Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), Verse 219

یَسْـَٔلُوْنَكَ عَنِ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَیْسِرِ قُلْ فِیْهِمَاۤ اِثْمٌ كَبِیْرٌ وَّمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَاِثْمُهُمَاۤ اَكْبَرُ مِنْ نَّفْعِهِمَا وَیَسْـَٔلُوْنَكَ مَاذَا یُنْفِقُوْنَ قُلِ الْعَفْوَ كَذٰلِكَ یُبَیِّنُ اللّٰهُ لَكُمُ الْاٰیٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَفَكَّرُوْنَ ۟

Yas'aloonaka 'anilkhamri walmaisiri qul feehimaaa ismun kabeerunw wa manaafi'u linnaasi wa ismuhumaa akbaru min naf'ihimaa; wa yas'aloonaka maaza yunfiqoona qulil-'afwa; kazaalika yubaiyinul laahu lakumul-aayaati la'allakum tatafakkaroon

They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: "In them is great sin, and some profit, for men; but the sin is greater than the profit." They ask thee how much they are to spend; Say: "What is beyond your needs." Thus doth Allah Make clear to you His Signs: In order that ye may consider-

Quran 2:219 (Yusuf Ali Translation)

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