سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 38
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ رِئَآءَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَلَا بِٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۗ وَمَن يَكُنِ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ لَهُۥ قَرِينًا فَسَآءَ قَرِينًا ﴿38﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (also) those who spend of their substance to be seen of men, and believe not in Allâh and the Last Day [they are the friends of Shaitân (Satan)], and whoever takes Shaitân (Satan) as an intimate; then what a dreadful intimate he has!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
يُنفِقُونَ
yunfiqūna
spend
أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ
amwālahum
their wealth
رِئَآءَ
riāa
to be seen
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
(by) the people
وَلَا
walā
and not
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
they believe
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَلَا
walā
and not
بِٱلْيَوْمِ
bil-yawmi
in the Day
ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۗ
l-ākhiri
the Last
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
يَكُنِ
yakuni
has
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ
l-shayṭānu
the Shaitaan
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
قَرِينًۭا
qarīnan
(as) companion
فَسَآءَ
fasāa
then evil
قَرِينًۭا
qarīnan
(is he as) a companion
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.
38. 1. Miserliness (i.e., not spending in the way of Allah) or spending but for show, that is, for ostentation. Both of these are severely disliked by Allah, and it is enough for their regret that here in the Noble Quran, both of these actions are described as the practice of disbelievers and the habit of those who do not believe in Allah and the Last Day, and whose companion is Satan.
