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An-Nisa 38

Ayah 38 of 176 · Medinan

وَٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمۡوَٰلَهُمۡ رِئَآءَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَلَا بِٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِۗ وَمَن يَكُنِ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ لَهُۥ قَرِينٗا فَسَآءَ قَرِينٗا ٣٨

And [also] those who spend of their wealth to be seen by the people and believe not in Allāh nor in the Last Day. And he to whom Satan is a companion - then evil is he as a companion.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَٱلَّذِينَAnd those whowa-alladhīna
  2. يُنفِقُونَspendyunfiqūna
  3. أَمۡوَٰلَهُمۡtheir wealthamwālahum
  4. رِئَآءَto be seenriāa
  5. ٱلنَّاسِ(by) the peoplel-nāsi
  6. وَلَاand notwalā
  7. يُؤۡمِنُونَthey believeyu'minūna
  8. بِٱللَّهِin Allahbil-lahi
  9. وَلَاand notwalā
  10. بِٱلۡيَوۡمِin the Daybil-yawmi
  11. ٱلۡأٓخِرِۗthe Lastl-ākhiri
  12. وَمَنand whoeverwaman
  13. يَكُنِhasyakuni
  14. ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُthe Shaitaanl-shayṭānu
  15. لَهُۥfor himlahu
  16. قَرِينٗا(as) companion qarīnan
  17. فَسَآءَthen evilfasāa
  18. قَرِينٗا(is he as) a companionqarīnan

Tafsir

Allah has prepared this humiliating punishment for those who spend their wealth so that people notice them and praise them, and those who do not have faith in Allah and the Last Day. It is through following Satan that they have gone the wrong way. Whoever has Satan for a friend and companion has a terrible companion.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran