سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 270
وَمَآ أَنفَقْتُم مِّن نَّفَقَةٍ أَوْ نَذَرْتُم مِّن نَّذْرٍ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُهُۥ ۗ وَمَا لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ مِنْ أَنصَارٍ ﴿270﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And whatever you spend for spendings (e.g., in Sadaqah - charity for Allâh’s Cause) or whatever vow you make, be sure Allâh knows it all. And for the Zâlimûn (wrong-doers) there are no helpers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَآ
wamā
And whatever
أَنفَقْتُم
anfaqtum
you spend
مِّن
min
(out) of
نَّفَقَةٍ
nafaqatin
(your) expenditures
أَوْ
aw
or
نَذَرْتُم
nadhartum
you vow
مِّن
min
of
نَّذْرٍۢ
nadhrin
vow(s)
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يَعْلَمُهُۥ ۗ
yaʿlamuhu
knows it
وَمَا
wamā
and not
لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
lilẓẓālimīna
for the wrongdoers
مِنْ
min
any
أَنصَارٍ
anṣārin
helpers
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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270. Whatever you spend (in the way of Allah) or whatever vow you make, Allah [386] surely knows it. And the wrongdoers (those who spend against Allah’s command) will have no helpers.
[386]
It is Necessary to Fulfill a Valid Vow:
A vow is when "a person makes a promise to Allah to perform a good deed or give charity upon the fulfillment of a wish, which was not previously obligatory upon him." If this wish is for something lawful and permissible, and it is asked from Allah alone, and the act that the person has vowed to perform upon its fulfillment is for Allah alone, then fulfilling such a vow is correct and a source of reward and merit. If the vow is for something unlawful or for other than Allah, then making such a vow is an act of sin and fulfilling it is a cause of punishment. If someone has already made such a vow, he should seek forgiveness in its place and should not perform that act. Moreover, from the Shari'ah point of view, making vows is not considered a good deed. Thus, Abdullah bin Umar ؓ narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade us from making vows and said that vows do not change Allah's decree. However, in this way, some wealth is taken out from a miser. [بخاري، كتاب الايمان و النذور۔ باب الوفاء بالنذر و قوله يوفون بالنذر]
[386]
It is Necessary to Fulfill a Valid Vow:
A vow is when "a person makes a promise to Allah to perform a good deed or give charity upon the fulfillment of a wish, which was not previously obligatory upon him." If this wish is for something lawful and permissible, and it is asked from Allah alone, and the act that the person has vowed to perform upon its fulfillment is for Allah alone, then fulfilling such a vow is correct and a source of reward and merit. If the vow is for something unlawful or for other than Allah, then making such a vow is an act of sin and fulfilling it is a cause of punishment. If someone has already made such a vow, he should seek forgiveness in its place and should not perform that act. Moreover, from the Shari'ah point of view, making vows is not considered a good deed. Thus, Abdullah bin Umar ؓ narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade us from making vows and said that vows do not change Allah's decree. However, in this way, some wealth is taken out from a miser. [بخاري، كتاب الايمان و النذور۔ باب الوفاء بالنذر و قوله يوفون بالنذر]
