۞ إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
يَأۡمُرُ
بِٱلۡعَدۡلِ
وَٱلۡإِحۡسَٰنِ
وَإِيتَآيِٕ
ذِي
ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ
وَيَنۡهَىٰ
عَنِ
ٱلۡفَحۡشَآءِ
وَٱلۡمُنكَرِ
وَٱلۡبَغۡيِۚ
يَعِظُكُمۡ
لَعَلَّكُمۡ
تَذَكَّرُونَ
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Lo! Allah enjoineth justice and kindness, and giving to kinsfolk, and forbiddeth lewdness and abomination and wickedness. He exhorteth you in order that ye may take heed.
— M. Pickthall
Indeed, Allāh orders justice and good conduct and giving [help] to relatives and forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression. He admonishes you that perhaps you will be reminded.
— Saheeh International
Allah commands justice, the doing of good, and liberality to kith and kin, and He forbids all shameful deeds, and injustice and rebellion: He instructs you, that ye may receive admonition.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Command to be Fair and Kind
Allah tells us that He commands His servant to be just, i.e., fair and moderate, and that He encourages kindness and good treatment. As He says:
وَإِنْ عَاقَبْتُمْ فَعَاقِبُواْ بِمِثْلِ مَا عُوقِبْتُمْ بِهِ وَلَئِن صَبَرْتُمْ لَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لِّلصَّـبِرينَ
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…The Command to be Fair and Kind
Allah tells us that He commands His servant to be just, i.e., fair and moderate, and that He encourages kindness and go
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