سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 261
مَّثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ حَبَّةٍ أَنۢبَتَتْ سَبْعَ سَنَابِلَ فِى كُلِّ سُنۢبُلَةٍ مِّا۟ئَةُ حَبَّةٍ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يُضَـٰعِفُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿261﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The likeness of those who spend their wealth in the Way of Allâh, is as the likeness of a grain (of corn); it grows seven ears, and each ear has a hundred grains. Allâh gives manifold increase to whom He wills. And Allâh is All-Sufficient for His creatures’ needs, All-Knower.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مَّثَلُ
mathalu
Example
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those who
يُنفِقُونَ
yunfiqūna
spend
أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ
amwālahum
their wealth
فِى
fī
in
سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
كَمَثَلِ
kamathali
(is) like
حَبَّةٍ
ḥabbatin
a grain
أَنۢبَتَتْ
anbatat
which grows
سَبْعَ
sabʿa
seven
سَنَابِلَ
sanābila
ears
فِى
fī
in
كُلِّ
kulli
each
سُنۢبُلَةٍۢ
sunbulatin
ear
مِّا۟ئَةُ
mi-atu
hundred
حَبَّةٍۢ ۗ
ḥabbatin
grain(s)
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
يُضَـٰعِفُ
yuḍāʿifu
gives manifold
لِمَن
liman
to whom
يَشَآءُ ۗ
yashāu
He wills
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
وَٰسِعٌ
wāsiʿun
(is) All-Encompassing
عَلِيمٌ
ʿalīmun
All-Knowing
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.
261. 1. This is the virtue of spending in the way of Allah. If it refers to jihad, then it means that the reward for the money spent in jihad will be this, and if it refers to all charitable expenditures, then this virtue will be for voluntary expenditures and charities and other good deeds. And the reward for one good deed will fall under the tenfold reward. (Fath al-Qadeer) Thus, the general reward and recompense for expenditures and charities is greater than other good deeds. The reason for the importance and virtue of spending in the way of Allah is also clear: until the provision and weapons of war are arranged, the performance of the army will also be zero, and provision and weapons cannot be arranged without money.
