سُوْرَةُ الْمُجَادَلَةِ
Surah Al-Mujaadila (58) — Ayah 13
ءَأَشْفَقْتُمْ أَن تُقَدِّمُوا۟ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ نَجْوَىٰكُمْ صَدَقَـٰتٍ ۚ فَإِذْ لَمْ تَفْعَلُوا۟ وَتَابَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿13﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Are you afraid of spending in charity before your private consultation (with him)? If then you do it not, and Allâh has forgiven you, then (at least) perform Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât ) and give Zakât and obey Allâh (i.e. do all that Allâh and His Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم order you to do). And Allâh is All-Aware of what you do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ءَأَشْفَقْتُمْ
a-ashfaqtum
Are you afraid
أَن
an
to
تُقَدِّمُوا۟
tuqaddimū
offer
بَيْنَ
bayna
before
يَدَىْ
yaday
before
نَجْوَىٰكُمْ
najwākum
your private consultation
صَدَقَـٰتٍۢ ۚ
ṣadaqātin
charities
فَإِذْ
fa-idh
Then when
لَمْ
lam
you do not
تَفْعَلُوا۟
tafʿalū
you do not
وَتَابَ
watāba
and Allah has forgiven
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
and Allah has forgiven
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
you
فَأَقِيمُوا۟
fa-aqīmū
then establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
l-ṣalata
the prayer
وَءَاتُوا۟
waātū
and give
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
l-zakata
the zakah
وَأَطِيعُوا۟
wa-aṭīʿū
and obey
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
وَرَسُولَهُۥ ۚ
warasūlahu
and His Messenger
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
خَبِيرٌۢ
khabīrun
(is) All-Aware
بِمَا
bimā
of what
تَعْمَلُونَ
taʿmalūna
you do
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13. Are you afraid of offering charity before your private conversation [17]? Then when you did not do so, and Allah pardoned you, then establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. And Allah is fully aware of what you do.
[17]
The Harms of the General Permission for Private Conversation with You:
Through this command, the objectives for which it was given were achieved very quickly. This command was revealed at a time when the disbelievers throughout Arabia had become hostile towards the Muslims. If anyone would have a private conversation with you, the hypocrites would immediately spread the rumor that this person had brought news of such-and-such tribe preparing to attack Madinah. Such rumors would quickly circulate in Madinah, causing a sense of panic. The second harm was that unnecessary suspicions would arise, and the third and greatest harm was that people would waste your precious time with trivial and useless matters. Those who engaged in private conversations were mostly wealthy, influential hypocrites. After the command of giving charity, the hypocrites refrained due to their miserliness, and the Muslims became cautious as well. This command remained in effect for at most ten days, and only Sayyiduna Ali ؓ acted upon it once.
The End of the Obligation of Charity:
When the above-mentioned objectives were achieved, Allah abrogated this command. Along with this, the Muslims were instructed to be mindful of performing prayer and paying zakat in full, and to obey Allah and His Messenger sincerely, and not to do anything contrary to their will.
[17]
The Harms of the General Permission for Private Conversation with You:
Through this command, the objectives for which it was given were achieved very quickly. This command was revealed at a time when the disbelievers throughout Arabia had become hostile towards the Muslims. If anyone would have a private conversation with you, the hypocrites would immediately spread the rumor that this person had brought news of such-and-such tribe preparing to attack Madinah. Such rumors would quickly circulate in Madinah, causing a sense of panic. The second harm was that unnecessary suspicions would arise, and the third and greatest harm was that people would waste your precious time with trivial and useless matters. Those who engaged in private conversations were mostly wealthy, influential hypocrites. After the command of giving charity, the hypocrites refrained due to their miserliness, and the Muslims became cautious as well. This command remained in effect for at most ten days, and only Sayyiduna Ali ؓ acted upon it once.
The End of the Obligation of Charity:
When the above-mentioned objectives were achieved, Allah abrogated this command. Along with this, the Muslims were instructed to be mindful of performing prayer and paying zakat in full, and to obey Allah and His Messenger sincerely, and not to do anything contrary to their will.
