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Sura 33
Aya 36
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وَما كانَ لِمُؤمِنٍ وَلا مُؤمِنَةٍ إِذا قَضَى اللَّهُ وَرَسولُهُ أَمرًا أَن يَكونَ لَهُمُ الخِيَرَةُ مِن أَمرِهِم ۗ وَمَن يَعصِ اللَّهَ وَرَسولَهُ فَقَد ضَلَّ ضَلالًا مُبينًا

Muhammad Asad

Now whenever God and His Apostle have decided a matter1, it is not for a believing man or a believing woman to claim freedom of choice insofar as they themselves are concerned:2 for he who [thus] rebels against God and His Apostle has already, most obviously, gone astray.
  • I.e., whenever a specific law has been formulated as such in the Qur'an or in an injunction promulgated by the Prophet.
  • Lit., "to have a choice in their concern (min amrihim)" i.e., to let their attitude or course of action be determined, not by the relevant law, but by their personal interests or predilections.