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Al-Baqarah 264

Ayah 264 of 286 · Medinan

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تُبۡطِلُواْ صَدَقَٰتِكُم بِٱلۡمَنِّ وَٱلۡأَذَىٰ كَٱلَّذِي يُنفِقُ مَالَهُۥ رِئَآءَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَا يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِۖ فَمَثَلُهُۥ كَمَثَلِ صَفۡوَانٍ عَلَيۡهِ تُرَابٞ فَأَصَابَهُۥ وَابِلٞ فَتَرَكَهُۥ صَلۡدٗاۖ لَّا يَقۡدِرُونَ عَلَىٰ شَيۡءٖ مِّمَّا كَسَبُواْۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ ٢٦٤

O you who have believed, do not invalidate your charities with reminders [of it] or injury as does one who spends his wealth [only] to be seen by the people and does not believe in Allāh and the Last Day. His example is like that of a [large] smooth stone upon which is dust and is hit by a downpour that leaves it bare. They are unable [to keep] anything of what they have earned. And Allāh does not guide the disbelieving people.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO youyāayyuhā
  2. ٱلَّذِينَthose who(believe)alladhīna
  3. ءَامَنُواْbelieveāmanū
  4. لَا(Do) notlā
  5. تُبۡطِلُواْrender in vaintub'ṭilū
  6. صَدَقَٰتِكُمyour charitiesṣadaqātikum
  7. بِٱلۡمَنِّwith reminders (of it)bil-mani
  8. وَٱلۡأَذَىٰor [the] hurtwal-adhā
  9. كَٱلَّذِيlike the one whoka-alladhī
  10. يُنفِقُspendsyunfiqu
  11. مَالَهُۥhis wealthmālahu
  12. رِئَآءَ(to) be seenriāa
  13. ٱلنَّاسِ(by) the peoplel-nāsi
  14. وَلَاand (does) notwalā
  15. يُؤۡمِنُbelieveyu'minu
  16. بِٱللَّهِin Allahbil-lahi
  17. وَٱلۡيَوۡمِand the Daywal-yawmi
  18. ٱلۡأٓخِرِۖ[the] Lastl-ākhiri
  19. فَمَثَلُهُۥThen his examplefamathaluhu
  20. كَمَثَلِ(is) likekamathali
  21. صَفۡوَانٍ(that of a) smooth rockṣafwānin
  22. عَلَيۡهِupon itʿalayhi
  23. تُرَابٞ(is) dustturābun
  24. فَأَصَابَهُۥthen fell on itfa-aṣābahu
  25. وَابِلٞheavy rainwābilun
  26. فَتَرَكَهُۥthen left itfatarakahu
  27. صَلۡدٗاۖbareṣaldan
  28. لَّاNotlā
  29. يَقۡدِرُونَthey have controlyaqdirūna
  30. عَلَىٰonʿalā
  31. شَيۡءٖanythingshayin
  32. مِّمَّاof whatmimmā
  33. كَسَبُواْۗthey (have) earnedkasabū
  34. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  35. لَا(does) notlā
  36. يَهۡدِيguideyahdī
  37. ٱلۡقَوۡمَthe peoplel-qawma
  38. ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ[the] disbelievingl-kāfirīna

Tafsir

O you who have faith in Allah and follow His Messenger, do not ruin the reward of your charity by boasting about it and hurting the person to whom you gave it. A person who does this is like one who spends to be seen and praised by people, and does not have faith in Allah and in the reward and punishment on the Day of Resurrection. This is like a smooth stone on which there is some dust: when heavy rain falls onto it, the dust is washed away and the stone is left smooth with nothing on it. Similarly, the reward of the actions and charity of those who show off does not remain in the sight of Allah. Allah does not guide disbelievers to what pleases Him and benefits them in their actions and spending.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran