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Surah Al-Insaan (76) — Ayah 9

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إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ ٱللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمْ جَزَآءً وَلَا شُكُورًا ﴿9﴾
(Saying): "We feed you seeking Allâh’s Countenance only. We wish for no reward, nor thanks from you.
إِنَّمَا innamā Only
نُطْعِمُكُمْ nuṭ'ʿimukum we feed you
لِوَجْهِ liwajhi for (the) Countenance
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
لَا Not
نُرِيدُ nurīdu we desire
مِنكُمْ minkum from you
جَزَآءًۭ jazāan any reward
وَلَا walā and not
شُكُورًا shukūran thanks

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(Ayah 9){ اِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ اللّٰهِ …: ’’ شُكُوْرًا ‘‘} is a verbal noun, on the pattern of {’’دُخُوْلٌ ‘‘} and {’’خُرُوْجٌ‘‘}, meaning that while feeding, they say this in their hearts or to reassure them verbally that we are feeding you only for the pleasure of Allah; we neither desire that you repay us or be of any use to us, nor that you thank us or mention our generosity before others, so that they do not feel burdened by our favor.

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9. (And they say to them,) "We feed you only for the sake of Allah's pleasure; we desire neither reward [12] from you nor thanks."

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Separate Rulings for the Benefactor and the Benefited:

Among the most exalted and lofty teachings of Islam is this command: Islam has taught those who do good to others that they should not expect any kind of compensation, reward, or even thanks from the one upon whom the favor is done. And the one upon whom the favor is done is taught that he must express gratitude to the benefactor. Even the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ﴿من لا يشكر الناس لا يشكر الله﴾ (i.e., whoever does not thank people, how can he thank Allah?). Although the demand of truth, justice, and fairness is that the benefactor should be thanked, now the benefactor is taught not to expect even thanks for his favor, and the one upon whom the favor is done is taught that, firstly, he should try to repay the favor, otherwise, he must at least express gratitude. In this way, such an atmosphere is established in society that promotes love and harmony between the needy and the wealthy.