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Al-Baqarah 280

Ayah 280 of 286 · Medinan

وَإِن كَانَ ذُو عُسۡرَةٖ فَنَظِرَةٌ إِلَىٰ مَيۡسَرَةٖۚ وَأَن تَصَدَّقُواْ خَيۡرٞ لَّكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ ٢٨٠

And if someone is in hardship, then [let there be] postponement until [a time of] ease. But if you give [from your right as] charity, then it is better for you, if you only knew.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَإِنAnd ifwa-in
  2. كَانَiskāna
  3. ذُوthe (debtor)dhū
  4. عُسۡرَةٖin difficultyʿus'ratin
  5. فَنَظِرَةٌthen postponementfanaẓiratun
  6. إِلَىٰuntililā
  7. مَيۡسَرَةٖۚeasemaysaratin
  8. وَأَنAnd ifwa-an
  9. تَصَدَّقُواْyou remit as charitytaṣaddaqū
  10. خَيۡرٞ(it is) betterkhayrun
  11. لَّكُمۡfor youlakum
  12. إِنIfin
  13. كُنتُمۡyoukuntum
  14. تَعۡلَمُونَknowtaʿlamūna

Tafsir

If the person from whom you demand your debt is in hard times and is unable to repay the debt, then refrain from asking until he is able to obtain money and then pay the debt. And to give charity to him by not demanding the debt or giving up a part of it is better for you, if you knew its worth in the sight of Allah.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran