Quran Chapter
5- 39 (Pt-6, Stg-2) (L-678) - درس قرآن
Payment of stolen thing’s price
Surah
MAAA-‘IDAH (The
Table Spread) – Chapter – 5)
‘A-‘uu-zu
Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
فَمَن تَابَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ظُلْمِهِۦ وَأَصْلَحَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ 39.
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39. But whoso repenteth after his wrongdoing and
amendeth, lo! Allah will relent toward him. Lo! Allah is Forgiving,
Merciful.
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39. Faman- taaba mim-ba’-di
zulmihii wa ‘aslaha fa-‘innAllaaha yatuubu
‘alayh. ‘InnAllaaha Gafuurur-Rahiim.
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Commentary
The punishment of a thief was discussed
in the previous lesson that his/her hand should be cut off. It is the
punishment of his/her crime and declaration of Allah’s displeasure. Then
it was told that Allah is Mighty and Wise more than the entire
(because everything, which exists in the earth and heavens, has been created by
Him).
The thief became too much
careless from his/her Creator (God Almighty) that he/she forgot Him and
committed such a crime that “others will take the crime of theft ordinary if
he/she is not punished properly”. While, if we see at its other side, we shall
find that disorder and disturbance will occur in the affairs of the world due
to this crime and the people will be confused. The Wisdom
of Allah Almighty desires to disclose His Superiority and Power before
all the people at such occasion and punish the thief in such a manner that the
people tremble by observing this punishment and they never go near this act
(act of theft). So Allah Almighty commands His obedient servants, “As
for the thief, both male and female, cut off their hands. It is the reward of
their own deeds and an exemplary punishment as warning for others”.
It has been explained in this
verse that the thief, who wishes to be saved from the punishment of the Day of
Resurrection, he/she should repent after wrongdoing and amend oneself (accept
heartily, “I shall never commit such bad work again”, along with it, make up
the loss, which was harmed by him/her to anyone without any cause and return
that person’s property. If the stolen property has been destroyed, then its
complete price should be paid in its retaliation i.e. make amends, arrange
himself/herself for future and take this matter as, “By stealing, really I
tyrannized great”). By doing so, he/she will be forgiven from the punishment of
the Doomsday and as he/she has repented before Allah Almighty, He
will also relent toward him/her.
Heretofore, after describing
about the punishment of robbers and plunderers, it was told also that if they
repent then their punishment of the Day of Resurrection will be forgiven too.
There, it was also told that “if they repent before arrest, then, that
punishment, which they deserved in this world against their crimes, will also
be forgiven”. However, the rights of human have been violated. Their
forgiveness is in the hands of those people, whose rights have been violated.
But there is no description about forgiveness of the worldly punishment in case
of theft that “if they repent before arrest, then, that punishment, which they
deserved in this world against their crimes, will also be forgiven”. Therefore,
the thief will be punished properly when his/her crime is proved.
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