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Surah Hajj Ayat 33 in Arabic Text

لَكُمۡ فِيهَا مَنَٰفِعُ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٖ مُّسَمّٗى ثُمَّ مَحِلُّهَآ إِلَى ٱلۡبَيۡتِ ٱلۡعَتِيقِ
Lakum feehaa manaafi’u ilaaa ajalim musamman summa mahilluhaaa ilal Baitil ‘Ateeq (section 4)

English Translation

Here you can read various translations of verse 33

Sahih International
For you the animals marked for sacrifice are benefits for a specified term; then their place of sacrifice is at the ancient House.

Yusuf Ali
In them ye have benefits for a term appointed: in the end their place of sacrifice is near the Ancient House.

Abul Ala Maududi
You may derive benefit (from sacrificial animals) until an appointed time. Thereafter their place (of sacrifice) is near the Ancient House.

Muhsin Khan
In them (cattle offered for sacrifice) are benefits for you for an appointed term, and afterwards they are brought for sacrifice unto the ancient House (the Haram – sacred territory of Makkah city).

Pickthall
Therein are benefits for you for an appointed term; and afterward they are brought for sacrifice unto the ancient House.

Dr. Ghali
Therein are benefits for you to a stated term; thereafter their lawful destination (i.e., for sacrifice) is by the Ancient House.

Abdel Haleem
Live-stock are useful to you until the set time. Then their place of sacrifice is near the Ancient House:

Muhammad Junagarhi
ان میں تمہارے لئے ایک مقرر وقت تک فائده ہے پھر ان کے حلال ہونے کی جگہ خانہ کعبہ ہے

Quran 22 Verse 33 Explanation

For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Hajj ayat 33, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.

Ala-Maududi

(22:33) You may derive benefit (from sacrificial animals) until an appointed time.[62] Thereafter their place (of sacrifice) is near the Ancient House.[63]


62. This is to remove the misunderstanding about getting any benefit from the animals dedicated for sacrifice as they were also included in the symbols of Allah. This was necessitated because the Arabs believed that it was unlawful to get any benefit from them. One could neither ride on them nor carry any load on them nor consume their milk, after they had been dedicated for sacrifice during Hajj. In this verse that misunderstanding has been removed. Abu Hurairah and Anas have reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) saw a man walking in a miserable condition on foot leading his camel by the nosestring. When the Prophet (peace be upon him) asked him to ride on it, he replied that it was his sacrificial offering. The Prophet (peace be upon him) again urged him to ride on his camel.

There is a divergence of opinion in regard to the interpretation “of an appointed term”. Some commentators, particularly Ibn Abbas, Qatadah, Mujahid, Dahhak and Ata are of the view that it refers to the time of the dedication of the animals for sacrifice. Obviously this is not the correct view, because in that case the permission to get benefit from them becomes meaningless. There are other commentators including Urwah bin Zubair and Ala bin Abi Rabah, who are of the view that “appointed term” means the time of sacrifice and one can get benefit from them up till then. One may ride on them, drink their milk, take their young ones for use and shear their hair, wool, etc. Imam Shafai has adopted this view. The Hanafites are of the opinion that one can get benefit from them, if need be, though it is preferable not to do so.

63. It does not mean that the sacrifice is to be made in the precincts of the Ancient House of the Kaah. The Quran uses the House of Allah or Masjid-i-Haram for the whole of the Inviolable Place of Makkah and not for that particular building. (Surah Al-Maidah, Ayat 95).

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Al-Hajj verse 33 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Hajj ayat 32 which provides the complete commentary from verse 32 through 33.

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