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An-Nisa 114

Ayah 114 of 176 · Medinan

۞ لَّا خَيۡرَ فِي كَثِيرٖ مِّن نَّجۡوَىٰهُمۡ إِلَّا مَنۡ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَوۡ مَعۡرُوفٍ أَوۡ إِصۡلَٰحِۭ بَيۡنَ ٱلنَّاسِۚ وَمَن يَفۡعَلۡ ذَٰلِكَ ٱبۡتِغَآءَ مَرۡضَاتِ ٱللَّهِ فَسَوۡفَ نُؤۡتِيهِ أَجۡرًا عَظِيمٗا ١١٤

No good is there in much of their private conversation, except for those who enjoin charity or that which is right or conciliation between people. And whoever does that seeking means to the approval of Allāh - then We are going to give him a great reward.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ۞ لَّا(There is) nolā
  2. خَيۡرَgoodkhayra
  3. فِيinfī
  4. كَثِيرٖmuchkathīrin
  5. مِّنofmin
  6. نَّجۡوَىٰهُمۡtheir secret talknajwāhum
  7. إِلَّاexceptillā
  8. مَنۡ(he) whoman
  9. أَمَرَordersamara
  10. بِصَدَقَةٍcharitybiṣadaqatin
  11. أَوۡoraw
  12. مَعۡرُوفٍkindnessmaʿrūfin
  13. أَوۡoraw
  14. إِصۡلَٰحِۭconciliationiṣ'lāḥin
  15. بَيۡنَbetweenbayna
  16. ٱلنَّاسِۚthe peoplel-nāsi
  17. وَمَنAnd whowaman
  18. يَفۡعَلۡdoesyafʿal
  19. ذَٰلِكَthatdhālika
  20. ٱبۡتِغَآءَseekingib'tighāa
  21. مَرۡضَاتِpleasuremarḍāti
  22. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  23. فَسَوۡفَthen soonfasawfa
  24. نُؤۡتِيهِWe will give himnu'tīhi
  25. أَجۡرًاa rewardajran
  26. عَظِيمٗاgreatʿaẓīman

Tafsir

There is no good or benefit in much of the secret talk that people engage in, unless their speech includes an encouragement towards charity, good actions brought by the sacred law or those good actions known and approved off by people, or calling towards reconciliation between arguing parties. Whoever does such good, whilst seeking Allah’s pleasure, He shall give them a great reward.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran