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Ayah 45
Surah Al-Maaida
And We ordained for them therein a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and for wounds is legal retribution. But whoever gives [up his right as] charity, it is an expiation for him. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the wrongdoers.﴿45﴾
Translation
And We ordained for them therein a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and for wounds is legal retribution. But whoever gives [up his right as] charity, it is an expiation for him. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the wrongdoers.
Simplified Tafsir
وفَرَضنا عليهم في التوراة أن النفس تُقْتَل بالنفس، والعين تُفْقَأ بالعين، والأنف يُجْدَع بالأنف، والأذُن تُقْطع بالأذُن، والسنَّ تُقْلَعُ بالسنِّ، وأنَّه يُقْتَصُّ في الجروح، فمن تجاوز عن حقه في الاقتصاص من المُعتدي فذلك تكفير لبعض ذنوب المعتدى عليه وإزالةٌ لها. ومن لم يحكم بما أنزل الله في القصاص وغيره، فأولئك هم المتجاوزون حدود الله.
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