa eeggachuuf ta’e malee, Rabbiin nafsii Isaa isin sodaachisa. Deebiin garuma Rabbiiti. [7]
Пусть верующие не берут отвергших веру покровителями вместо верующих. А кто поступит так, тот не имеет ничего общего с Аллахом, если только вы не опасаетесь от них вреда. Аллах предостерегает вас от Самого Себя, и к Аллаху — конечный исход.
Нека верници за присне пријатеље и заштитнике не узимају невернике мимо верника, а ко то чини, са Аллахом нема ништа! Учините то само ако се тиме од њих штитите! Аллах вас на Себе упозорава, а код Аллаха је коначно одредиште.
Waumini wasiwafanye makafiri kuwa marafiki wa kuwasaidia badala ya Waumini. Na mwenye kufanya hilo, basi hatakuwa na chochote mbele ya Mwenyezi Mungu. Isipokuwa ikiwa kwa ajili ya kujilinda na shari zao. Na Mwenyezi Mungu anawahadharisha naye mwenyewe. Na marejeo ni kwa Mwenyezi Mungu.
De troende får inte ta de otrogna till bundsförvanter i stället för de troende, och den som gör det har inget band kvar till Gud. Det gäller dock inte ifall ni skulle frukta något från dem [och måste visa yttre försiktighet]. Och Gud varnar er för sig själv. Gud är slutmålet för allas färd.
Müminler, Müminleri bırakıp kâfirleri veli/dost edinmesinler. Kim böyle yaparsa Allah ile ilişiğini kesmiş olur. Ancak onlardan (gelebilecek tehlikeden) korunmanız başkadır. Allah, asıl sizi kendisi hakkında korkutup uyarmaktadır. Dönüş Allah’adır.
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قُلِ ٱللَّهُمَّ مَٰلِكَ ٱلْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِى ٱلْمُلْكَ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتَنزِعُ ٱلْمُلْكَ مِمَّن تَشَآءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَآءُ بِيَدِكَ ٱلْخَيْرُ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)quli llaahumma maalika l-mulki tu'tee l-mulka man tashaa'u watanzi'u l-mulka mimman tashaa'u watu'izzu man tashaa'u watudhillu man tashaa'u biyadika l-khayru innaka 'alaa kulli shay'in qadeer
DIN 31635quli llāhumma mālika l-mulki tuʾtī l-mulka man tašāʾu watanziʿu l-mulka mimman tašāʾu watuʿizzu man tašāʾu watuḏillu man tašāʾu biyadika l-ḫayru ʾinnaka ʿalā kulli šayʾin qadīrun
The translators word this verse differently
Say, "O God, Owner of Sovereignty. You grant sovereignty to whom You will, and You strip sovereignty from whom you will. You honor whom you will, and You humiliate whom you will. In Your hand is all goodness. You are Capable of all things."
Say: O Allah! Owner of Sovereignty! Thou givest sovereignty unto whom Thou wilt, and Thou withdrawest sovereignty from whom Thou wilt. Thou exaltest whom Thou wilt, and Thou abasest whom Thou wilt. In Thy hand is the good. Lo! Thou art Able to do all things
Say, 'O God, Lord of the kingdom! Thou givest the kingdom to whomsoever Thou pleasest, and strippest the kingdom from whomsoever Thou pleasest; Thou honourest whom Thou pleasest, and abasest whom Thou pleasest; in Thy hand is good. Verily, Thou art mighty over all
SAY: O God, possessor of all power, thou givest power to whom thou wilt, and from whom thou wilt, thou takest it away! Thou raisest up whom thou wilt, and whom thou wilt thou dost abase! In thy hand is good; for thou art over all things potent
Say, O God, who possessest the kingdom; thou givest the kingdom unto whom thou wilt, and thou takest away the kingdom from whom thou wilt: Thou exaltest whom thou wilt, and thou humblest whom thou wilt: In thy had is good, for thou art almighty
تُولِجُ ٱلَّيْلَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَتُولِجُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فِى ٱلَّيْلِ وَتُخْرِجُ ٱلْحَىَّ مِنَ ٱلْمَيِّتِ وَتُخْرِجُ ٱلْمَيِّتَ مِنَ ٱلْحَىِّ وَتَرْزُقُ مَن تَشَآءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)tooliju llayla fee n-nahaari watooliju n-nahaara fee llayli watukhriju l-hayya mina l-mayyiti watukhriju l-mayyita mina l-hayyi watarzuqu man tashaa'u bighayri hisaab
DIN 31635tūliǧu llayla fī n-nahāri watūliǧu n-nahāra fī llayli watuḫriǧu l-ḥayya mina l-mayyiti watuḫriǧu l-mayyita mina l-ḥayyi watarzuqu man tašāʾu biġayri ḥisābin
"You merge the night into the day, and You merge the day into the night; and you bring the living out of the dead, and You bring the dead out of the living; and You provide for whom you will without measure."
Thou causest the night to pass into the day, and Thou causest the day to pass into the night. And Thou bringest forth the living from the dead, and Thou bringest forth the dead from the living. And Thou givest sustenance to whom Thou choosest, without stint
Thou dost turn night to day, and dost turn day to night, and dost bring forth the living from the dead, and dost provide for whom Thou pleasest without taking count
Thou causest the night to pass into the day, and thou causest the day to pass into the night. Thou bringest the living out of the dead, and thou bringest the dead out of the living; and thou givest sustenance to whom thou wilt, without measure
Thou makest the night to succeed the day: Thou bringest forth the living out of the dead, and thou bringest forth the dead out of the living; and providest food for whom thou wilt without measure
3:28 — the verse above
قُلْ إِن تُخْفُوا۟ مَا فِى صُدُورِكُمْ أَوْ تُبْدُوهُ يَعْلَمْهُ ٱللَّهُ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)qul in tukhfoo maa fee sudoorikum aw tubdoohu ya'lamhu llaahu waya'lamu maa fee s-samaawaati wamaa fee l-'ardi wallaahu 'alaa kulli shay'in qadeer
DIN 31635qul ʾin tuḫfū mā fī ṣudūrikum ʾaw tubdūhu yaʿlamhu llāhu wayaʿlamu mā fī s-samāwāti wamā fī l-ʾarḍi wallāhu ʿalā kulli šayʾin qadīrun
Say, "Whether you conceal what is in your hearts, or disclose it, God knows it." He knows everything in the heavens and the earth. God is Powerful over everything.
Say, (O Muhammad): Whether ye hide that which is in your breasts or reveal it, Allah knoweth it. He knoweth that which is in the heavens and that which is in the earth, and Allah is Able to do all things
Say, 'If ye hide that which is in your breasts, or if ye show it, God knows it: He knows what is in the heavens and what is in the earth, for God is mighty over all
SAY: Whether ye hide what is in your breasts, or whether ye publish it abroad, God knoweth it: He knoweth what is in the heavens and what is in the earth; and over all things is God potent
Say, whether ye conceal that which is in your breasts, or whether ye declare it, God knoweth it; for he knoweth whatever is in heaven, and whatever is on earth: God is almighty
يَوْمَ تَجِدُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا عَمِلَتْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ مُّحْضَرًا وَمَا عَمِلَتْ مِن سُوٓءٍ تَوَدُّ لَوْ أَنَّ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَهُۥٓ أَمَدًۢا بَعِيدًا وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسَهُۥ وَٱللَّهُ رَءُوفٌۢ بِٱلْعِبَادِ
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Easy-read (simplified)yawma tajidu kullu nafsin maa 'amilat min khayrin muhdaran wamaa 'amilat min soo'in tawaddu law anna baynahaa wabaynahu amadan ba'eedan wayuhadhdhirukumu llaahu nafsahu wallaahu ra'oofun bil-'ibaad
DIN 31635yawma taǧidu kullu nafsin mā ʿamilat min ḫayrin muḥḍaran wamā ʿamilat min sūʾin tawaddu law ʾanna baynahā wabaynahu ʾamadan baʿīdan wayuḥaḏḏirukumu llāhu nafsahu wallāhu raʾūfun bil-ʿibādi
On the Day when every soul finds all the good it has done presented. And as for the evil it has done, it will wish there were a great distance between them. God cautions you of Himself. God is Kind towards the servants.
On the Day when every soul will find itself confronted with all that it hath done of good and all that it hath done of evil (every soul) will long that there might be a mighty space of distance between it and that (evil). Allah biddeth you beware of Him. And Allah is Full of Pity for (His) bondmen
The day that every soul shall find what it has done of good present before it; and what it has done of evil, it would fain that there were between itself and that a wide interval. 'God bids you beware of Himself, but God is gentle with His servants
On that day shall every soul find present to it, whatever it hath wrought of good: and as to what it hath wrought of evil, it will wish that wide were the space between itself and it! But God would have you beware of Himself; for God is kind to His servants
On the last day every soul shall find the good which it hath wrought, present; and the evil which it hath wrought, it shall wish that between it self and that were a wide distance: But God warneth you to beware of himself; for God is gracious unto his servants
3:75
Why this passage is in the study finding 02
وَمِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مَنْ إِن تَأْمَنْهُ بِقِنطَارٍ يُؤَدِّهِۦٓ إِلَيْكَ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ إِن تَأْمَنْهُ بِدِينَارٍ لَّا يُؤَدِّهِۦٓ إِلَيْكَ إِلَّا مَا دُمْتَ عَلَيْهِ قَآئِمًا ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا۟ لَيْسَ عَلَيْنَا فِى ٱلْأُمِّيِّـۧنَ سَبِيلٌ وَيَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wamin ahli l-kitaabi man in ta'manhu biqintaarin yu'addihi ilayka waminhum man in ta'manhu bideenaarin laa yu'addihi ilayka illaa maa dumta 'alayhi qaa'iman dhaalika bi'annahum qaaloo laysa 'alaynaa fee l-'ummiyyeena sabeelun wayaqooloona 'alaa llaahi l-kadhiba wahum ya'lamoon
DIN 31635wamin ʾahli l-kitābi man ʾin taʾmanhu biqinṭārin yuʾaddihi ʾilayka waminhum man ʾin taʾmanhu bidīnārin lā yuʾaddihi ʾilayka ʾillā mā dumta ʿalayhi qāʾiman ḏālika biʾannahum qālū laysa ʿalaynā fī l-ʾummiyyīna sabīlun wayaqūlūna ʿalā llāhi l-kaḏiba wahum yaʿlamūna
Among the People of the Book is he, who, if you entrust him with a heap of gold, he will give it back to you. And among them is he, who, if you entrust him with a single coin, he will not give it back to you, unless you keep after him. That is because they say, "We are under no obligation towards the gentiles." They tell lies about God, and they know it.
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Among the People of the Scripture there is he who, if thou trust him with a weight of treasure, will return it to thee. And among them there is he who, if thou trust him with a piece of gold, will not return it to thee unless thou keep standing over him. That is because they say: We have no duty to the Gentiles. They speak a lie concerning Allah knowingly
And of the people of the Book, there are some of them who, if thou entrust them with a talent give it back to you; and some of them, if thou entrust them with a dinar, he will not give it back to thee except so long as thou dost stand over him. That is because they say, We owe no duty to the Gentiles;' but they tell a lie against God, the while they know
Among the people of the Book are some, to one of whom if thou entrust a thousand dinars, he will restore them to thee: And there is of them to whom if thou entrust a dinar, he will not restore it to thee, unless thou be ever instant with him. This - because they say, "We are not bound to keep faith with the ignorant (Pagan) folk, and they utter a lie against God, and know they do so
There is of those who have received the scriptures, unto whom if thou trust a talent, he will restore it unto thee; and there is also of them, unto whom is thou trust a dinar, he will not restore it unto thee, unless thou stand over him continually with great urgency. This they do because they say, we are not obliged to observe justice with the heathen: But they utter a lie against God, knowingly
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Nga ithtarët e Librit ka të atillë që, edhe nëse u beson një sasi të madhe ari, ta kthejnë, por ka edhe të atillë që, nëse u beson qoftë dhe një dinar, nuk ta kthejnë, përveç nëse u rri te koka. Kjo, se ata thonë: "Ne nuk kemi ndonjë detyrim ndaj analfabetëve (arabëve)." Ata thonë gënjeshtra për Allahun, duke e ditur (se janë duke gënjyer).
আর আহলে কিতাবের মধ্যে এমন লোকও আছে, যদি তার নিকট আপনি অঢেল সম্পদ আমানত রাখেন; তবুও সে তা আপনাকে চাওয়ামাত্রই ফেরত দিবে এবং তাদের মধ্যে এমন ব্যক্তিও আছে, যদি আপনি তার নিকট এক দীনারও আমানত রাখেন, তবে সর্বোচ্চ তাগাদা ছাড়া সে তা আপনাকে ফেরত দিবে না। এটি এ কারণে যে, তারা বলে, ‘উম্মীদের(৪৪) (সম্পদ ভোগ করার) ব্যাপারে আমাদের ওপর কোন পাপ নেই।’(৪৫) আর তারা জেনে-শুনে আল্লাহর প্রতি মিথ্যা বলে।
Ima onih kojima je data Knjiga koji će ti vratiti ako im povjeriš tovar blaga, a ima ih koji ti neće vratiti ako im povjeriš i samo jedan dinar, osim ako ga od njih ne budeš stalno potraživao. To je zato jer oni govore: "Nama nije grijeh što učinimo nepismenima", i o Allahu govore laži, a znaju istinu.
Ima onih kojima je data Knjiga koji će ti vratiti ako im povjeriš tovar blaga, a ima ih koji ti neće vratiti ako im povjeriš i samo jedan dinar, osim ako ga od njih ne budeš stalno potraživao. To je zato jer oni govore: "Nama nije grijeh što učinimo nepismenima", i o Allahu govore laži, a znaju istinu.
No e yimɓe Defte ɓen, on mo kalfiŋtaa jawdi wonayndi KINTAAR, on jonnite ndi; hino e maɓɓe kadi, on mo kalfiŋtaa "diinaaru", on jonnitataa ma ndu si wanaa a darani mo daŋkaranni-ɗaa. Ɗum non, ko tawde kamɓe ɓe wi'i: "Laatanaaki men e humammbinneeɓe ɓen laawol"; hiɓe taƴa penaale huma e Alla hara kamɓe heɓe nganndi.
۞ და წიგნის ხალხში (კერძოდ იუდეველთა შორის) არის ისეთი, რომ თუ მას ყინტარს (დიდ ოდენობას ქონებას) მიანდობ, დაგიბრუნებს მას; მაგრამ მათ შორის არის ისეთიც, რომ თუ მხოლოდ ერთ დინარს მიანდობ, არ დაგიბრუნებს, სანამ მასზე მუდმივად არ იდგები (და არ მოითხოვ). ეს იმიტომაა, რომ ისინი ამბობდნენ: «არ გვაქვს ჩვენ გზა უბრალოებზე (არაბებზე) (ეს ჩვენთვის არ არის დანაშაული და ამისთვის არ დავსჯილვართ)». და ისინი (იუდეველები) ალლაჰზე სიცრუეს იგონებენ, მაშინ როცა იციან.
Und unter den Leuten der Schrift gibt es manch einen, der, wenn du ihm einen Qintar (damit ist großes Vermögen gemeint) anvertraust, ihn dir (wieder) aushändigt. Und es gibt unter ihnen aber auch manch einen, der, wenn du ihm (nur) einen Dinar anvertraust, ihn dir nicht (wieder) aushändigt, es sei denn, du bist ständig hinter ihm her. Dies, weil sie sagen: „Gegen uns kann man der Schriftunkundigen wegen nicht vorgehen.“ Und sie sprechen (damit) wissentlich eine Lüge gegen Allah aus.
Και ανάμεσα στο λαό του Βιβλίου (από τους Εβραίους) είναι αυτός που, αν του εμπιστευτείς ένα μεγάλο ποσό πλούτου, θα το επιστρέψει σ' εσένα. Και ανάμεσά τους είναι αυτός που, εάν του εμπιστευτείς ένα δηνάριο, δεν θα σου το επιστρέψει εκτός να παραμείνεις συνεχώς πάνω του απαιτώντας το. Αυτό επειδή λένε: «Δεν υπάρχει καμία αμαρτία σ’ εμάς σχετικά με τους αναλφάβητους (Άραβες, αφού ο Αλλάχ μάς επέτρεψε να καταπιούμε τα χρήματα όποιων δεν ακολουθούν τη θρησκεία μας).» Και λένε για τον Αλλάχ ψέματα (αποδίδοντας σ’ Αυτόν λόγια που δεν τα είπε), ενώ γνωρίζουν (ότι ψεύδονται).
तथा किताब वालों में से कोई तो ऐसा है कि यदि तुम उसके पास ढेर सारा धन अमानत रख दो, तो वह तुम्हें उसे लौटा देगा तथा उनमें से कोई ऐसा है कि यदि तुम उसके पास एक दीनार[37] अमानत रखो, वह उसे तुम्हें अदा नहीं करेगा जब तक तुम उसके सिर पर खड़े न रहो। यह इसलिए कि उन्होंने कहा कि हमपर उन उम्मियों (अनपढ़ों) के बारे में (पकड़ का) कोई रास्ता[38] नहीं तथा वे अल्लाह पर झूठ बोलते हैं, हालाँकि वे जानते हैं।
E tra la gente del Libro c’è chi, se gli affidi un quintale, te lo restituisce, e c’è tra loro chi, se gli affidi un solo «dinaro», non te lo restituisce, a meno che tu non gli stia dietro; ciò perché dissero: «Non abbiamo nessun obbligo verso gli arabi” (Al-Ummiyn), ma dicono su Allāh menzogne, con consapevolezza.
75. Tarp Rašto žmonių (judėjų ir krikščionių) yra toks, kuriam patikėjus kintarą (didelę sumą turto ir t. t.), jis noriai tai grąžins. Ir tarp jų yra toks, kuriam patikėjus vieną sidabrinę monetą, jis negrąžins jos, nebent jūs nuolat reikalausite, nes jie sako: „Nėra mums kaltės išduoti ir pasisavinti neraštingųjų (arabų) turtą.“ Bet jie meluoja priešais Allahą, nors jie tai žino.
Warra kitaabaa irraa nama yoo ati qabeenya guddaan isa amante isa siif deebisutu jira. Isaan irraa nama yoo diinaaraan isa amante yoo ati galgachuuf irra dhaabbatte malee (irra deddeebitee isarraa barbaadde malee) siif hin deebifnetu jira. Kun waan isaan “wallaaltota (qabeenya isaanii nyaachuu) keessatti badiin nurra hin jiru” jedhaniifi. odoo beekanuu Rabbi irratti kijiba odeessan. [17]
Среди людей Писания есть такой, которому, если доверишь кантар, он вернёт его тебе. Но есть среди них и такой, которому, если доверишь динар, он не вернёт его тебе, пока ты не будешь стоять у него над душой. Это потому, что они сказали: «Нет против нас в отношении безграмотных никакого пути[27]». Они наговаривают на Аллаха ложь, зная это.
Има оних којима је дата Књига који ће да ти врате ако им повериш товар блага, а има их који неће да ти врате ако им повериш и само један динар, осим ако га од њих не будеш стално потраживао. То је зато јер они говоре: „Нама није грех у ономе што учинимо неписменима“, и о Аллаху говоре лажи, а знају истину.
Na miongoni mwa Watu wa Kitabu yupo ambaye ukimpa amana ya mrundo wa mali, atakurudishia. Na miongoni mwao yupo ambaye ukimpa amana ya dinari moja, hakurudishii isipokuwa ukimsimamia kumdai. Haya ni kwa kuwa walisema: 'Hatuna lawama kwa sababu ya hawa wasiojua kusoma na kuandika.' Na wanasema uongo juu ya Mwenyezi Mungu hali ya kuwa wanajua.
Bland skriftens folk finns de som, om du anförtror dem med en stor förmögenhet, återlämnar den till dig. Och bland dem finns de som, om du anförtror dem en enda dinar, inte återlämnar den om du inte ständigt påminner dem. Detta därför att de säger: ”Vi begår inget fel gentemot de olärda.” De yttrar lögner om Gud, trots att de vet.
Kitap ehlinden öylesi vardır ki, ona yüklerle mal emanet etsen, onu sana (eksiksiz) iade eder. Fakat onlardan öylesi de vardır ki, ona bir dinar emanet etsen, tepesine dikilip durmadıkça onu sana iade etmez. Bu da onların, “Ümmîlere karşı (yaptıklarımızdan) bize vebal yoktur” demelerinden dolayıdır. Onlar, bile bile Allah’a karşı yalan söylerler.
بعض اہل کتاب تو ایسے ہیں کہ اگر انہیں تو خزانے کا امین بنا دے تو بھی وه تجھے واپس کر دیں اور ان میں سے بعض ایسے بھی ہیں کہ اگر تو انہیں ایک دینار بھی امانت دے تو تجھے ادا نہ کریں۔ ہاں یہ اوربات ہے کہ تو اس کے سر پر ہی کھڑا رہے، یہ اس لئے کہ انہوں نے کہہ رکھا ہے کہ ہم پر ان جاہلوں (غیر یہودی) کے حق کاکوئی گناه نہیں، یہ لوگ باوجود جاننے کے اللہ تعالیٰ پر جھوٹ کہتے ہیں۔[1]
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وَلَا تُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِمَن تَبِعَ دِينَكُمْ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْهُدَىٰ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ أَن يُؤْتَىٰٓ أَحَدٌ مِّثْلَ مَآ أُوتِيتُمْ أَوْ يُحَآجُّوكُمْ عِندَ رَبِّكُمْ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْفَضْلَ بِيَدِ ٱللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)walaa tu'minoo illaa liman tabi'a deenakum qul inna l-hudaa hudaa llaahi an yu'taa ahadun mithla maa ooteetum aw yuhaajjookum 'inda rabbikum qul inna l-fadla biyadi llaahi yu'teehi man yashaa'u wallaahu waasi'un 'aleem
DIN 31635walā tuʾminū ʾillā liman tabiʿa dīnakum qul ʾinna l-hudā hudā llāhi ʾan yuʾtā ʾaḥadun miṯla mā ʾūtītum ʾaw yuḥāǧǧūkum ʿinda rabbikum qul ʾinna l-faḍla biyadi llāhi yuʾtīhi man yašāʾu wallāhu wāsiʿun ʿalīmun
And trust none except those who follow your religion." Say, "Guidance is God's guidance. If someone is given the like of what you were given, or they argue with you before your Lord, say, "All grace is in God's hand; He gives it to whomever He wills." God is Bounteous and Knowing.
And believe not save in one who followeth your religion - Say (O Muhammad): Lo! the guidance is Allah's Guidance - that anyone is given the like of that which was given unto you or that they may argue with you in the presence of their Lord. Say (O Muhammad): Lo! the bounty is in Allah's hand. He bestoweth it on whom He will. Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing
do not believe save one who followeth your religion.' Say, 'Verily, the (true) guidance is the guidance of God, that one should be given like what ye are given.' Or would they dispute with you before your Lord, say, 'Grace is in the hand of God, He gives it to whom he pleases, for God both comprehends and knows
And believe in those only who follow your Religion." SAY: True guidance is guidance from God - that to others may be imparted the like of what hath been imparted to you. Will they wrangle then with you in the presence of their Lord? SAY: Plenteous gifts are in the hands of God: He imparteth them unto whom He will, and God is Bounteous, Wise
And believe him only who followeth your religion. Say, verily the true direction is the direction of God, that there may be given unto some other a revelation like unto what hath been given unto you. Will they dispute with you before your Lord? Say, surely excellence is in the hand of God, he giveth it unto whom he pleaseth; God is bounteous and wise
يَخْتَصُّ بِرَحْمَتِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو ٱلْفَضْلِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
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Easy-read (simplified)yakhtassu birahmatihi man yashaa'u wallaahu dhoo l-fadli l-'azeem
DIN 31635yaḫtaṣṣu biraḥmatihi man yašāʾu wallāhu ḏū l-faḍli l-ʿaẓīmi
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He specifies His mercy for whomever He wills. God is Possessor of Sublime Grace.
He selecteth for His mercy whom He will. Allah is of Infinite Bounty
He specially favours with his mercy whom he pleases, for God is Lord of mighty grace
He will vouchsafe His mercy to whom He will, for God is of great bounteousness
He will confer peculiar mercy on whom he pleaseth; for God is indued with great beneficence
3:75 — the verse above
بَلَىٰ مَنْ أَوْفَىٰ بِعَهْدِهِۦ وَٱتَّقَىٰ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)balaa man awfaa bi'ahdihi waattaqaa fa'inna llaaha yuhibbu l-muttaqeen
DIN 31635balā man ʾawfā biʿahdihi wāttaqā faʾinna llāha yuḥibbu l-muttaqīna
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Indeed, whoever fulfills his commitments and maintains piety-God loves the pious.
Nay, but (the chosen of Allah is) he who fulfilleth his pledge and wardeth off (evil); for lo! Allah loveth those who ward off (evil)
Yea, whoso fulfils his covenant and fears,- verily, God loves those who fear
But whoso is true to his engagement, and feareth God, - verily God loveth those that fear Him
Yea; whoso keepeth his covenant, and feareth God, God surely loveth those who fear him
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ ٱللَّهِ وَأَيْمَٰنِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَا خَلَٰقَ لَهُمْ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَلَا يُكَلِّمُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَا يَنظُرُ إِلَيْهِمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَلَا يُزَكِّيهِمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)inna lladheena yashtaroona bi'ahdi llaahi wa'aymaanihim thamanan qaleelan oolaa'ika laa khalaaqa lahum fee l-'aakhirati walaa yukallimuhumu llaahu walaa yanzuru ilayhim yawma l-qiyaamati walaa yuzakkeehim walahum 'adhaabun aleem
DIN 31635ʾinna llaḏīna yaštarūna biʿahdi llāhi waʾaymānihim ṯamanan qalīlan ʾūlāʾika lā ḫalāqa lahum fī l-ʾāḫirati walā yukallimuhumu llāhu walā yanẓuru ʾilayhim yawma l-qiyāmati walā yuzakkīhim walahum ʿaḏābun ʾalīmun
Those who exchange the covenant of God, and their vows, for a small price, will have no share in the Hereafter, and God will not speak to them, nor will He look at them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them. They will have a painful punishment.
Lo! those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's covenant and their oaths, they have no portion in the Hereafter. Allah will neither speak to them nor look upon them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He make them grow. Theirs will be a painful doom
Those who sell God's covenant and their oaths for a little price, these have no portion in the future life. God will not speak to them, and will not look upon them on the resurrection day, and will not purify them; but for them is grievous woe
Verily they who barter their engagement with God, and their oaths, for some paltry price - These! no portion for them in the world to come! and God will not speak to them, and will not look on them, on the day of resurrection, and will not assoil them! for them, a grievous chastisement
But they who make merchandize of God's covenant, and of their oaths, for a small price, shall have no portion in the next life, neither shall God speak to them or regard them on the day of resurrection, nor shall he cleanse them; but they shall suffer a grievous punishment
What this study rests on, and what it refusessigned with it5 of the 6 paragraphs signed with this study; the paragraph naming what it does not answer is at the top of the page
The selection above and this account of it are part of what was signed. Where the renderings disagree it says so; where the question runs past what has cleared the rights audit it says that too.
Read across all five cleared translations - Sale 1734, Rodwell 1861, Palmer 1880, Pickthall 1930, Itani 2012 - of 3:28, 3:75, in full, and nothing else. This study consults no , no , no occasion of revelation and no biography, because none is yet available in an edition whose usage rights can be verified.
RE-DERIVED OVER FIVE ON 2026-09-08, superseding the version signed 2026-09-05 over four. Itani 2012 cleared on 2026-09-07, after that signing, and this study has now been read against him at every anchor. He enters as a fifth voice and is not promoted to the reading that settles how wide the exception runs. What changed: 3:28's exception was described as a four-way spread with Pickthall furthest out; over five it divides two ways, three renderings putting it as fear and two as self-protection, with Itani standing beside Pickthall rather than alone; 3:75 gains Itani's wording; and the divergence figures below are restated on the five-based measure, where 3:28 moves up a band. What did not change: the verse set, the reasons per verse, and the refusal to settle how far the permission reaches.
How this set was arrived at. Candidates came from a conjunctive word search over the cleared renderings, returned in mushaf order with no relevance ordering, and verses matched in all of them were carried forward. Verses that matched the search on wording alone were proposed for removal and confirmed out: 3:61 - Matched on lie. It is the mutual-imprecation passage, calling God's curse on whoever lies in a dispute - not a permission to lie.; 3:196 - Matched on deceive. It tells the Prophet not to be deceived by the prosperity of those who disbelieve.; 5:103 - Matched on lie. It is about inventing categories of livestock and attributing them to God.; 6:21 - Matched on lie. It condemns forging a lie against God - the opposite of the permission the question asks about.; 6:24 - Matched on lie. It describes people lying against themselves at the judgment. Of the candidates the search returned, one bears on the question and argues against it. 3:28, the clause the doctrine in this question is actually built on, was added on the Editor's instruction; it is also carried, with a different reason, by the study Does the Qur'an forbid befriending non-Muslims?, and nothing was moved out of that study to place it here. The re-check over five translations added and removed no verse. Why each verse is in the study is stated per verse in the selection, and is signed with this prose.
PROBE VOCABULARY OF THIS RE-DERIVATION, RECORDED SO IT CAN BE RE-RUN. The version signed when four translations were cleared named its confirmed-out matches but not its probe terms; this re-check over five translations records them and their results. Run 2026-09-08 over all five cleared renderings, conjunctive, mushaf order: ["lie"] - 162 verses, reaching 3:75; ["deceive"] - 14, reaching neither anchor; ["gentiles"] - 3, reaching 3:75; ["heathen"] - 1, reaching 3:75. Union 178 verses, of which 177 are not anchors of this study and none was taken: 3:28 is in the study on the Editor's instruction and was never a search result, and the rest were confirmed out by the Editor. Recorded because it bears on the prose: "gentiles" now reaches 3:75 in Pickthall AND Itani where it reached Pickthall alone over four, and "heathen" returns exactly one verse in the whole corpus, 3:75, in Sale alone.
Where the renderings part company, named rather than resolved. Across this set the derived divergence measure, recomputed over five renderings on 2026-09-07, runs from band 3 at 3:75 (0.59), where the five stand closest, to band 5 at 3:28 (0.68), where they stand furthest apart. The version signed when four translations were cleared gave band 3 at 3:75 (0.58) and band 4 at 3:28 (0.65): 3:28 has moved up a band on the five-based measure, so the verse this study turns on is now among the most divided in the corpus. The study names the differences it turns on and does not choose between them.
Sources & method
Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
Editorial status
- Editorial status
- Editorially prepared · not independently reviewed — signed by the AALAMIN Editor; no external scholarly review
- Theme
- Discovery
- Review status
- Published
- 5 September 2026
- Updated
- 30 September 2026
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