سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 272
۞ لَّيْسَ عَلَيْكَ هُدَىٰهُمْ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ۗ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا۟ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَلِأَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُونَ إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا۟ مِنْ خَيْرٍ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تُظْلَمُونَ ﴿272﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Not upon you (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is their guidance, but Allâh guides whom He wills. And whatever you spend in good, it is for yourselves, when you spend not except seeking Allâh’s Countenance. And whatever you spend in good, it will be repaid to you in full, and you shall not be wronged.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ لَّيْسَ
laysa
Not
عَلَيْكَ
ʿalayka
on you
هُدَىٰهُمْ
hudāhum
(is) their guidance
وَلَـٰكِنَّ
walākinna
[and] but
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يَهْدِى
yahdī
guides
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُ ۗ
yashāu
He wills
وَمَا
wamā
And whatever
تُنفِقُوا۟
tunfiqū
you spend
مِنْ
min
of
خَيْرٍۢ
khayrin
good
فَلِأَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ
fali-anfusikum
then it is for yourself
وَمَا
wamā
and not
تُنفِقُونَ
tunfiqūna
you spend
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱبْتِغَآءَ
ib'tighāa
seeking
وَجْهِ
wajhi
(the) face
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَمَا
wamā
And whatever
تُنفِقُوا۟
tunfiqū
you spend
مِنْ
min
of
خَيْرٍۢ
khayrin
good
يُوَفَّ
yuwaffa
will be repaid in full
إِلَيْكُمْ
ilaykum
to you
وَأَنتُمْ
wa-antum
and you
لَا
lā
(will) not
تُظْلَمُونَ
tuẓ'lamūna
be wronged
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.
272. 1. In the exegetical narrations, its context of revelation is stated that Muslims did not consider it permissible to help their polytheist relatives and they wished that they would become Muslims. Allah Almighty said that guiding someone to the right path is only within Allah’s power. The second thing stated was that whatever you spend in the way of Allah, you will receive its full reward, from which it is understood that maintaining ties of kinship with non-Muslim relatives is also a cause of reward. However, zakat is only the right of a Muslim and cannot be given to any non-Muslim.
