سُوْرَةُ الْمَاعُوْنِ
Surah Al-Maa'un (107) — Ayah 7
وَيَمْنَعُونَ ٱلْمَاعُونَ ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And prevent Al-Mâ‘ûn (small kindnesses like salt, sugar, water).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَمْنَعُونَ
wayamnaʿūna
And they deny
ٱلْمَاعُونَ
l-māʿūna
[the] small kindnesses
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
7. 1. "Ma‘n" means a small thing. Some take this to mean zakat, because that too is very little compared to the original wealth (two and a half percent), and some take it to mean household items that neighbors borrow from each other. The meaning is that lending household items and not feeling any discomfort in doing so is a good quality, and on the contrary, being stingy and miserly is the habit of those who deny the Day of Judgment.
