سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 38
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ رِئَآءَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَلَا بِٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۗ وَمَن يَكُنِ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ لَهُۥ قَرِينًا فَسَآءَ قَرِينًا ﴿38﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (also) those who spend of their substance to be seen of men, and believe not in Allâh and the Last Day [they are the friends of Shaitân (Satan)], and whoever takes Shaitân (Satan) as an intimate; then what a dreadful intimate he has!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
يُنفِقُونَ
yunfiqūna
spend
أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ
amwālahum
their wealth
رِئَآءَ
riāa
to be seen
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
(by) the people
وَلَا
walā
and not
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
they believe
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَلَا
walā
and not
بِٱلْيَوْمِ
bil-yawmi
in the Day
ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۗ
l-ākhiri
the Last
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
يَكُنِ
yakuni
has
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ
l-shayṭānu
the Shaitaan
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
قَرِينًۭا
qarīnan
(as) companion
فَسَآءَ
fasāa
then evil
قَرِينًۭا
qarīnan
(is he as) a companion
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.
(Verse 38) After condemning the misers, now those who spend out of show-off are being condemned and they are declared as companions of Satan. In the hadith, it is mentioned that three people will be thrown into the fire first, and they are: (1) the show-off scholar, (2) the show-off warrior, (3) and the show-off generous person. [ مسلم، الإمارۃ، باب من قاتل للریاء… : ۱۹۰۵ ] Shah Abdul Qadir (may Allah have mercy on him) writes: "Just as being miserly in giving wealth is bad in the sight of Allah, so is giving to show off to people. What is accepted is that which is given to those rightful recipients who have already been mentioned, and then given with faith in Allah and hope for the Hereafter." (Muwaddih)
