The Commandments and Prohibitions According to the Torah That Are Compatible with Those in the Quran
Lying Is Prohibited
... Do not lie... Do not swear falsely by My name. (Leviticus, 19:11-12)
You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. (Exodus, 20:16; Deuteronomy, 5:20)
Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty. (Exodus, 23:7)
Do not spread false reports. Do not help a wicked man by being a malicious witness. Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd... (Exodus, 23:1-2)
... If he finds lost property and lies about it, or if he swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that people may do... he thus sins and becomes guilty... (Leviticus, 6:3-4)
The remnant... will do no wrong; they will speak no lies, nor will deceit be found in their mouths. They will eat and lie down and no one will make them afraid. (Zephaniah, 3:13)
Theft Is Prohibited
You shall not steal. (Exodus, 20:15; Deuteronomy, 5:19)
Do not steal. Do not lie. Do not deceive one another. (Leviticus, 19:11)
... Thieves break into houses, bandits rob in the streets; but they do not realize that I remember all their evil deeds. Their sins engulf them; they are always before Me. (Hosea, 7:1-2)
Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal and follow other gods you have not known, and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, "We are safe" -safe to do all these detestable things? (Jeremiah, 7:9-10)
Whoever is an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own soul... (Proverbs, 29:24)
Eating Pork Is Prohibited
And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you. (Leviticus, 11:7-8)
... [The people] who eat the flesh of pigs, and whose pots hold broth of unclean meat. (Isaiah, 65:4)
"... Those who eat the flesh of pigs and rats and other abominable things—they will meet their end together," declares the Lord. (Isaiah, 66:17)
Earning Interest Is Prohibited
Do not charge your brother interest, whether on money or food or anything else that may earn interest. (Deuteronomy, 23:19)
... If you lend money to one of My people among you who is needy, do not be like a moneylender; charge him no interest. (Exodus, 22:25)
Do not take interest of any kind from him, but fear your God, so that your countryman may continue to live among you. You must not lend him money at interest or sell him food at a profit. (Leviticus, 25:36-37)
... who lends his money without usury... He who does these things will never be shaken. (Psalms, 15:5)
I and my brothers and my men are also lending the people money and grain. But let the exacting of usury stop! (Nehemiah, 5:10)
Suppose there is a righteous man who does what is just and right... He does not lend at usury. (Ezekiel, 18:5, 8)
Distractions Such as Astrology and Fortune-Telling Are Prohibited
... Do not practice divination or sorcery. (Leviticus, 19:26)
Isn't this the cup... uses for divination? This is a wicked thing you have done. (Genesis, 44:5)
Let no one be found among you who... practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord, and because of these detestable practices the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you. (Deuteronomy, 18:10-12)
The nations you will dispossess listen to those who practice sorcery or divination. But as for you, the Lord your God has not permitted you to do so. (Deuteronomy, 18:14)
... They practiced divination and sorcery... do evil in the eyes of the Lord. (2 Kings, 17:17)
Have you not seen false visions and uttered lying divinations when you say, "The Lord declares," though I have not spoken? Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: "Because of your false words and lying visions, I am against you, declares the Sovereign Lord. My hand will be against the [false] prophets who see false visions and utter lying divinations... Therefore you will no longer see false visions or practice divination." (Ezekiel, 13:7-9, 23)
So do not listen to... your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums or your sorcerers... (Jeremiah, 27:9)
Despite false visions concerning you and lying divinations about you... whose day has come, whose time of punishment has reached its climax. (Ezekiel, 21:29)
I will destroy your witchcraft and you will no longer cast spells. I will destroy your carved images and your sacred stones from among you; you will no longer bow down to the work of your hands. I will take vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not obeyed Me. (Micah, 5:12-15)
... They are prophesying to you false visions, divinations, idolatries and the delusions of their own minds... I will pour out on them the calamity they deserve. (Jeremiah, 14:14, 16)
Taking Bribes Is Prohibited
Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous. (Deuteronomy, 16:19, Exodus, 23:8)
Cursed is the man who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person. (Deuteronomy, 27:25)
He who walks righteously and speaks what is right, who rejects gain from extortion and keeps his hand from accepting bribes... This is the man who will dwell on the heights, his bread will be supplied, and water will not fail him. (Isaiah, 33.15:16)
For I know how many are your offenses and how great your sins. You oppress the righteous and take bribes and you deprive the poor of justice in the courts. (Amos, 5:12)
... [He] does not accept a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken. (Psalms, 15:5)
Woe to those who... acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice to the innocent. (Isaiah, 5:22-23)
Judge carefully, for with the Lord our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery. (2 Chronicles, 19:7)
Be careful that no one entices you by riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside. (Job, 36:18)
Cheating Is Prohibited
... Do not deceive one another... (Leviticus, 19:11)
Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord does not count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit. (Psalms, 32:2)
A good man obtains favor from the Lord, but the Lord condemns a crafty man. (Proverbs, 12:2)
Murdering Is Prohibited
You shall not murder. (Exodus, 20:13; Deuteronomy, 5:17)
Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty. (Exodus, 23:7)
Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal and follow other gods you have not known, and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, "We are safe"—safe to do all these detestable things? (Jeremiah, 7:9-10)
My son, if sinners entice you, do not give in to them. If they say, "Come along with us; let's lie in wait for someone's blood, let's waylay some harmless soul." (Proverbs, 1:10-11)
Adultery Is Prohibited
You shall not commit adultery. (Exodus, 20:14, Deuteronomy, 5:18)
They will not set their thoughts to return to their God: for the spirit of fornication is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord. (Hosea, 5:4)
For a spirit of harlotry has led them astray, and they have played the harlot, departing from their God. (Hosea, 4:12)
Do not rejoice... Do not be jubilant like the other nations. For you have been unfaithful to your God; you love the wages of a prostitute at every threshing floor. (Hosea, 9:1)
The land is full of adulterers... [they] follow an evil course. (Jeremiah, 23:10)
But a man who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. Blows and disgrace are his lot, and his shame will never be wiped away. (Proverbs, 6:32-33)
The eye of the adulterer watches for dusk; he thinks, "No eye will see me"... They make friends with the terrors of darkness. (Job, 24:15, 17)
Homosexuality Is Prohibited
If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. (Leviticus, 20:13)
Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable. (Leviticus, 18:22)
Eating Blood Products Is Prohibited
This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat... any blood. (Leviticus, 3:17)
And wherever you live, you must not eat the blood of... animal. (Leviticus, 7:26)
But be sure you do not eat the blood... You must not eat the blood... Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the Lord. (Deuteronomy, 12:23-25)
But you must not eat the blood. (Deuteronomy, 15:23)
Eating the Flesh of Dead Animals Is Prohibited
He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, and so become unclean through it. I am the Lord. The priests are to keep My requirements... (Leviticus, 22:8-9)
The priests must not eat anything, bird or animal, found dead or torn by wild animals. (Ezekiel 44:31)
Do not eat anything you find already dead... (Deuteronomy, 14:21)
Anyone, whether native-born or alien, who eats anything found dead or torn by wild animals... will be ceremonially unclean... (Leviticus, 17:15)
