سُوْرَةُ الْمُنَافِقُوْنَ
Surah Al-Munaafiqoon (63) — Ayah 9
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تُلْهِكُمْ أَمْوَٰلُكُمْ وَلَآ أَوْلَـٰدُكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ ﴿9﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Let not your properties or your children divert you from the remembrance of Allâh. And whosoever does that, then they are the losers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
you (who)
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
لَا
lā
(Let) not
تُلْهِكُمْ
tul'hikum
divert you
أَمْوَٰلُكُمْ
amwālukum
your wealth
وَلَآ
walā
and not
أَوْلَـٰدُكُمْ
awlādukum
your children
عَن
ʿan
from
ذِكْرِ
dhik'ri
(the) remembrance
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَفْعَلْ
yafʿal
does
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
fa-ulāika
then those
هُمُ
humu
[they]
ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ
l-khāsirūna
(are) the losers
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
O you who believe! Let neither your wealth nor your children [14] distract you from the remembrance of Allah. And whoever does so, it is they who are the losers.
[14] Wealth and children are mentioned because every person is mostly interested in them; otherwise, this includes every occupation or activity that makes one heedless of the remembrance of Allah. And the result of heedlessness from the remembrance of Allah appears in the form of immorality and wickedness. The distinction between lawful and unlawful earnings is lost, and a person becomes astray in every field of life.
[14] Wealth and children are mentioned because every person is mostly interested in them; otherwise, this includes every occupation or activity that makes one heedless of the remembrance of Allah. And the result of heedlessness from the remembrance of Allah appears in the form of immorality and wickedness. The distinction between lawful and unlawful earnings is lost, and a person becomes astray in every field of life.
