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Quran 5:38

Al-Ma'idah, ayah 38

Arabic text, transliteration, audio and English translation of ayah 5:38 from Surah Al-Ma'idah.

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5:38 Madinan surah

Arabic text

وَٱلسَّارِقُ وَٱلسَّارِقَةُ فَٱقْطَعُوٓا۟ أَيْدِيَهُمَا جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَسَبَا نَكَـٰلًا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ

Transliteration

Waalssariqu waalssariqatu faiqtaAAoo aydiyahuma jazaan bima kasaba nakalan mina Allahi waAllahu AAazeezun hakeemun

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Yasser Al-Dosari

English translation

[As for] the thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in recompense for what they committed as a deterrent [punishment] from Allah. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise

Translation: Saheeh International

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