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In this short snippet from a Deeper Look: Surah Al-Ahzab, Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan explores the context behind Surah Al-Ma’idah (5:38)—the verse that prescribes a punishment for theft. Many are quick to reference this ayah in isolation, but what does it mean in the full picture of the Quran?
Ustadh explains how the economic model of Medina ensured social equity: through zakah, inheritance, family support and charitable giving. Wealth didn’t pool at the top—it circulated. In that context, someone stealing wasn’t acting out of desperation but despite a system built on care and responsibility.
But if we lift this rule out of its social scaffolding and enforce it in collapsed economies, where corruption flourishes and billionaires walk free, we’re not implementing justice—we’re distorting it.
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