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At-Tawbah 91

Ayah 91 of 129 · Medinan

لَّيۡسَ عَلَى ٱلضُّعَفَآءِ وَلَا عَلَى ٱلۡمَرۡضَىٰ وَلَا عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَجِدُونَ مَا يُنفِقُونَ حَرَجٌ إِذَا نَصَحُواْ لِلَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦۚ مَا عَلَى ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ مِن سَبِيلٖۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ ٩١

There is not upon the weak or upon the ill or upon those who do not find anything to spend any discomfort [i.e., guilt] when they are sincere to Allāh and His Messenger. There is not upon the doers of good any cause [for blame]. And Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. لَّيۡسَNotlaysa
  2. عَلَىonʿalā
  3. ٱلضُّعَفَآءِthe weakl-ḍuʿafāi
  4. وَلَاand notwalā
  5. عَلَىonʿalā
  6. ٱلۡمَرۡضَىٰthe sickl-marḍā
  7. وَلَاand notwalā
  8. عَلَىonʿalā
  9. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  10. لَاnotlā
  11. يَجِدُونَthey findyajidūna
  12. مَاwhatmā
  13. يُنفِقُونَthey (can) spendyunfiqūna
  14. حَرَجٌany blameḥarajun
  15. إِذَاifidhā
  16. نَصَحُواْthey (are) sincerenaṣaḥū
  17. لِلَّهِto Allahlillahi
  18. وَرَسُولِهِۦۚand His Messengerwarasūlihi
  19. مَاNotmā
  20. عَلَى(is) onʿalā
  21. ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَthe good-doersl-muḥ'sinīna
  22. مِنanymin
  23. سَبِيلٖۚway (for blame)sabīlin
  24. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  25. غَفُورٞ(is) Oft-Forgivingghafūrun
  26. رَّحِيمٞMost Mercifulraḥīmun

Tafsir

There is no sin on women, children, the sick, the disabled who are chronically ill or blind, and the poor who do have any wealth to spend in order to equip themselves for remaining behind from going out, since they have valid excuses, as long as they are sincere to Allah and His Messenger and they practise His sacred law. Punishment will not fall on those who do good from among these people who are excused. Allah forgives the sins of those who do good and shows them mercy.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran