Surah 5. Al-Maida, Ayah 96
| أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ صَيْدُ الْبَحْرِ وَطَعَامُهُ مَتَاعًا لَكُمْ وَلِلسَّيَّارَةِ ۖ وَحُرِّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ صَيْدُ الْبَرِّ مَا دُمْتُمْ حُرُمًا ۗ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ الَّذِي إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ |
| Transliteration | : | laysa calaa 'alladhena 'aamano wa- camilo as.- s.aalih.aat junaah. fe maa t.acimo 'idhaa-maa ittaqaw wa- 'aamano wa- camilo as.- s.aalih.aat thumma ittaqaw wa- 'aamano thumma ittaqaw wa- ah.sano wa- 'allaah yuh.ibb al- muh.sinen |
| Pickthall | : | To hunt and to eat the fish of the sea is made lawful for you, a provision for you and for seafarers; but to hunt on land is forbidden you so long as ye are on the pilgrimage. Be mindful of your duty to Allah, unto Whom ye will be gathered. |
| Asad | : | Lawful to you is all water-game, and what the sea brings forth,115 as a provision for you [who are settled] as well as for travellers, although you are forbidden to hunt on land while you are in the state of pilgrimage.116 And be conscious of God, unto whom you shall be gathered. |
| Malik | : | Game of the sea and its use as food is lawful for you and the seafarers, but the game of the land is forbidden as long as you are in Ihram (pilgrim garb). Have fear of Allah to whom you shall all be assembled. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Lawful to you is the pursuit of water-game and its use for food for the benefit of yourselves and those who travel; but forbidden is the pursuit of land-game: as long as ye are in the Sacred Precincts or in pilgrim garb. And fear Allah to whom ye shall be gathered back. 802 |
Note - 115Lit., "the game of the sea and its food". Since the term
bahr denotes any large accumulation of water, the
classical commentators and jurists agree in that the
above ordinance comprises all water-game, whether derived
from seas, rivers, lakes or ponds (Tabari). The pronoun
in ta'amuhu (lit., "its food") relates to the word bahr,
and thus indicates the fish and other marine animals
which may have been cast forth by the waves onto the
shore (Tabari, Razi). Zamakhshari, however, regards the
pronoun as relating to the object of the game (sayd) as
such, and, consequently, understands the phrase as
meaning "the eating thereof". Either of these two
readings is agreeable with the text inasmuch as the above
verse lays down that all kinds of water-game are lawful
to a believer - even if he is in the state of pilgrimage
- whereas hunting on land (sayd al-barr) is forbidden to
the pilgrim.
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Note - 116According to Al-Hasan al-Basri (as quoted by Tabari), the
"travellers" are, in this context, synonymous with
"pilgrims": in other words, water-game of all
descriptions is lawful to the believers irrespective of
whether they are on pilgrimage or not.
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Note - 802Water-game: i.e., game found in water, e.g., fish, etc.
"Water" includes sea, river, lake, pond, etc.
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Lit., "the game of the sea and its food". Since the term bahr denotes any large accumulation of water, the classical commentators and jurists agree in that the above ordinance comprises all water-game, whether derived from seas, rivers, lakes or ponds (Tabari). The pronoun in ta'amuhu (lit., "its food") relates to the word bahr, and thus indicates the fish and other marine animals which may have been cast forth by the waves onto the shore (Tabari, Razi). Zamakhshari, however, regards the pronoun as relating to the object of the game (sayd) as such, and, consequently, understands the phrase as meaning "the eating thereof". Either of these two readings is agreeable with the text inasmuch as the above verse lays down that all kinds of water-game are lawful to a believer - even if he is in the state of pilgrimage - whereas hunting on land (sayd al-barr) is forbidden to the pilgrim. |
