سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 215
يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَ ۖ قُلْ مَآ أَنفَقْتُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ فَلِلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ ۗ وَمَا تَفْعَلُوا۟ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِهِۦ عَلِيمٌ ﴿215﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They ask you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) what they should spend. Say: Whatever you spend of good must be for parents and kindred and orphans and Al-Masâkîn (the poor) and the wayfarer, and whatever you do of good deeds, truly, Allâh knows it well.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ
yasalūnaka
They ask you
مَاذَا
mādhā
what
يُنفِقُونَ ۖ
yunfiqūna
they (should) spend
قُلْ
qul
Say
مَآ
mā
Whatever
أَنفَقْتُم
anfaqtum
you spend
مِّنْ
min
of
خَيْرٍۢ
khayrin
good
فَلِلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ
falil'wālidayni
(is) for parents
وَٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ
wal-aqrabīna
and the relatives
وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ
wal-yatāmā
and the orphans
وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِ
wal-masākīni
and the needy
وَٱبْنِ
wa-ib'ni
and (of)
ٱلسَّبِيلِ ۗ
l-sabīli
the wayfarer
وَمَا
wamā
And whatever
تَفْعَلُوا۟
tafʿalū
you do
مِنْ
min
of
خَيْرٍۢ
khayrin
good
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
So indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
بِهِۦ
bihi
of it
عَلِيمٌۭ
ʿalīmun
(is) All-Aware
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.
215. 1. Upon the inquiry of some Companions, the primary recipients for spending wealth are being mentioned, meaning these are the most deserving of your financial support. Therefore, it is understood that this command of spending is related to voluntary charity, not to Zakat, because it is not permissible to spend Zakat funds on parents. Hazrat Maimun bin Mehran recited this verse and said that among the places to spend wealth mentioned here, there is no mention of drum, sarangi, wooden pictures, or decorative curtains hung on walls. The meaning is that spending wealth on such things is disliked and wasteful. It is unfortunate that today these wasteful and disliked expenditures have become such an essential part of our lives that we no longer see any aspect of dislike in them.
