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Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 254
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَنفِقُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقْنَـٰكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِىَ يَوْمٌ لَّا بَيْعٌ فِيهِ وَلَا خُلَّةٌ وَلَا شَفَـٰعَةٌ ۗ وَٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ ﴿254﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Spend of that with which We have provided for you, before a Day comes when there will be no bargaining, nor friendship, nor intercession. And it is the disbelievers who are the Zâlimûn (wrong-doers).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
ءَامَنُوٓا۟
āmanū
believe[d]
أَنفِقُوا۟
anfiqū
Spend
مِمَّا
mimmā
of what
رَزَقْنَـٰكُم
razaqnākum
We (have) provided you
مِّن
min
from
قَبْلِ
qabli
before
أَن
an
that
يَأْتِىَ
yatiya
comes
يَوْمٌۭ
yawmun
a Day
لَّا
lā
no
بَيْعٌۭ
bayʿun
bargaining
فِيهِ
fīhi
in it
وَلَا
walā
and no
خُلَّةٌۭ
khullatun
friendship
وَلَا
walā
and no
شَفَـٰعَةٌۭ ۗ
shafāʿatun
intercession
وَٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ
wal-kāfirūna
And the deniers
هُمُ
humu
they
ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
l-ẓālimūna
(are) the wrongdoers
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
254. O you who believe! Spend from what We have provided for you before a Day comes when there will be no trading, no friendship, and no intercession. And the wrongdoers are those who deny these [360] truths.
[259] Here, the virtue of spending in the way of Allah is mentioned. Love for wealth is inherent in human nature, and if it is not spent, it becomes a trial and a cause of destruction for a person. Furthermore, O Muslims! The religion you have believed in requires wealth for its establishment and for paving its paths, as well as for helping the weak and needy individuals in society. Such acts of charity will also become a means of salvation for a person in the Hereafter, therefore special attention has been drawn to this. Once, a man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Which charity is the greatest in terms of reward?" He ﷺ replied: "That which you give while you are healthy, desirous (of wealth), fearing poverty, and hoping for riches. So hasten to give charity, lest the soul reaches the throat and you begin to say, 'Give this much to so-and-so and that much to so-and-so,' while at that time, the wealth no longer belongs to you but to your heirs." [مسلم، كتاب الزكوٰة، باب ان افضل الصدقه صدقه الصحيح الشحيح] That is, on the Day of Resurrection, only your acts of charity will benefit you. Your business dealings and friendships will not avail you, nor will anyone's intercession be of use there.
[360] One meaning of this phrase could also be that those who do not give charity (especially zakat) are disbelievers, and they are the wrongdoers who do not spend in the way of Allah from the blessings granted by Allah. And another meaning is the one mentioned in the translation: that those who do not believe in Allah's law of reward and punishment and His system on the Day of Resurrection are both disbelievers and wrongdoers.
[259] Here, the virtue of spending in the way of Allah is mentioned. Love for wealth is inherent in human nature, and if it is not spent, it becomes a trial and a cause of destruction for a person. Furthermore, O Muslims! The religion you have believed in requires wealth for its establishment and for paving its paths, as well as for helping the weak and needy individuals in society. Such acts of charity will also become a means of salvation for a person in the Hereafter, therefore special attention has been drawn to this. Once, a man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Which charity is the greatest in terms of reward?" He ﷺ replied: "That which you give while you are healthy, desirous (of wealth), fearing poverty, and hoping for riches. So hasten to give charity, lest the soul reaches the throat and you begin to say, 'Give this much to so-and-so and that much to so-and-so,' while at that time, the wealth no longer belongs to you but to your heirs." [مسلم، كتاب الزكوٰة، باب ان افضل الصدقه صدقه الصحيح الشحيح] That is, on the Day of Resurrection, only your acts of charity will benefit you. Your business dealings and friendships will not avail you, nor will anyone's intercession be of use there.
[360] One meaning of this phrase could also be that those who do not give charity (especially zakat) are disbelievers, and they are the wrongdoers who do not spend in the way of Allah from the blessings granted by Allah. And another meaning is the one mentioned in the translation: that those who do not believe in Allah's law of reward and punishment and His system on the Day of Resurrection are both disbelievers and wrongdoers.
