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Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 215
يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَ ۖ قُلْ مَآ أَنفَقْتُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ فَلِلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ ۗ وَمَا تَفْعَلُوا۟ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِهِۦ عَلِيمٌ ﴿215﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They ask you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) what they should spend. Say: Whatever you spend of good must be for parents and kindred and orphans and Al-Masâkîn (the poor) and the wayfarer, and whatever you do of good deeds, truly, Allâh knows it well.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ
yasalūnaka
They ask you
مَاذَا
mādhā
what
يُنفِقُونَ ۖ
yunfiqūna
they (should) spend
قُلْ
qul
Say
مَآ
mā
Whatever
أَنفَقْتُم
anfaqtum
you spend
مِّنْ
min
of
خَيْرٍۢ
khayrin
good
فَلِلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ
falil'wālidayni
(is) for parents
وَٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ
wal-aqrabīna
and the relatives
وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ
wal-yatāmā
and the orphans
وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِ
wal-masākīni
and the needy
وَٱبْنِ
wa-ib'ni
and (of)
ٱلسَّبِيلِ ۗ
l-sabīli
the wayfarer
وَمَا
wamā
And whatever
تَفْعَلُوا۟
tafʿalū
you do
مِنْ
min
of
خَيْرٍۢ
khayrin
good
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
So indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
بِهِۦ
bihi
of it
عَلِيمٌۭ
ʿalīmun
(is) All-Aware
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215. They ask you what they should spend. Say, "Whatever wealth you spend [274], let it be for parents, relatives, orphans, the needy, and the traveler." And whatever good you do, surely Allah knows it well.
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The Order of Spending in the Way of Allah:
Some wealthy Companions (such as Amr bin Al-Jamuh and others) asked youﷺ this question, in response to which this verse was revealed. And it is obvious that this question could only be regarding voluntary charity. There can be three questions about spending in the way of Allah: (1) How much should be spent? (2) On whom should it be spent? and (3) From which things should it be spent? Regarding obligatory charity (i.e., Zakat), the answer to the second question, which was the most important, has been given in detail by the Noble Quran itself [9: 60]. The answers to the remaining two questions are mentioned in detail in the Sunnah. Here, even in voluntary charity, the same second important question has been considered first: to whom should it be given? There is a difference between the recipients of voluntary and obligatory charity, because voluntary charity is related to individual matters, while the recipients of Zakat are related to collective matters. In any case, regarding the spending of individual and voluntary charity, it has been stated that the most deserving are the parents. After them, in order of priority, are relatives, orphans, the poor, and travelers, etc. It is also stated that whatever you spend, whether it is much or little, you should keep in mind these members of society, and you should keep in mind the same order that is being mentioned here.
[284]
The Order of Spending in the Way of Allah:
Some wealthy Companions (such as Amr bin Al-Jamuh and others) asked youﷺ this question, in response to which this verse was revealed. And it is obvious that this question could only be regarding voluntary charity. There can be three questions about spending in the way of Allah: (1) How much should be spent? (2) On whom should it be spent? and (3) From which things should it be spent? Regarding obligatory charity (i.e., Zakat), the answer to the second question, which was the most important, has been given in detail by the Noble Quran itself [9: 60]. The answers to the remaining two questions are mentioned in detail in the Sunnah. Here, even in voluntary charity, the same second important question has been considered first: to whom should it be given? There is a difference between the recipients of voluntary and obligatory charity, because voluntary charity is related to individual matters, while the recipients of Zakat are related to collective matters. In any case, regarding the spending of individual and voluntary charity, it has been stated that the most deserving are the parents. After them, in order of priority, are relatives, orphans, the poor, and travelers, etc. It is also stated that whatever you spend, whether it is much or little, you should keep in mind these members of society, and you should keep in mind the same order that is being mentioned here.
