Transliteration:( Rabbukumul lazee yuzjee lakumul fulka fil bahri litabtaghoo min fadlih; innahoo kaana bikum Raheemaa )
"Your Lord is the One who drives the ship for you in the sea, that you may seek of His bounty [146]. Indeed, He is ever Merciful towards you."
This verse highlights that it is Allah who controls and guides ships across the seas, allowing you to pursue His bounty—whether through business, trade, or religious purposes like Hajj or Umrah.
From this, we understand that sea travel is auspicious and permissible, as long as it is for a valid and beneficial purpose—be it worldly or spiritual.
However, sea journeys undertaken without necessity or meaningful intention are discouraged. Hence, there is no contradiction between Hadith and Qur’an on this issue; the context and purpose of travel determine its ruling.
66. Your Lord is He Who drives the ship for you through the sea, in order that you may seek of His bounty. Truly, He is ever Most Merciful towards you.
Allah tells us of His kindness towards His servants by subjugating for them ships on the sea. He makes it easy for them to use ships to serve their interests, seeking His bounty through trade between one region and another. He says:
(Truly, He is ever Most Merciful towards you.) meaning, He does this for you out of His grace and mercy towards you.
(17:66) Your Lord is He Who steers your vessels across the seas[82] that you may seek of His Bounty.[83] He is ever Merciful towards you.
82. This passage (Surah Al-Isra, Ayat 66-72) is closely connected with the previous one. It tells man that if he wants to protect himself from the allurements, temptations and false promises of Satan who has been his avowed enemy from the day of his creation, he should recognize his real Lord and be steadfast in His obedience. Satan intends to prove that man is not worthy of the honor with which Allah has blessed him. Therefore if he follows any other way he cannot escape the snares of Satan.
In this passage, arguments of Tauhid have been put forward in order to make man steadfast in his faith and refrain from shirk.
83. That is, try to avail of the economic, social, educational and intellectual benefits which are provided by the sea voyages.
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