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Al-Ma'idah 5:32 من اجل ذالك كتبنا على بني اسراييل انه من قتل نفسا بغير نفس او فساد في الارض فكانما قتل الناس جميعا ومن احياها فكانما احيا الناس جميعا ولقد جاءتهم رسلنا بالبينات ثم ان كثيرا منهم بعد ذالك في الارض لمسرفون ٣٢

5:32
مِنۡ
أَجۡلِ
ذَٰلِكَ
كَتَبۡنَا
عَلَىٰ
بَنِيٓ
إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ
أَنَّهُۥ
مَن
قَتَلَ
نَفۡسَۢا
بِغَيۡرِ
نَفۡسٍ
أَوۡ
فَسَادٖ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
فَكَأَنَّمَا
قَتَلَ
ٱلنَّاسَ
جَمِيعٗا
وَمَنۡ
أَحۡيَاهَا
فَكَأَنَّمَآ
أَحۡيَا
ٱلنَّاسَ
جَمِيعٗاۚ
وَلَقَدۡ
جَآءَتۡهُمۡ
رُسُلُنَا
بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ
ثُمَّ
إِنَّ
كَثِيرٗا
مِّنۡهُم
بَعۡدَ
ذَٰلِكَ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
لَمُسۡرِفُونَ
٣٢
That is why We ordained for the Children of Israel that whoever takes a life—unless as a punishment for murder or mischief in the land—it will be as if they killed all of humanity; and whoever saves a life, it will be as if they saved all of humanity.1 ˹Although˺ Our messengers already came to them with clear proofs, many of them still transgressed afterwards through the land.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Human Beings Should Respect the Sanctity of Other Human Beings

Allah says, because the son of Adam killed his brother in transgression and aggression,

كَتَبْنَا عَلَى بَنِى إِسْرَءِيلَ

(We ordained for the Children of Israel...) meaning, We legislated for them and informed them,

أَنَّهُ مَن قَتَلَ نَفْس

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Human Beings Should Respect the Sanctity of Other Human Beings

Allah says, because the son of Adam killed his brother in transgression and aggression,

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Chapter 5, Page 113, Juz 6

32. That is why We ordained for the Children of Israel that whoever takes a life—unless as a punishment for murder or mischief in the land—it will be as if they killed all of humanity; and whoever saves a life, it will be as if they saved all of humanity. ˹Although˺ Our messengers already came to them with clear proofs, many of them still transgressed afterwards through the land.

- Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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