Quran 5:91

Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 91

Verse 91 of 120 in Surah Al-Ma'idah (المائدة), chapter 5 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ أَن يُوقِعَ بَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْعَدَٰوَةَ وَٱلْبَغْضَآءَ فِى ٱلْخَمْرِ وَٱلْمَيْسِرِ وَيَصُدَّكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ وَعَنِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّنتَهُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International
Satan only wants to cause between you animosity and hatred through intoxicants and gambling and to avert you from the remembrance of Allāh and from prayer. So will you not desist?
TamilJan Trust Foundation
நிச்சயமாக ஷைத்தான் விரும்புவதெல்லாம், மதுபானத்தைக் கொண்டும், சூதாட்டத்தைக் கொண்டும் உங்களிடையே பகைமையையும், வெறுப்பையும் உண்டு பண்ணி அல்லாஹ்வின் நினைவிலிருந்தும், தொழுகையிலிருந்தும் உங்களைத் தடுத்து விடத்தான். எனவே, அவற்றை விட்டும் நீங்கள் விலகிக் கொள்ள மாட்டீர்களா?
SinhalaRuwwad Center
ෂෙයිතාන් අපේක්ෂා කරනුයේ සුරාව හා සූදුව තුළින් නුඹලා අතර සතුරුකම හා ක්‍රෝධය ඇති කිරීමට හා අල්ලාහ්ව මෙනෙහි කිරීමෙන් හා සලාතයේ නිරත වීමෙන් නුඹලාව අවහිර කිරීමට ය. එබැවින් නුඹලා එයින් වැළකිය යුත්තන් නො වේ ද?
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
شیطان تو یوں چاہتا ہے کہ شراب اور جوئے کے ذریعے سے تمہارے آپس میں عداوت اور بغض واقع کرا دے اور اللہ تعالیٰ کی یاد سے اور نماز سے تم کو باز رکھے سو اب بھی باز آجاؤ۔
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
悪魔の望むところは,酒と賭矢によってあなたがたの間に,敵意と憎悪を起こさせ,あなたがたがアッラーを念じ礼拝を捧げるのを妨げようとすることである。それでもあなたがたは慎しまないのか。
ChineseMa Jian
恶魔惟愿你们因饮酒和赌博而互相仇恨,并且阻止你们记念真主,和谨守拜功。你们将戒除(饮酒和赌博)吗﹖

Tafsir of 5:91

Prohibiting Khamr (Intoxicants) and Maysir (Gambling) Allah forbids His believing servants from consuming Khamr and Maysir which is gambling. Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that `Ali bin Abi Talib, the Leader of the Faithful, said that chess is a type of gambling. Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that `Ata', Mujahid and Tawus, or , two of them, said that every type of gambling, including children's playing with (a certain type of) nuts, is Maysir. Ibn `Umar said that Al-Maysir means gambling, and this is the same statement that Ad-Dahhak reported from Ibn `Abbas, who added, "They used to gamble during the time of Jahiliyyah, until Islam came. Allah then forbade them from this evil behavior." Meaning of Ansab and Azlam Al-Ansab were altar stones, in whose vicinity sacrifices were offered (during the time of Jahiliyyah), according to Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, `Ata', Sa`id bin Jubayr and Al-Hasan. They also said that Al-Azlam were arrows that they used for lotteries to make decisions, as Ibn Abi Hatim narrated. Allah said, رِجْسٌ مِّنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَنِ (A Rijs of Shaytan's handiwork) meaning, abomination of Shaytan's handiwork, according to `Ali bin Abi Talhah who reported it from Ibn `Abbas.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 5:91 — Surah Al-Ma'idah Verse 91