سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 195
وَأَنفِقُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا تُلْقُوا۟ بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى ٱلتَّهْلُكَةِ ۛ وَأَحْسِنُوٓا۟ ۛ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿195﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And spend in the Cause of Allâh (i.e. Jihâd of all kinds) and do not throw yourselves into destruction (by not spending your wealth in the Cause of Allâh), and do good. Truly, Allâh loves Al-Muhsinûn (the good-doers).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَنفِقُوا۟
wa-anfiqū
And spend
فِى
fī
in
سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تُلْقُوا۟
tul'qū
throw (yourselves)
بِأَيْدِيكُمْ
bi-aydīkum
[with your hands]
إِلَى
ilā
into
ٱلتَّهْلُكَةِ ۛ
l-tahlukati
[the] destruction
وَأَحْسِنُوٓا۟ ۛ
wa-aḥsinū
And do good
إِنَّ
inna
indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يُحِبُّ
yuḥibbu
loves
ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
l-muḥ'sinīna
the good-doers
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.
195. 1. Some have taken from this the meaning of abandoning jihad, and some have taken it to mean committing sin upon sin, and all these situations lead to destruction. If you abandon jihad or refrain from spending your wealth in jihad, then surely the enemy will become strong and you will become weak; the result is destruction.
