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Al-Isra 26

Ayah 26 of 111 · Meccan

وَءَاتِ ذَا ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ حَقَّهُۥ وَٱلۡمِسۡكِينَ وَٱبۡنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَلَا تُبَذِّرۡ تَبۡذِيرًا ٢٦

And give the relative his right, and [also] the poor and the traveler, and do not spend wastefully.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., on that which is unlawful or in disobedience to Allāh.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَءَاتِAnd givewaāti
  2. ذَاthe relativesdhā
  3. ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰthe relativesl-qur'bā
  4. حَقَّهُۥhis rightḥaqqahu
  5. وَٱلۡمِسۡكِينَand the needywal-mis'kīna
  6. وَٱبۡنَand the wayfarerwa-ib'na
  7. ٱلسَّبِيلِand the wayfarerl-sabīli
  8. وَلَاand (do) notwalā
  9. تُبَذِّرۡspendtubadhir
  10. تَبۡذِيرًاwastefullytabdhīran

Tafsir

O believer - give the relative his rights by keeping family ties, give to the poor and needy, and give the traveller who is stranded. Do not spend your wealth in sin or in a manner that is wasteful.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran