سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 245
مَّن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يُقْرِضُ ٱللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا فَيُضَـٰعِفَهُۥ لَهُۥٓ أَضْعَافًا كَثِيرَةً ۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَقْبِضُ وَيَبْصُۜطُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ﴿245﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Who is he that will lend to Allâh a goodly loan so that He may multiply it to him many times? And it is Allâh that decreases or increases (your provisions), and unto Him you shall return.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مَّن
man
Who
ذَا
dhā
(is) the one
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
who
يُقْرِضُ
yuq'riḍu
will lend
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
(to) Allah
قَرْضًا
qarḍan
a loan
حَسَنًۭا
ḥasanan
good
فَيُضَـٰعِفَهُۥ
fayuḍāʿifahu
so (that) He multiplies it
لَهُۥٓ
lahu
for him
أَضْعَافًۭا
aḍʿāfan
manifolds
كَثِيرَةًۭ ۚ
kathīratan
many
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
يَقْبِضُ
yaqbiḍu
withholds
وَيَبْصُۜطُ
wayabṣuṭu
and grants abundance
وَإِلَيْهِ
wa-ilayhi
and to Him
تُرْجَعُونَ
tur'jaʿūna
you will be returned
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 245) {مَنْ ذَا الَّذِيْ يُقْرِضُ اللّٰهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا:} In the previous verse, there was the command to fight in the way of Allah; now there is encouragement to spend wealth in jihad. By "a goodly loan" is meant to spend wealth purely for the pleasure of Allah Almighty and to attain reward, without any intention of showing off, causing harm to anyone, or holding a favor over them. See the grace of Allah that He Himself gives everything and then asks from His servants, and considers it a loan upon Himself. In Surah At-Tawbah, both wealth and life are mentioned, as He said: «اِنَّ اللّٰهَ اشْتَرٰى مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ اَنْفُسَهُمْ وَ اَمْوَالَهُمْ بِاَنَّ لَهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ» [ التوبۃ : ۱۱۱ ] "Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties in exchange for Paradise for them." In Surah Al-Baqarah (261), it is also mentioned that Allah Almighty will return this goodly loan multiplied many times over.
