Do not set up any other god with Allah, or you will end up condemned, abandoned.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
For your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And honour your parents. If one or both of them reach old age in your care, never say to them ˹even˺ ‘ugh,’ nor yell at them. Rather, address them respectfully.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And be humble with them out of mercy, and pray, “My Lord! Be merciful to them as they raised me when I was young.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Your Lord knows best what is within yourselves. If you are righteous, He is certainly All-Forgiving to those who ˹constantly˺ turn to Him.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Give to close relatives their due, as well as the poor and ˹needy˺ travellers. And do not spend wastefully.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Surely the wasteful are ˹like˺ brothers to the devils. And the Devil is ever ungrateful to his Lord.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But if you must turn them down ˹because you lack the means to give˺—while hoping to receive your Lord’s bounty—then ˹at least˺ give them a kind word.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do not be so tight-fisted, for you will be blameworthy; nor so open-handed, for you will end up in poverty.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Surely your Lord gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills. He is certainly All-Aware, All-Seeing of His servants.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Surely killing them is a heinous sin.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do not go near adultery. It is truly a shameful deed and an evil way.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran