Allah does not love (13) those who exceed the limits

Allah Forbids the abstain from women

Allah Forbids the abnormal and unnatural ways of life

Do not forbid the good things which Allah has made lawful

Allah Forbids cutting off the male organs

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We have seen that Allah does not love

1) the disbelievers,

2) the arrogant,

3) those who reject faith,

4) the proud and the boastful,

5) any swaggering braggart, strutting in his steps,

6) the harm doers,

7) any vainglorious prideful boasters,

8) those that do wrong, 9) the unjust,

10) the impious and guilty,

11) the unfaithful and ungrateful and

12) the transgressors.  

In this article, that Allah does not love those who exceed the limits.

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The meanings of verse 5:87 of the Noble Quran:

Verse 5:87 says:

O you who believe! Do not forbid the good things which Allah hath made lawful for you.

The background of Verse 5:87 has a background

When a number of Companions resolved to practice fasting and night vigil continuously, and to abstain from women, perfume, consumption of meat, and sleeping on beds, the following was revealed: O you who believe, do not forbid the good things that God has made lawful for you and do not transgress, do not exceed God’s command; God does not love transgressors.

In other words,

This verse was revealed about ten Companions of the Prophet

These Companions vowed that:

1) They would not eat or drink except that which was enough to keep them alive,

2) They would not have sex with their wives,

3) They would never eat meat or fat and

4) They would cut off their male organs.

 

But Allah forbade them from such acts, and revealed about them:

Do not forbid the lawful things that Allah has permitted such as foods, drinks and having sex with your wives and

Do not transgress by cutting off your male organs.

Lo! Allah does not love the transgressors who

Move from the lawful to the unlawful by mutilating themselves and who exceed the limits.

This verse indicates that Allah recommends the normal and natural ways of life in respect to eating, drink, sleeping, having sex etc.

And Allah forbids any deviation of such ways of life, like abstaining from women for example.

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Verse 5:87 in different translations

QARIB:

O Believers; do not forbid the good things that Allah has made lawful to you. Do not transgress; Allah does not love the transgressors.

SHAKIR:

O you who believe! do not forbid (yourselves) the good things which Allah has made lawful for you and do not exceed the limits; surely Allah does not love those who exceed the limits

PICKTHAL:

O ye who believe! Forbid not the good things which Allah hath made lawful for you, and transgress not, lo! Allah loveth not transgressors.

YUSUFALI:

o ye who believe! Make not unlawful the good things which Allah hath made lawful for you, but commit no excess: for Allah loveth not those given to excess.