سُوْرَةُ الْمُنَافِقُوْنَ
Surah Al-Munaafiqoon (63) — Ayah 10
وَأَنفِقُوا۟ مِن مَّا رَزَقْنَـٰكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِىَ أَحَدَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ فَيَقُولَ رَبِّ لَوْلَآ أَخَّرْتَنِىٓ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ فَأَصَّدَّقَ وَأَكُن مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ ﴿10﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And spend (in charity) of that with which We have provided you before death comes to one of you, and he says: "My Lord! If only You would give me respite for a little while (i.e. return to the worldly life), then I should giveSadaqah (i.e. Zakât ) of my wealth, and be among the righteous [i.e. perform Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) and other good deeds].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَنفِقُوا۟
wa-anfiqū
And spend
مِن
min
from
مَّا
mā
what
رَزَقْنَـٰكُم
razaqnākum
We have provided you
مِّن
min
from
قَبْلِ
qabli
before
أَن
an
[that]
يَأْتِىَ
yatiya
comes
أَحَدَكُمُ
aḥadakumu
(to) one of you
ٱلْمَوْتُ
l-mawtu
the death
فَيَقُولَ
fayaqūla
and he says
رَبِّ
rabbi
My Lord
لَوْلَآ
lawlā
Why not
أَخَّرْتَنِىٓ
akhartanī
You delay me
إِلَىٰٓ
ilā
for
أَجَلٍۢ
ajalin
a term
قَرِيبٍۢ
qarībin
near
فَأَصَّدَّقَ
fa-aṣṣaddaqa
so I would give charity
وَأَكُن
wa-akun
and be
مِّنَ
mina
among
ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
l-ṣāliḥīna
the righteous
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 10) ➊ For the explanation of {وَ اَنْفِقُوْا مِنْ مَّا رَزَقْنٰكُمْ … : ’’ مِنْ مَّا رَزَقْنٰكُمْ ‘‘}, see the commentary of the third verse of Surah Al-Baqarah. In order to remain safe from hypocrisy, it is commanded to spend as much as possible from the blessings granted by Allah before death.
➋ { مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ يَّاْتِيَ اَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ فَيَقُوْلَ … :} That is, at the time of death, making this supplication and wish is useless; it is the work of a wise person to take advantage of the respite and prepare provisions for the Hereafter before death. See Surah Ibrahim (44) and Surah Al-Mu’minun (99, 100).
➌ {فَاَصَّدَّقَ وَ اَكُنْ مِّنَ الصّٰلِحِيْنَ:’’ فَاَصَّدَّقَ ‘‘} In the original, it is {’’فَأَتَصَدَّقُ‘‘}; it is in the accusative case because it is in response to {’’ لَوْ لَاۤ ‘‘}, which is for exhortation and contains the meaning of request and condition, and it is preceded by "fa" after which {’’أَنْ‘‘} (nasiba) is implied, and {’’ اَكُنْ ‘‘} is in the jussive case because it is conjoined to the position of the answer to the condition, and "fa" does not come before it. Thus, the original statement is as follows: {’’رَبِّ أَخِّرْنِيْ إِلٰی أَجَلٍ قَرِيْبٍ فَإِنْ أَخَّرْتَنِيْ أَتَصَدَّقْ وَ أَكُنْ مِّنَ الصَّالِحِيْنَ۔‘‘}
➋ { مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ يَّاْتِيَ اَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ فَيَقُوْلَ … :} That is, at the time of death, making this supplication and wish is useless; it is the work of a wise person to take advantage of the respite and prepare provisions for the Hereafter before death. See Surah Ibrahim (44) and Surah Al-Mu’minun (99, 100).
➌ {فَاَصَّدَّقَ وَ اَكُنْ مِّنَ الصّٰلِحِيْنَ:’’ فَاَصَّدَّقَ ‘‘} In the original, it is {’’فَأَتَصَدَّقُ‘‘}; it is in the accusative case because it is in response to {’’ لَوْ لَاۤ ‘‘}, which is for exhortation and contains the meaning of request and condition, and it is preceded by "fa" after which {’’أَنْ‘‘} (nasiba) is implied, and {’’ اَكُنْ ‘‘} is in the jussive case because it is conjoined to the position of the answer to the condition, and "fa" does not come before it. Thus, the original statement is as follows: {’’رَبِّ أَخِّرْنِيْ إِلٰی أَجَلٍ قَرِيْبٍ فَإِنْ أَخَّرْتَنِيْ أَتَصَدَّقْ وَ أَكُنْ مِّنَ الصَّالِحِيْنَ۔‘‘}
