سُوْرَةُ سَبَاٍ
Surah Saba (34) — Ayah 37
وَمَآ أَمْوَٰلُكُمْ وَلَآ أَوْلَـٰدُكُم بِٱلَّتِى تُقَرِّبُكُمْ عِندَنَا زُلْفَىٰٓ إِلَّا مَنْ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَـٰلِحًا فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ جَزَآءُ ٱلضِّعْفِ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَهُمْ فِى ٱلْغُرُفَـٰتِ ءَامِنُونَ ﴿37﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And it is not your wealth, nor your children that bring you nearer to Us (i.e. please Allâh), but only he who believes (in the Islâmic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds (will please Us); as for such, there will be twofold reward for what they did, and they will reside in the high dwellings (Paradise) in peace and security.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَآ
wamā
And not
أَمْوَٰلُكُمْ
amwālukum
your wealth
وَلَآ
walā
and not
أَوْلَـٰدُكُم
awlādukum
your children
بِٱلَّتِى
bi-allatī
[that]
تُقَرِّبُكُمْ
tuqarribukum
will bring you close
عِندَنَا
ʿindanā
to Us
زُلْفَىٰٓ
zul'fā
(in) position
إِلَّا
illā
but
مَنْ
man
whoever
ءَامَنَ
āmana
believes
وَعَمِلَ
waʿamila
and does
صَـٰلِحًۭا
ṣāliḥan
righteousness
فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
fa-ulāika
then those
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
جَزَآءُ
jazāu
(will be) reward
ٱلضِّعْفِ
l-ḍiʿ'fi
two-fold
بِمَا
bimā
for what
عَمِلُوا۟
ʿamilū
they did
وَهُمْ
wahum
and they
فِى
fī
(will be) in
ٱلْغُرُفَـٰتِ
l-ghurufāti
the high dwellings
ءَامِنُونَ
āminūna
secure
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.
37. 1. That is, this wealth is not evidence that We love you or that you have a special status in Our presence.
37. 2. That is, the means to attain Our love and closeness is only faith and righteous deeds, as mentioned in the hadith: "Allah does not look at your appearances or your wealth, He looks at your hearts and your deeds." (Sahih Muslim)
37. 3. Rather, many times over—a good deed is rewarded at least tenfold, up to seven hundred times, or even more than that.
37. 2. That is, the means to attain Our love and closeness is only faith and righteous deeds, as mentioned in the hadith: "Allah does not look at your appearances or your wealth, He looks at your hearts and your deeds." (Sahih Muslim)
37. 3. Rather, many times over—a good deed is rewarded at least tenfold, up to seven hundred times, or even more than that.
