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Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 86

The letter Saad · Meccan · Juz 23 · Page 458

قُلْ مَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُتَكَلِّفِينَ ﴿86﴾
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "No wage do I ask of you for this (the Qur’ân), nor am I one of the Mutakallifûn (those who pretend and fabricate things which do not exist).
قُلْ qul Say
مَآ Not
أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ asalukum I ask of you
عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi for it
مِنْ min any
أَجْرٍۢ ajrin payment
وَمَآ wamā and not
أَنَا۠ anā I am
مِنَ mina of
ٱلْمُتَكَلِّفِينَ l-mutakalifīna the ones who pretend

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86. 1. That is, my only purpose in this invitation and preaching is the command of Allah; it is not to earn worldly gain.

86. 2. That is, it is not as if I would fabricate something from myself and attribute it to Allah which He has not said, or I would invite you to something for which Allah has not given me a command. Rather, without any addition or omission, I am conveying Allah’s commands to you.