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Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 267
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَنفِقُوا۟ مِن طَيِّبَـٰتِ مَا كَسَبْتُمْ وَمِمَّآ أَخْرَجْنَا لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَلَا تَيَمَّمُوا۟ ٱلْخَبِيثَ مِنْهُ تُنفِقُونَ وَلَسْتُم بِـَٔاخِذِيهِ إِلَّآ أَن تُغْمِضُوا۟ فِيهِ ۚ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَنِىٌّ حَمِيدٌ ﴿267﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Spend of the good things which you have (legally) earned, and of that which We have produced from the earth for you, and do not aim at that which is bad to spend from it, (though) you would not accept it save if you close your eyes and tolerate therein. And know that Allâh is Rich (Free of all needs), and Worthy of all praise.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
ءَامَنُوٓا۟
āmanū
believe[d]
أَنفِقُوا۟
anfiqū
Spend
مِن
min
from
طَيِّبَـٰتِ
ṭayyibāti
(the) good things
مَا
mā
that
كَسَبْتُمْ
kasabtum
you have earned
وَمِمَّآ
wamimmā
and whatever
أَخْرَجْنَا
akhrajnā
We brought forth
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ
l-arḍi
the earth
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَيَمَّمُوا۟
tayammamū
aim (at)
ٱلْخَبِيثَ
l-khabītha
the bad
مِنْهُ
min'hu
of it
تُنفِقُونَ
tunfiqūna
you spend
وَلَسْتُم
walastum
while you (would) not
بِـَٔاخِذِيهِ
biākhidhīhi
take it
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَن
an
[that]
تُغْمِضُوا۟
tugh'miḍū
(with) close(d) eyes
فِيهِ ۚ
fīhi
[in it]
وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟
wa-iʿ'lamū
and know
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
غَنِىٌّ
ghaniyyun
(is) Self-Sufficient
حَمِيدٌ
ḥamīdun
Praiseworthy
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.
267. 1. For the acceptance of charity, just as it is necessary that it be free from show-off, as mentioned in the previous verses, it is also necessary that it be from lawful and pure earnings, whether through business (trade and industry) or from the produce of crops and orchards. And it is said that do not intend to spend impure things in the way of Allah. By impure, firstly, those things are meant which are from unlawful earnings; Allah does not accept them. In the hadith, it is said: "Indeed, Allah is pure and does not accept except what is pure." (اللہ تعالیٰ پاک ہے پاک حلال چیز ہی قبول فرماتا ہے) Secondly, impure also means inferior and useless things; inferior things should also not be spent in the way of Allah, as is also the implication of verse (لَنْ تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتّٰى تُنْفِقُوْا مِمَّا تُحِبُّوْنَ) 3:92. In the narration of the reason for revelation, it is mentioned that some of the Ansar of Madinah used to give spoiled and useless dates as charity in the mosque, upon which this verse was revealed. (Fath al-Qadeer, referencing Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, etc.)
267. 2. That is, just as you yourselves do not like to take inferior things, in the same way, do not spend inferior things in the way of Allah, rather spend good things.
267. 2. That is, just as you yourselves do not like to take inferior things, in the same way, do not spend inferior things in the way of Allah, rather spend good things.
