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Al-Hadid 10

Ayah 10 of 29 · Medinan

وَمَا لَكُمۡ أَلَّا تُنفِقُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَلِلَّهِ مِيرَٰثُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ لَا يَسۡتَوِي مِنكُم مَّنۡ أَنفَقَ مِن قَبۡلِ ٱلۡفَتۡحِ وَقَٰتَلَۚ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَعۡظَمُ دَرَجَةٗ مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنفَقُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدُ وَقَٰتَلُواْۚ وَكُلّٗا وَعَدَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرٞ ١٠

And why do you not spend in the cause of Allāh while to Allāh belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth? Not equal among you are those who spent before the conquest [of Makkah] and fought [and those who did so after it]. Those are greater in degree than they who spent afterwards and fought. But to all Allāh has promised the best [reward]. And Allāh, of what you do, is Aware.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمَاAnd whatwamā
  2. لَكُمۡ(is) for youlakum
  3. أَلَّاthat notallā
  4. تُنفِقُواْyou spendtunfiqū
  5. فِيinfī
  6. سَبِيلِ(the) waysabīli
  7. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  8. وَلِلَّهِwhile for Allahwalillahi
  9. مِيرَٰثُ(is the) heritagemīrāthu
  10. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensl-samāwāti
  11. وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚand the earthwal-arḍi
  12. لَاNotlā
  13. يَسۡتَوِيare equalyastawī
  14. مِنكُمamong youminkum
  15. مَّنۡ(those) whoman
  16. أَنفَقَspentanfaqa
  17. مِنbeforemin
  18. قَبۡلِbeforeqabli
  19. ٱلۡفَتۡحِthe victoryl-fatḥi
  20. وَقَٰتَلَۚand foughtwaqātala
  21. أُوْلَٰٓئِكَThoseulāika
  22. أَعۡظَمُ(are) greateraʿẓamu
  23. دَرَجَةٗ(in) degreedarajatan
  24. مِّنَthanmina
  25. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  26. أَنفَقُواْspentanfaqū
  27. مِنۢafterwardsmin
  28. بَعۡدُafterwardsbaʿdu
  29. وَقَٰتَلُواْۚand foughtwaqātalū
  30. وَكُلّٗاBut to allwakullan
  31. وَعَدَAllah has promisedwaʿada
  32. ٱللَّهُAllah has promisedl-lahu
  33. ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰۚthe bestl-ḥus'nā
  34. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  35. بِمَاof whatbimā
  36. تَعۡمَلُونَyou dotaʿmalūna
  37. خَبِيرٞ(is) All-Awarekhabīrun

Tafsir

And what is stopping you from spending in the path of Allah, when the treasures of the heavens and the earth belong to Allah? O believers! Those of you who spent their wealth in the path of Allah seeking His pleasure before the conquest of Makkah and fought the disbelievers in aid of Islam, are greater in rank according to Allah and higher in status than those who spent their wealth in His path and fought the disbelievers after the conquest of Makkah. However, Allah has promised both groups Paradise, and He is aware of your actions; none of them are hidden from Him and He will soon requite you for them.

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