سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 181
لَّقَدْ سَمِعَ ٱللَّهُ قَوْلَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ فَقِيرٌ وَنَحْنُ أَغْنِيَآءُ ۘ سَنَكْتُبُ مَا قَالُوا۟ وَقَتْلَهُمُ ٱلْأَنۢبِيَآءَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ وَنَقُولُ ذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلْحَرِيقِ ﴿181﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Indeed, Allâh has heard the statement of those (Jews) who say: "Truly, Allâh is poor and we are rich!" We shall record what they have said and their killing of the Prophets unjustly, and We shall say: "Taste you the torment of the burning (Fire)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَّقَدْ
laqad
Certainly
سَمِعَ
samiʿa
heard
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
قَوْلَ
qawla
(the) saying
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those who
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
said
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
فَقِيرٌۭ
faqīrun
(is) poor
وَنَحْنُ
wanaḥnu
while we
أَغْنِيَآءُ ۘ
aghniyāu
(are) rich
سَنَكْتُبُ
sanaktubu
We will record
مَا
mā
what
قَالُوا۟
qālū
they said
وَقَتْلَهُمُ
waqatlahumu
and their killing
ٱلْأَنۢبِيَآءَ
l-anbiyāa
the Prophets
بِغَيْرِ
bighayri
without
حَقٍّۢ
ḥaqqin
(any) right
وَنَقُولُ
wanaqūlu
and We will say
ذُوقُوا۟
dhūqū
Taste
عَذَابَ
ʿadhāba
(the) punishment
ٱلْحَرِيقِ
l-ḥarīqi
(of) the Burning Fire
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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181. Allah has certainly heard the statement of those who said, "Allah is poor [180] and we are rich." We will record what they said, and their killing of the prophets without right, and We will say, "Taste the punishment of the burning fire."
[180]
Accusing Allah of Miserliness and the Jews’ Disrespect Towards Allah:
This statement is from the Jews. It has already been mentioned earlier in [3: 75] that due to usury and unlawful consumption among the Jews, the disease of greed for wealth, materialism, and miserliness had developed in them. Thus, when this verse was revealed:
﴿مَنْ ذَا الَّذِيْ يُقْرِضُ اللّٰهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا﴾
the Jews, overcome by their miserliness, began to say: This means that “Allah is poor and we are rich. That is why He asks us for a loan.” Allah Almighty has quoted their response here as a narration. This answer of the Jews not only shows their miserliness but also fully reveals the wickedness of their hearts. The reality is that all wealth belongs to Allah alone. He is the One who has granted it to you, and whatever loan is asked for will also be spent on your own brethren, for Allah is Self-Sufficient. Then, attributing this loan to Himself and then granting a great reward for it is a special favor and grace of Allah Almighty. Furthermore, the manner in which charity is encouraged in this phrase is extremely subtle, and as subtle as this manner is, the Jews responded in an equally crude way. Thus, this insolence of theirs has also been recorded in their book of deeds, in the same record where their extreme misdeeds, such as the killing of prophets, have been written. On the Day of Resurrection, all of this will be presented before them. Then, they will be given the full punishment for their actions in the form of a burning torment.
[180]
Accusing Allah of Miserliness and the Jews’ Disrespect Towards Allah:
This statement is from the Jews. It has already been mentioned earlier in [3: 75] that due to usury and unlawful consumption among the Jews, the disease of greed for wealth, materialism, and miserliness had developed in them. Thus, when this verse was revealed:
﴿مَنْ ذَا الَّذِيْ يُقْرِضُ اللّٰهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا﴾
the Jews, overcome by their miserliness, began to say: This means that “Allah is poor and we are rich. That is why He asks us for a loan.” Allah Almighty has quoted their response here as a narration. This answer of the Jews not only shows their miserliness but also fully reveals the wickedness of their hearts. The reality is that all wealth belongs to Allah alone. He is the One who has granted it to you, and whatever loan is asked for will also be spent on your own brethren, for Allah is Self-Sufficient. Then, attributing this loan to Himself and then granting a great reward for it is a special favor and grace of Allah Almighty. Furthermore, the manner in which charity is encouraged in this phrase is extremely subtle, and as subtle as this manner is, the Jews responded in an equally crude way. Thus, this insolence of theirs has also been recorded in their book of deeds, in the same record where their extreme misdeeds, such as the killing of prophets, have been written. On the Day of Resurrection, all of this will be presented before them. Then, they will be given the full punishment for their actions in the form of a burning torment.
