سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 29
وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً إِلَىٰ عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ ٱلْبَسْطِ فَتَقْعُدَ مَلُومًا مَّحْسُورًا ﴿29﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And let not your hand be tied (like a miser) to your neck, nor stretch it forth to its utmost reach (like a spendthrift), so that you become blameworthy and in severe poverty.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَجْعَلْ
tajʿal
make
يَدَكَ
yadaka
your hand
مَغْلُولَةً
maghlūlatan
chained
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
عُنُقِكَ
ʿunuqika
your neck
وَلَا
walā
and not
تَبْسُطْهَا
tabsuṭ'hā
extend it
كُلَّ
kulla
(to its) utmost
ٱلْبَسْطِ
l-basṭi
reach
فَتَقْعُدَ
fataqʿuda
so that you sit
مَلُومًۭا
malūman
blameworthy
مَّحْسُورًا
maḥsūran
insolvent
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 29) {وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُوْلَةً … : ’’ مَغْلُوْلَةً ‘‘ ’’غُلٌّ‘‘} is derived from, which means a collar around the neck, with which the hands are also tied, as is done with criminals and prisoners. The meaning intended is miserliness and stinginess, and by {’’ الْبَسْطِ ‘‘} (to open) is meant generosity. {’’ مَحْسُوْرًا ‘‘} is one who, after becoming exhausted, is left behind from walking. That is, if you are completely miserly, you will become blameworthy in the sight of both the Creator and the creation, and if you open your hand completely and give away everything, becoming empty-handed, then along with the blame of your family and dependents, you will be left behind, exhausted, in the race of life, and it is possible that you may even have to resort to begging. The best is moderation, as He said: «وَ الَّذِيْنَ اِذَاۤ اَنْفَقُوْا لَمْ يُسْرِفُوْا وَ لَمْ يَقْتُرُوْا وَ كَانَ بَيْنَ ذٰلِكَ قَوَامًا » [ الفرقان: ۶۷ ] "And those (are the servants of the Most Merciful) who, when they spend, do not do so extravagantly nor do they withhold, and (their spending) is moderate between that." Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: [ خَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ مَا كَانَ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًی، وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُوْلُ] [بخاری، الزکوٰۃ، باب لا صدقۃ إلا عن ظہر غنی : ۱۴۲۶ ] "The best charity is that after which sufficiency remains (a person does not become poor), and begin with those whom you support."
