سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 268
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ يَعِدُكُمُ ٱلْفَقْرَ وَيَأْمُرُكُم بِٱلْفَحْشَآءِ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ يَعِدُكُم مَّغْفِرَةً مِّنْهُ وَفَضْلًا ۗ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿268﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Shaitân (Satan) threatens you with poverty and orders you to commit Fahshâ (evil deeds, illegal sexual intercourse, sins); whereas Allâh promises you Forgiveness from Himself and Bounty, and Allâh is All-Sufficient for His creatures’ needs, All-Knower.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ
al-shayṭānu
The Shaitaan
يَعِدُكُمُ
yaʿidukumu
promises you
ٱلْفَقْرَ
l-faqra
[the] poverty
وَيَأْمُرُكُم
wayamurukum
and orders you
بِٱلْفَحْشَآءِ ۖ
bil-faḥshāi
to immorality
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
while Allah
يَعِدُكُم
yaʿidukum
promises you
مَّغْفِرَةًۭ
maghfiratan
forgiveness
مِّنْهُ
min'hu
from Him
وَفَضْلًۭا ۗ
wafaḍlan
and bounty
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
وَٰسِعٌ
wāsiʿun
(is) All-Encompassing
عَلِيمٌۭ
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.
268. 1. That is, when it comes to spending wealth in good deeds, Satan frightens you that you will become poor and destitute, but when it comes to spending on evil deeds, he does not let such fears come near; rather, he presents those evil deeds in such an adorned and attractive way that a person spends even large amounts without hesitation. It has been observed that if someone comes to collect donations for a mosque, madrasa, or any other good cause, the wealthy person checks and rechecks his accounts repeatedly even for a hundred or two hundred, and often sends the collector back and forth several times. But the same person, when caught in the traps of cinema, alcohol, immorality, or litigation, spends his wealth recklessly and does not show any kind of hesitation or reluctance.
