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Al-Baqarah 261

Ayah 261 of 286 · Medinan

مَّثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمۡوَٰلَهُمۡ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ حَبَّةٍ أَنۢبَتَتۡ سَبۡعَ سَنَابِلَ فِي كُلِّ سُنۢبُلَةٖ مِّاْئَةُ حَبَّةٖۗ وَٱللَّهُ يُضَٰعِفُ لِمَن يَشَآءُۚ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ٢٦١

The example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allāh is like a seed [of grain] which grows seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains. And Allāh multiplies [His reward] for whom He wills. And Allāh is all-Encompassing and Knowing.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. مَّثَلُExamplemathalu
  2. ٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoalladhīna
  3. يُنفِقُونَspendyunfiqūna
  4. أَمۡوَٰلَهُمۡtheir wealthamwālahum
  5. فِيinfī
  6. سَبِيلِ(the) waysabīli
  7. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  8. كَمَثَلِ(is) likekamathali
  9. حَبَّةٍa grainḥabbatin
  10. أَنۢبَتَتۡwhich growsanbatat
  11. سَبۡعَsevensabʿa
  12. سَنَابِلَearssanābila
  13. فِيinfī
  14. كُلِّeachkulli
  15. سُنۢبُلَةٖearsunbulatin
  16. مِّاْئَةُhundredmi-atu
  17. حَبَّةٖۗgrain(s)ḥabbatin
  18. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  19. يُضَٰعِفُgives manifoldyuḍāʿifu
  20. لِمَنto whomliman
  21. يَشَآءُۚHe willsyashāu
  22. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  23. وَٰسِعٌ(is) All-Encompassingwāsiʿun
  24. عَلِيمٌAll-Knowingʿalīmun

Tafsir

The example of the reward of the believers who spend their wealth in Allah’s path is like that of a grain that is planted by a farmer in fertile ground. This grain then produces seven spikes, each carrying a hundred grains. Allah multiplies the reward for whomever of His servants He wishes and gives them their reward without account. Allah is Bountiful and Giving and He knows who deserves to have their reward multiplied.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran