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Al-Hadid 24

Ayah 24 of 29 · Medinan

ٱلَّذِينَ يَبۡخَلُونَ وَيَأۡمُرُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ بِٱلۡبُخۡلِۗ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلۡغَنِيُّ ٱلۡحَمِيدُ ٢٤

[Those] who are stingy and enjoin upon people stinginess. And whoever turns away1 - then indeed, Allāh is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Refusing to spend for Allāh's cause or refusing obedience to Him.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ٱلَّذِينَThose whoalladhīna
  2. يَبۡخَلُونَare stingyyabkhalūna
  3. وَيَأۡمُرُونَand enjoinwayamurūna
  4. ٱلنَّاسَ(on) the peoplel-nāsa
  5. بِٱلۡبُخۡلِۗstinginessbil-bukh'li
  6. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  7. يَتَوَلَّturns awayyatawalla
  8. فَإِنَّthen indeedfa-inna
  9. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  10. هُوَHehuwa
  11. ٱلۡغَنِيُّ(is) Free of needl-ghaniyu
  12. ٱلۡحَمِيدُthe Praiseworthyl-ḥamīdu

Tafsir

Those who are miserly in spending whatever is obligatory on them to spend and instruct others to be miserly, are losers. Whoever turns away from the obedience of Allah will never harm Allah; he only harms himself. Indeed, Allah is the Self-sufficient; He is in no need of the obedience of His servants, and He is praiseworthy in every state.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran