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Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 53
قُلْ أَنفِقُوا۟ طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا لَّن يُتَقَبَّلَ مِنكُمْ ۖ إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا فَـٰسِقِينَ ﴿53﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: "Spend (in Allâh’s Cause) willingly or unwillingly, it will not be accepted from you. Verily, you are ever a people who are Fâsiqûn (rebellious, disobedient to Allâh)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
أَنفِقُوا۟
anfiqū
Spend
طَوْعًا
ṭawʿan
willingly
أَوْ
aw
or
كَرْهًۭا
karhan
unwillingly
لَّن
lan
never
يُتَقَبَّلَ
yutaqabbala
will be accepted
مِنكُمْ ۖ
minkum
from you
إِنَّكُمْ
innakum
Indeed, you
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
[you] are
قَوْمًۭا
qawman
a people
فَـٰسِقِينَ
fāsiqīna
defiantly disobedient
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.
53. 1. "انفقوا" is an imperative verb. But here it is in the sense of condition and consequence. That is, if you spend, it will not be accepted, or this imperative is in the sense of a statement. The meaning is that both things are equal, whether you spend or not. If you spend in the way of Allah by your own will, even then it is not accepted. Because faith is the first condition for acceptance, and that is missing in you, and wealth spent unwillingly is already rejected by Allah, because the correct intention, which is necessary for acceptance, is not present there. This verse is just like this one: (اِسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ اَوْ لَا تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ ۭاِنْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ سَبْعِيْنَ مَرَّةً فَلَنْ يَّغْفِرَ اللّٰهُ لَهُمْ) 9. At-Tawbah:80) Whether you ask forgiveness for them or do not ask (i.e., both things are equal).
