سُوْرَةُ الطَّلَاقِ
Surah At-Talaaq (65) — Ayah 7
لِيُنفِقْ ذُو سَعَةٍ مِّن سَعَتِهِۦ ۖ وَمَن قُدِرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقُهُۥ فَلْيُنفِقْ مِمَّآ ءَاتَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ ۚ لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا مَآ ءَاتَىٰهَا ۚ سَيَجْعَلُ ٱللَّهُ بَعْدَ عُسْرٍ يُسْرًا ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Let the rich man spend according to his means; and the man whose resources are restricted, let him spend according to what Allâh has given him. Allâh puts no burden on any person beyond what He has given him. Allâh will grant after hardship, ease.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لِيُنفِقْ
liyunfiq
Let spend
ذُو
dhū
owner
سَعَةٍۢ
saʿatin
(of) ample means
مِّن
min
from
سَعَتِهِۦ ۖ
saʿatihi
his ample means
وَمَن
waman
and (he) who
قُدِرَ
qudira
is restricted
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
on him
رِزْقُهُۥ
riz'quhu
his provision
فَلْيُنفِقْ
falyunfiq
let him spend
مِمَّآ
mimmā
from what
ءَاتَىٰهُ
ātāhu
he has been given
ٱللَّهُ ۚ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
لَا
lā
Does not
يُكَلِّفُ
yukallifu
burden
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
نَفْسًا
nafsan
any soul
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَآ
mā
(with) what
ءَاتَىٰهَا ۚ
ātāhā
He has given it
سَيَجْعَلُ
sayajʿalu
Will bring about
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
بَعْدَ
baʿda
after
عُسْرٍۢ
ʿus'rin
hardship
يُسْرًۭا
yus'ran
ease
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 7) ➊ {لِيُنْفِقْ ذُوْ سَعَةٍ مِّنْ سَعَتِهٖ … :} From this it is understood that in maintenance, the wife's status will not be considered, rather maintenance will be obligatory according to the husband's status. If the husband is affluent and wealthy, he will spend accordingly, and if he is poor, then he should spend from what Allah has given him according to his ability.
➋ { سَيَجْعَلُ اللّٰهُ بَعْدَ عُسْرٍ يُّسْرًا :} In this is Allah's promise that those husbands who fulfill the expenses incumbent upon them according to their capacity and do not act stingily, then Allah will surely create some way of ease for them after hardship. In {’’ سَيَجْعَلُ ‘‘}, the letter "س" (sa) besides indicating the future, also conveys emphasis. In both {’’ عُسْرٍ ‘‘} and {’’ يُسْرًا ‘‘}, the tanween is for indefiniteness, meaning that with Allah there are countless ways to create ease; whatever kind of hardship there may be, Allah can create some way of ease in it. A person should not hold back from spending according to his ability in hardship; whatever Allah has given, he should continue to spend from it, so Allah will surely create some way of ease after hardship, as He said: « فَاِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا (5) اِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا » [ الانشراح : 6،5 ] "So indeed, with every hardship is an ease. Indeed, with that hardship is another ease."
➋ { سَيَجْعَلُ اللّٰهُ بَعْدَ عُسْرٍ يُّسْرًا :} In this is Allah's promise that those husbands who fulfill the expenses incumbent upon them according to their capacity and do not act stingily, then Allah will surely create some way of ease for them after hardship. In {’’ سَيَجْعَلُ ‘‘}, the letter "س" (sa) besides indicating the future, also conveys emphasis. In both {’’ عُسْرٍ ‘‘} and {’’ يُسْرًا ‘‘}, the tanween is for indefiniteness, meaning that with Allah there are countless ways to create ease; whatever kind of hardship there may be, Allah can create some way of ease in it. A person should not hold back from spending according to his ability in hardship; whatever Allah has given, he should continue to spend from it, so Allah will surely create some way of ease after hardship, as He said: « فَاِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا (5) اِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا » [ الانشراح : 6،5 ] "So indeed, with every hardship is an ease. Indeed, with that hardship is another ease."
