سُوْرَةُ الرُّوْمِ
Surah Ar-Room (30) — Ayah 38
فَـَٔاتِ ذَا ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ حَقَّهُۥ وَٱلْمِسْكِينَ وَٱبْنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ ﴿38﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So give to the kindred his due, and to Al-Miskîn (the poor) and to the wayfarer. That is best for those who seek Allâh’s Countenance; and it is they who will be successful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَـَٔاتِ
faāti
So give
ذَا
dhā
the relative
ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ
l-qur'bā
the relative
حَقَّهُۥ
ḥaqqahu
his right
وَٱلْمِسْكِينَ
wal-mis'kīna
and the poor
وَٱبْنَ
wa-ib'na
and the wayfarer
ٱلسَّبِيلِ ۚ
l-sabīli
and the wayfarer
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
خَيْرٌۭ
khayrun
(is) best
لِّلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
for those who
يُرِيدُونَ
yurīdūna
desire
وَجْهَ
wajha
(the) Countenance
ٱللَّهِ ۖ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
wa-ulāika
And those
هُمُ
humu
they
ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ
l-muf'liḥūna
(are) the successful ones
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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38. (O Muslims!) Give to the near of kin, the needy [42], and the traveler their due. This is better for those who seek Allah’s pleasure, and it is they who will be successful [43].
[42]
The Right of Others in Wealth and Property:
Allah Almighty has not said that you should give something to relatives, the needy, and travelers as charity or alms. Rather, He has said that you should give them their due right. And Allah Almighty has repeated this word at several places in the Noble Quran. The clear meaning of this is that the sustenance of these relatives and needy people is also included in your wealth. Therefore, give them their due right. And in fulfilling this, you are not doing them any favor. Rather, you are relieving yourself of your own burden. Some scholars say that by relatives are meant those family members with whom marriage is forbidden. But there does not seem to be any particular benefit in this clarification, because every person knows well who his relatives are, and not all relatives are deserving; only those who are needy are deserving. Thus, the most deserving are those needy who are relatives, and after them comes the turn of the general needy. And if a traveler becomes needy on the way, he is also deserving, no matter how wealthy he may be in his own home. Now see, in a society where every person continues to give the due rights of these mentioned deserving people, can anyone in that society remain destitute and penniless?
[43] The meaning is that those who do not fulfill the aforementioned rights cannot attain success. Only those can attain success who give the aforementioned deserving people their rights, and do so for the pleasure of Allah. They should not do it as a favor, nor should they expect any kind of thanks or recompense from them.
[42]
The Right of Others in Wealth and Property:
Allah Almighty has not said that you should give something to relatives, the needy, and travelers as charity or alms. Rather, He has said that you should give them their due right. And Allah Almighty has repeated this word at several places in the Noble Quran. The clear meaning of this is that the sustenance of these relatives and needy people is also included in your wealth. Therefore, give them their due right. And in fulfilling this, you are not doing them any favor. Rather, you are relieving yourself of your own burden. Some scholars say that by relatives are meant those family members with whom marriage is forbidden. But there does not seem to be any particular benefit in this clarification, because every person knows well who his relatives are, and not all relatives are deserving; only those who are needy are deserving. Thus, the most deserving are those needy who are relatives, and after them comes the turn of the general needy. And if a traveler becomes needy on the way, he is also deserving, no matter how wealthy he may be in his own home. Now see, in a society where every person continues to give the due rights of these mentioned deserving people, can anyone in that society remain destitute and penniless?
[43] The meaning is that those who do not fulfill the aforementioned rights cannot attain success. Only those can attain success who give the aforementioned deserving people their rights, and do so for the pleasure of Allah. They should not do it as a favor, nor should they expect any kind of thanks or recompense from them.
