Is it permissible to translate the Noble Qur'an into other languages?
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The questioner:
Yes. It is permissible to translate the Noble Qur'an into other languages, and if the answer were no, what would be the reason?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible to translate the meanings, as an interpretation (tafsir), into English, French, and other languages so that people may know the meanings of the words of Allah. So the translation is of the meanings. As for it being the Qur'an, it is not the Qur'an. The Qur'an must be in the Arabic language, in a clear Arabic tongue. But these translations of the meanings are in the ruling of interpretation; their ruling is the ruling of interpretation. And it is obligatory that this not be undertaken by anyone except one who is known for proficiency in the language and knowledge of the meanings and rulings, so that he does not make errors.
Yes. It is permissible to translate the Noble Qur'an into other languages, and if the answer were no, what would be the reason?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible to translate the meanings, as an interpretation (tafsir), into English, French, and other languages so that people may know the meanings of the words of Allah. So the translation is of the meanings. As for it being the Qur'an, it is not the Qur'an. The Qur'an must be in the Arabic language, in a clear Arabic tongue. But these translations of the meanings are in the ruling of interpretation; their ruling is the ruling of interpretation. And it is obligatory that this not be undertaken by anyone except one who is known for proficiency in the language and knowledge of the meanings and rulings, so that he does not make errors.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 31 هل يجوز ترجمة القرآن الكريم إلى اللغات الأخرى؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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