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Ali 'Imran 92

Ayah 92 of 200 · Medinan

لَن تَنَالُواْ ٱلۡبِرَّ حَتَّىٰ تُنفِقُواْ مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُواْ مِن شَيۡءٖ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِهِۦ عَلِيمٞ ٩٢

Never will you attain the good [reward]1 until you spend [in the way of Allāh] from that which you love. And whatever you spend - indeed, Allāh is Knowing of it.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Another meaning is "You will never attain righteousness."

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. لَنNeverlan
  2. تَنَالُواْwill you attaintanālū
  3. ٱلۡبِرَّ[the] righteousnessl-bira
  4. حَتَّىٰuntilḥattā
  5. تُنفِقُواْyou spendtunfiqū
  6. مِمَّاfrom whatmimmā
  7. تُحِبُّونَۚyou lovetuḥibbūna
  8. وَمَاAnd whateverwamā
  9. تُنفِقُواْyou spendtunfiqū
  10. مِنofmin
  11. شَيۡءٖa thingshayin
  12. فَإِنَّthen indeedfa-inna
  13. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  14. بِهِۦof itbihi
  15. عَلِيمٞ(is) All-Knowingʿalīmun

Tafsir

O believers, you will not receive the reward of the people of goodness and their rank until you spend the wealth you love in the way of Allah. Whatever you spend, big or small, Allah is aware of your intentions and of what you do; and everyone will be rewarded accordingly.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran