We have already told you what We have forbidden the Jews. We did not wrong them, they wronged themselves.
And especially for the Jews We forbade which We related to you earlier; and We did not oppress them, but it is they who wronged themselves.
And those of Jewry -- We have forbidden them what We related to thee before, and We wronged them not, but they wronged themselves.
And [only] unto those who followed the Jewish faith did We forbid all that We have mentioned to thee ere this; and no wrong did We do to them, but it was they who persistently wronged themselves.
And un to those who are Judaised We disallowed that which We have already recounted unto thee; and We wronged them not, but themselves they were wont to Wrong.
And unto those who are Jews, We have forbidden such things as We have mentioned to you (O Muhammad SAW) before [in Surat-Al-An'am, (The Cattle), see Verse 6:146]. And We wronged them not, but they used to wrong themselves.
For those who are Jews, We have prohibited what We related to you before. We did not wrong them, but they used to wrong their own selves.
We have already recounted to you what We prohibited to the Jews. In so doing We did not wrong them; it is they who wronged themselves.
And for those who are Jews, We have forbidden such things as We have mentioned to you before. And We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves.
And unto those who are Jews We have forbidden that which We have already related unto thee. And We wronged them not, but they were wont to wrong themselves.
We forbade to the Jews what We have recounted to you earlier, and We did not wrong them, but they used to wrong themselves.
We have forbidden the Jews what We have already related to you. We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves.
And to those who are Jews We have prohibited that which We related to you before. And We did not wrong them [thereby], but they were wronging themselves.
We had made unlawful for the Jews all that we told you before. We did not do any wrong to them but they wronged themselves.
And for those who were Jews We prohibited what We have related to you already, and We did them no injustice, but they were unjust to themselves.
WaAAal<u>a</u> alla<u>th</u>eena h<u>a</u>doo <u>h</u>arramn<u>a</u> m<u>a</u> qa<u>s</u>a<u>s</u>n<u>a</u> AAalayka min qablu wam<u>a</u> <i><u>th</u></i>alamn<u>a</u>hum wal<u>a</u>kin k<u>a</u>noo anfusahum ya<i><u>th</u></i>limoon<b>a</b>
We forbade the Jews those things We told you about before. We did not wrong them; rather they wronged themselves.
To the Jews We prohibited such things as We have mentioned to thee before: We did them no wrong, but they were used to doing wrong to themselves.
وَعَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ حَرَّمْنَا مَا قَصَصْنَا عَلَيْكَ مِن قَبْلُ وَمَا ظَلَمْنَٰهُمْ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ
I had made unlawful for the Jews in particular what I had told you about (in verse146 of Sūrah Al-An’am). I did not wrong them by making that unlawful, but they wronged themselves when they committed the causes for retribution. I thus recompensed them for their transgression and I made that unlawful for them as a punishment.
I had made unlawful for the Jews in particular what I had told you about (in verse146 of Sūrah Al-An’am). I did not wrong them by making that unlawful, but they wronged themselves when they committed the causes for retribution. I thus recompensed them for their transgression and I made that unlawful for them as a punishment.
<h2 class="title">Some Good Things were Forbidden for the Jews</h2><p>After mentioning that He has forbidden us to eat dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and any animal which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allah, and after making allowances for cases of necessity - which is part of making things easy for this Ummah, because Allah desires ease for us, not hardship - Allah then mentions what He forbade for the Jews in their laws before they were abrogated, and the restrictions, limitations and difficulties involved therein. He tells us: </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ هَادُواْ حَرَّمْنَا مَا قَصَصْنَا عَلَيْكَ مِن قَبْلُ</div><p>(And for those who are Jews, We have forbidden such things as We have mentioned to you before.) meaning in Surat Al-An`am, where Allah says: </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ هَادُواْ حَرَّمْنَا كُلَّ ذِى ظُفُرٍ وَمِنَ الْبَقَرِ وَالْغَنَمِ حَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ شُحُومَهُمَآ إِلاَّ مَا حَمَلَتْ ظُهُورُهُمَآ</div><p>(And unto those who are Jews, We forbade every (animal) with undivided hoof, and We forbade them the fat of the ox and the sheep except what adheres to their backs) Until, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لَصَـدِقُونَ</div><p>(We are indeed truthful) 6:146 Hence Allah says here: </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَمَا ظَلَمْنَـهُمْ</div><p>(And We did not wrong them,) meaning, in the restrictions that We imposed upon them. </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَلَـكِن كَانُواْ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ</div><p>(but they wronged themselves. ) meaning, they deserved that. This is like the Ayah: </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَبِظُلْمٍ مِّنَ الَّذِينَ هَادُواْ حَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ طَيِّبَـتٍ أُحِلَّتْ لَهُمْ وَبِصَدِّهِمْ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَثِيراً </div><p>(Because of the wrong committed of those who were Jews, We prohibited certain good foods which had been lawful for them - and (also) for their hindering many from Allah's way.) (4:160) Then Allah tells us, honoring and remin- ding believers who have sinned of His blessings, that who- ever among them repents, He will accept his repentance, as He says: </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لِلَّذِينَ عَمِلُواْ السُّوءَ بِجَهَـلَةٍ</div><p>(Then, your Lord for those who did evil out of ignorance) Some of the Salaf said that this means that everyone who disobeys Allah is ignorant. </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">ثُمَّ تَابُواْ مِن بَعْدِ ذَلِكَ وَأَصْلَحُواْ</div><p>(and afterward repent and do righteous deeds) meaning, they give up the sins they used to commit and turn to doing acts of obedience to Allah. </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِن بَعْدِهَا</div><p>(verily, after that, your Lord is...) means, after that mistake </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ</div><p>(...Pardoning, Most Merciful.) </p>
Some Good Things were Forbidden for the JewsAfter mentioning that He has forbidden us to eat dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and any animal which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allah, and after making allowances for cases of necessity - which is part of making things easy for this Ummah, because Allah desires ease for us, not hardship - Allah then mentions what He forbade for the Jews in their laws before they were abrogated, and the restrictions, limitations and difficulties involved therein. He tells us: وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ هَادُواْ حَرَّمْنَا مَا قَصَصْنَا عَلَيْكَ مِن قَبْلُ(And for those who are Jews, We have forbidden such things as We have mentioned to you before.) meaning in Surat Al-An`am, where Allah says: وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ هَادُواْ حَرَّمْنَا كُلَّ ذِى ظُفُرٍ وَمِنَ الْبَقَرِ وَالْغَنَمِ حَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ شُحُومَهُمَآ إِلاَّ مَا حَمَلَتْ ظُهُورُهُمَآ(And unto those who are Jews, We forbade every (animal) with undivided hoof, and We forbade them the fat of the ox and the sheep except what adheres to their backs) Until, لَصَـدِقُونَ(We are indeed truthful) 6:146 Hence Allah says here: وَمَا ظَلَمْنَـهُمْ(And We did not wrong them,) meaning, in the restrictions that We imposed upon them. وَلَـكِن كَانُواْ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ(but they wronged themselves. ) meaning, they deserved that. This is like the Ayah: فَبِظُلْمٍ مِّنَ الَّذِينَ هَادُواْ حَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ طَيِّبَـتٍ أُحِلَّتْ لَهُمْ وَبِصَدِّهِمْ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَثِيراً (Because of the wrong committed of those who were Jews, We prohibited certain good foods which had been lawful for them - and (also) for their hindering many from Allah's way.) (4:160) Then Allah tells us, honoring and remin- ding believers who have sinned of His blessings, that who- ever among them repents, He will accept his repentance, as He says: ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لِلَّذِينَ عَمِلُواْ السُّوءَ بِجَهَـلَةٍ(Then, your Lord for those who did evil out of ignorance) Some of the Salaf said that this means that everyone who disobeys Allah is ignorant. ثُمَّ تَابُواْ مِن بَعْدِ ذَلِكَ وَأَصْلَحُواْ(and afterward repent and do righteous deeds) meaning, they give up the sins they used to commit and turn to doing acts of obedience to Allah. إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِن بَعْدِهَا(verily, after that, your Lord is...) means, after that mistake لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ(...Pardoning, Most Merciful.) 