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Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran - 17:33

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Translation for 17:33

وَلَا تَقۡتُلُواْ ٱلنَّفۡسَ ٱلَّتِي حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّۗ وَمَن قُتِلَ مَظۡلُومٗا فَقَدۡ جَعَلۡنَا لِوَلِيِّهِۦ سُلۡطَٰنٗا فَلَا يُسۡرِف فِّي ٱلۡقَتۡلِۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مَنصُورٗا ٣٣
Do not take a ˹human˺ life—made sacred by Allah—except with ˹legal˺ right.1 If anyone is killed unjustly, We have given their heirs2 the authority, but do not let them exceed limits in retaliation,3 for they are already supported ˹by law˺.

Foot notes

222057

For example, in retaliation for intentional killing through legal channels.

222058

Here the word wali, “heir,” actually means awliyâ' or “heirs,” which includes the closest relatives, both men and women.

222059

By killing anyone other than the killer, or killing others with the killer.