Which Surah and Juz is Quran 5:88 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Maaida (The Table), the 5th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 7.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 5:88?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Ibn Majah, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 5:88?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

What topics does Quran 5:88 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Taqwa, Prophet Muhammad, Worldly Life, Divine Provision.

Ayah 87

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تُحَرِّمُوا۟...

5:88Al-Maaida

Q: What does Quran 5:88 mean?

Quran 5:88 (Surah Al-Maaida, Ayah 88) translates to: "And eat of what Allah has provided for you [which is] lawful and good. And fear Allah, in whom you are believers."

Ayah 89

لَا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِٱللَّغْوِ فِىٓ أَيْمَٰ...

وَكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ حَلَٰلًۭا طَيِّبًۭا ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنتُم بِهِۦ مُؤْمِنُونَ

Wa kuloo mimmaa razaqakumul laahu halaalan taiyibaa; wattaqul laahallazeee antum bihee mu'minon

And eat of what Allah has provided for you [which is] lawful and good. And fear Allah, in whom you are believers.

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19 ayahs in Al-Maaida are strongly about God-consciousness. This is one of them.

← Previous on God-consciousness5:65And if only the People of the Scripture had believed and feared Allah, We would have removed from them their misdeeds and admitted them to Gardens of Pleasure.Next on God-consciousness →5:93There is not upon those who believe and do righteousness [any] blame concerning what they have eaten [in the past] if they [now] fear Allah and believe and do…

Tafsir

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And eat of the lawful and good food which God has provided you halālan tayyiban ‘lawful and good food’ is the direct object and the preceding genitive construction mimmā ‘of … which’ is a circumstantial qualifier connected to the former; and fear God in Whom you are believers.

It is a food which Allah provided you (so eat it).

Sahih Muslim #2230Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

O people, Allah is Good and He therefore, accepts only that which is good. And Allah commanded the believers as He commanded the Messengers by saying: "O Messengers, eat of the good things, and do good deeds; verily I am aware of what you do" (xxiii. 51). And He said: "O those who believe, eat of the good things that We gave you" (ii. 172). He then made a mention of a person who travels widely, his hair disheveled and covered with dust. He lifts his hand towards the sky (and thus makes the supplication): "O Lord, O Lord," whereas his diet is unlawful, his drink is unlawful, and his clothes are unlawful and his nourishment is unlawful. How can then his supplication be accepted?

Sunan Ibn Majah #3278It was narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took the hand of a leper and made him eat with him, and said:Hasan

“Eat, with trust in Allah and reliance upon Allah.”

Sunan Ibn Majah #1878It was narrated from Jabir bin 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

"O people, fear Allah and be moderate in seeking a living, for no soul will die until it has received all its provision, even if it is slow in coming. So fear Allah and be moderate in seeking provision; take that which is permissible and leave that which is forbidden. "

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3073Narrated Abu Hurairah:Da'if

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "O you people! Indeed Allah is Tayyib (good) and he does not accept but what is good. And indeed Allah ordered the believers with what He ordered the Messengers. He (ﷺ) said: 'O you Messengers! Eat of the good things and do righteous deeds. Verily I am well acquainted with what you do (23:51).' And He said: 'O you who believe! Eat from the good things We have provided you (2:172).' He said: "And he mentioned a man: 'Who is undertaking a long journey, whose hair is dishevelled and he is covered with dust. He raises his hands to the heavens and says: "O Lord! O Lord!" Yet his food is from the unlawful, his drink is from the unlawful, his clothing is from the unlawful, and he was nourished by the unlawful. So how can that be accepted?'"