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Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 121
وَلَا يُنفِقُونَ نَفَقَةً صَغِيرَةً وَلَا كَبِيرَةً وَلَا يَقْطَعُونَ وَادِيًا إِلَّا كُتِبَ لَهُمْ لِيَجْزِيَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ أَحْسَنَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿121﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Nor do they spend anything (in Allâh’s Cause) - small or great - nor cross a valley, but is written to their credit that Allâh may recompense them with the best of what they used to do (i.e. Allâh will reward their good deeds according to the reward of their best deeds which they did in the most perfect manner).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And not
يُنفِقُونَ
yunfiqūna
they spend
نَفَقَةًۭ
nafaqatan
any spending
صَغِيرَةًۭ
ṣaghīratan
small
وَلَا
walā
and not
كَبِيرَةًۭ
kabīratan
big
وَلَا
walā
and not
يَقْطَعُونَ
yaqṭaʿūna
they cross
وَادِيًا
wādiyan
a valley
إِلَّا
illā
but
كُتِبَ
kutiba
is recorded
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
لِيَجْزِيَهُمُ
liyajziyahumu
that Allah may reward them
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
that Allah may reward them
أَحْسَنَ
aḥsana
the best
مَا
mā
(of) what
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used (to)
يَعْمَلُونَ
yaʿmalūna
do
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.
121. 1. The plains of the mountains and the passage of water are called valleys. Here, it refers to valleys and regions in general. That is, whatever you spend in the way of Allah, whether little or much, and however many fields you traverse (meaning, whether you travel a little or a lot in jihad), all these good deeds will be recorded in your book of deeds, for which Allah will grant the best of rewards.
