Niggards condemned

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

وَلَاتَجۡعَلۡيَدَكَمَغۡلُولَةًإِلَىٰعُنُقِكَوَلَاتَبۡسُطۡهَاكُلَّٱلۡبَسۡطِفَتَقۡعُدَمَلُومٗامَّحۡسُورًا٢٩
Saheeh International

And do not make your hand [as] chained to your neck1 or extend it completely2 and [thereby] become blamed and insolvent.

وَلَاWala
تَجْعَلْtajAAal
يَدَكَyadaka
مَغْلُولَةًmaghloolatan
إِلَىٰila
عُنُقِكَAAunuqika
وَلَاwala
تَبْسُطْهَاtabsutha
كُلَّkulla
ٱلْبَسْطِalbasti
فَتَقْعُدَfataqAAuda
مَلُومًۭاmalooman
مَّحْسُورًاmahsooran
هَٰٓأَنتُمۡهَٰٓؤُلَآءِتُدۡعَوۡنَلِتُنفِقُواْفِيسَبِيلِٱللَّهِفَمِنكُممَّنيَبۡخَلُۖوَمَنيَبۡخَلۡفَإِنَّمَايَبۡخَلُعَننَّفۡسِهِۦۚوَٱللَّهُٱلۡغَنِيُّوَأَنتُمُٱلۡفُقَرَآءُۚوَإِنتَتَوَلَّوۡاْيَسۡتَبۡدِلۡقَوۡمًاغَيۡرَكُمۡثُمَّلَايَكُونُوٓاْأَمۡثَٰلَكُم٣٨
Saheeh International

Here you are - those invited to spend in the cause of Allāh - but among you are those who withhold [out of greed]. And whoever withholds only withholds [benefit] from himself; and Allāh is the Free of need, while you are the needy. And if you turn away [i.e., refuse], He will replace you with another people; then they will not be the likes of you.

هَـٰٓأَنتُمْHaantum
هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِhaolai
تُدْعَوْنَtudAAawna
لِتُنفِقُوا۟litunfiqoo
فِىfee
سَبِيلِsabeeli
ٱللَّهِAllahi
فَمِنكُمfaminkum
مَّنman
يَبْخَلُ ۖyabkhalu
وَمَنwaman
يَبْخَلْyabkhal
فَإِنَّمَاfainnama
يَبْخَلُyabkhalu
عَنAAan
نَّفْسِهِۦ ۚnafsihi
وَٱللَّهُwaAllahu
ٱلْغَنِىُّalghaniyyu
وَأَنتُمُwaantumu
ٱلْفُقَرَآءُ ۚalfuqarao
وَإِنwain
تَتَوَلَّوْا۟tatawallaw
يَسْتَبْدِلْyastabdil
قَوْمًاqawman
غَيْرَكُمْghayrakum
ثُمَّthumma
لَاla
يَكُونُوٓا۟yakoonoo
أَمْثَـٰلَكُمamthalakum