Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 26
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
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➋ { وَ لَا تُبَذِّرْ تَبْذِيْرًا : ’’ تَبْذِيْرًا ‘‘ ’’ بَذْرٌ ‘‘ } is derived from 'بَذْرٌ' (bazr), which means "seed," that is, to scatter like seeds. Allah Almighty, along with giving the right to relatives, the needy, and the wayfarer, has forbidden wasteful spending. It should be clear that Allah Almighty has emphasized moderation even in permissible spending, whether it is spent at home or given in charity, etc. The details of this are coming ahead in Ayah (29). Wasteful spending means to spend on unlawful things (even if it is just a single penny), or to spend so much on permissible things without thinking that it leads to the rights of those entitled being lost and to the commission of the unlawful.
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
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Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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[29] For the details of the rights of relatives, see footnote number 3 of the first verse of Surah An-Nisa.
[30] The poor and needy have a right in the wealth of every wealthy person, and its importance is evident from the fact that when Allah Almighty mentioned eight categories for the distribution of Zakat, He mentioned the poor and needy in the second place. It is the responsibility of every wealthy person to spend on the poor and needy of his family, even apart from Zakat.
[31] For the rights of travelers, see Surah An-Nisa, verse number 36, footnote number 67.
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The Difference Between Israf and Tabzeer:
The difference between israf and tabzeer is that israf refers to spending more than necessary on necessary things, for example, spending excessively on food, drink, or clothing, etc. Tabzeer refers to spending on things that have no relation to the necessities of life, such as spending on pride, showing off, ostentation, and acts of immorality and wickedness. This is a worse act than israf. That is why such people have been called the brothers of Satan. Satan also showed ingratitude for the blessings of Allah. Such a person has also shown ingratitude to Allah by spending a great blessing like wealth in wrong ways. Once, some scholars were sitting in a hall engaged in conversation. One of them asked the head of the gathering, "What is the difference between israf and tabzeer?" The head of the gathering answered this question in a simple and relevant way: "In the hall where we are sitting, six fans are running, although we are only benefiting from two fans. This is israf. And if we leave all these fans running and go outside, this is tabzeer." With this simple and easy-to-understand example of the head of the gathering, the difference between israf and tabzeer becomes completely clear.
