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Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 38
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ رِئَآءَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَلَا بِٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۗ وَمَن يَكُنِ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ لَهُۥ قَرِينًا فَسَآءَ قَرِينًا ﴿38﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (also) those who spend of their substance to be seen of men, and believe not in Allâh and the Last Day [they are the friends of Shaitân (Satan)], and whoever takes Shaitân (Satan) as an intimate; then what a dreadful intimate he has!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
يُنفِقُونَ
yunfiqūna
spend
أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ
amwālahum
their wealth
رِئَآءَ
riāa
to be seen
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
(by) the people
وَلَا
walā
and not
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
they believe
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَلَا
walā
and not
بِٱلْيَوْمِ
bil-yawmi
in the Day
ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۗ
l-ākhiri
the Last
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
يَكُنِ
yakuni
has
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ
l-shayṭānu
the Shaitaan
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
قَرِينًۭا
qarīnan
(as) companion
فَسَآءَ
fasāa
then evil
قَرِينًۭا
qarīnan
(is he as) a companion
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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38. And also for those [71] who spend their wealth only to be seen by people, while they neither believe in Allah nor in the Last Day. And whoever has Satan as a companion—what an evil companion he is!
[71]
The Reason for Showing Off:
This verse can also be related to the previous subject. In that case, its meaning would be that another characteristic of these arrogant and boastful people is that even if they spend, they do so only to show off to people; when it comes to spending for the pleasure of Allah, they become stingy. It can also be understood separately. In the first case, its address is general for everyone. Thus, these are two separate sins: when it comes to spending in the way of Allah, they act with miserliness, and they spend generously only when ostentation and display are the objective. The cause of both these sins is that such people either do not have faith in Allah and the Hereafter at all, or if they do, it is very weak.
[71]
The Reason for Showing Off:
This verse can also be related to the previous subject. In that case, its meaning would be that another characteristic of these arrogant and boastful people is that even if they spend, they do so only to show off to people; when it comes to spending for the pleasure of Allah, they become stingy. It can also be understood separately. In the first case, its address is general for everyone. Thus, these are two separate sins: when it comes to spending in the way of Allah, they act with miserliness, and they spend generously only when ostentation and display are the objective. The cause of both these sins is that such people either do not have faith in Allah and the Hereafter at all, or if they do, it is very weak.
