A Treasury of The Qur’an
HARAM AND HALAL
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HARAM AND HALAL
Say: “Come, I will tell you what your Lord has
made binding on you: that you ascribe no partner
unto Him: that you show kindness to your parents;
that you slay not your children because of poverty;
We provide for you and for them; that you commit
not any shameful deeds, openly or secretly; that you
slay not the soul God has prohibited except by
right. Thus God exhorts you, that you may grow in
wisdom. Do not touch the property of orphans, but
strive to improve their lot until they reach maturity.
Give just weight and full measure; We never charge
a soul with more than it can bear. When you speak,
be just, even though it be against a relative. Be true
to God’s covenant. Thus God exhorts you, so that
you may take heed.
(6: 151-152)
Say: “My Lord has forbidden only shameful deeds,
whether outward or inward, and sin and wrongful
oppression; and that you associate with God that
for which no warrant has been revealed, or to tell of
God what you do not know. Every nation has its
