Translating the Meanings of the Qur'an into Other Languages
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner asks: What is the ruling in the religion regarding translating the verses of the Noble Qur'an into English and other languages?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with translating the meanings, as it falls under the category of tafsir (exegesis). It is necessary to translate for those who do not know Arabic so that they may know what Allah has made obligatory upon them and what He has forbidden. It is obligatory for those who call people to Allah to translate for those who do not know the Arabic language so that they may know what Allah has made obligatory upon them: translating the Qur'an, translating the hadiths, and translating the rulings. There is no harm in this; rather, it is an obligation that must be fulfilled.
Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner asks: What is the ruling in the religion regarding translating the verses of the Noble Qur'an into English and other languages?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with translating the meanings, as it falls under the category of tafsir (exegesis). It is necessary to translate for those who do not know Arabic so that they may know what Allah has made obligatory upon them and what He has forbidden. It is obligatory for those who call people to Allah to translate for those who do not know the Arabic language so that they may know what Allah has made obligatory upon them: translating the Qur'an, translating the hadiths, and translating the rulings. There is no harm in this; rather, it is an obligation that must be fulfilled.
Source
التوحيد فضله وأنواعه وحكمه — islamhouse.com (58:18)
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