Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 35
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
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The Warning for Not Paying Zakat:
For the explanation of this verse, consider the following hadiths:
1. Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah ؓ says that the Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever Allah has given wealth and he does not pay Zakat, his wealth will be brought to him on the Day of Resurrection in the form of a bald-headed snake with two spots on its forehead. It will be made into a collar for him, then it will bite his jaws and say: 'I am your wealth, I am your treasure.'" Then the Prophet ﷺ recited this verse from Surah Aal-e-Imran: ﴿وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِيْنَ يَبْخَلُوْنَ بِمَآ اٰتيٰهُمُ اللّٰهُ مِنْ فَضْلهِٖ هُوَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ ۭ بَلْ هُوَ شَرٌّ لَّهُمْ ۭ سَيُطَوَّقُوْنَ مَا بَخِلُوْا بِهٖ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ ۭ وَلِلّٰهِ مِيْرَاث السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ۭ وَاللّٰهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ خَبِيْرٌ﴾ [ بخاري كتاب الزكوٰة۔ باب اثم مانع الزكوٰة]
2. It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah ؓ that the Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever owns gold and silver and does not pay its due, then on the Day of Resurrection, plates of fire will be prepared for him. These will be heated in the fire of Hell and his sides, forehead, and back will be branded with them. When they cool down, they will be reheated, and this will continue on that Day, the length of which is fifty thousand years. Eventually, when the judgment among the servants is finished, he will be shown either the path to Paradise or to Hell." [مسلم۔ كتاب الزكوٰة۔ باب اثم مانع الزكوٰة]
