A Treasury of The Qur’an
THE SHARI’AH
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THE SHARI’AH
The Lord has enjoined you to worship none but
Him, and to show kindness unto parents. If either
or both of them reach old age with you, show them
no sign of impatience, nor rebuke them; but speak
kindly unto them. Treat them with humility and
tenderness and say: “Lord, be merciful to them even
as they cherished and reared me when I was an
infant.” Your Lord knows best what is in your
hearts. If you are righteous, He is Forgiving to those
who turn to Him again and again. Give to the near
of kin their due, and also to the destitute and to the
wayfarers. Do not squander your substance
wastefully, for the wasteful are Satan’s brothers;
and Satan is ever ungrateful to his Lord. But if,
while waiting for your Lord’s bounty, then at least
speak to them kindly. Be neither miserly nor
prodigal, for then you should either be reproached
or reduced to penury. Your Lord gives abundantly
to whom He wills and sparingly to whom He
pleases. He knows and observes His servants. Slay
not your children for fear of want. We will provide
for them and for you. To kill them is a great sin. Do
not approach adultery, for it is an indecent and evil
