Sura 17 Al-Isra (The Night Journey), ayah 33
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وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ ۗ وَمَنْ قُتِلَ مَظْلُومًا فَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا لِوَلِيِّهِ سُلْطَانًا فَلَا يُسْرِفْ فِي الْقَتْلِ ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ مَنْصُورًا
Translation by words
- وَلَا
- And (do) not
- تَقْتُلُوا۟
- kill
- ٱلنَّفْسَ
- the soul
- ٱلَّتِى
- which
- حَرَّمَ
- Allah has forbidden,
- ٱللَّهُ
- Allah has forbidden,
- إِلَّا
- except
- بِٱلْحَقِّ
- by right.
- وَمَن
- And whoever
- قُتِلَ
- (is) killed
- مَظْلُومًا
- wrongfully,
- فَقَدْ
- verily
- جَعَلْنَا
- We have made
- لِوَلِيِّهِۦ
- for his heir
- سُلْطَٰنًا
- an authority,
- فَلَا
- but not
- يُسْرِف
- he should exceed
- فِّى
- in
- ٱلْقَتْلِ
- the killing.
- إِنَّهُۥ
- Indeed, he
- كَانَ
- is
- مَنصُورًا
- helped.
And do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden, except by right. And whoever is killed unjustly - We have given his heir authority, but let him not exceed limits in (the matter of) taking life. Indeed, he has been supported (by the law).
17:33
Translation: Saheeh International