سُوْرَةُ الْحَدِيْدِ

Surah Al-Hadid (57) — Ayah 18

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إِنَّ ٱلْمُصَّدِّقِينَ وَٱلْمُصَّدِّقَـٰتِ وَأَقْرَضُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا يُضَـٰعَفُ لَهُمْ وَلَهُمْ أَجْرٌ كَرِيمٌ ﴿18﴾
Verily, those who give Sadaqât (i.e. Zakât and alms), men and women, and lend Allâh a goodly loan, it shall be increased manifold (to their credit), and theirs shall be an honourable good reward (i.e. Paradise).
إِنَّ inna Indeed
ٱلْمُصَّدِّقِينَ l-muṣadiqīna the men who give charity
وَٱلْمُصَّدِّقَـٰتِ wal-muṣadiqāti and the women who give charity
وَأَقْرَضُوا۟ wa-aqraḍū and who lend
ٱللَّهَ l-laha (to) Allah
قَرْضًا qarḍan a loan
حَسَنًۭا ḥasanan goodly
يُضَـٰعَفُ yuḍāʿafu it will be multiplied
لَهُمْ lahum for them
وَلَهُمْ walahum and for them
أَجْرٌۭ ajrun (is) a reward
كَرِيمٌۭ karīmun noble

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.

18-1. That is, for one (good deed), at least tenfold reward, and even more up to seven hundred times, or even beyond that. And this increase can be based on sincerity of intention, need and necessity, and place.

18-2. That is, Paradise and its blessings, which will never decline or perish.