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English - Chapter 2 - Al-Baqarah
Translation by Muhammad Asad — Permalink
Verse 219 — Surah Al-Baqarah 2:219
THEY WILL ASK thee about intoxicants and games of chance. Say: "In both there is great evil as well as some benefit for man; but the evil which they cause is greater than the benefit which they bring." And they will ask thee as to what they should spend [in God's cause]. Say: "Whatever you can spare." In this way God makes clear unto you His messages, so that you might reflect