Spend, which is beyond your needs

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

۞ يَسۡـَٔلُونَكَعَنِٱلۡخَمۡرِوَٱلۡمَيۡسِرِۖقُلۡفِيهِمَآإِثۡمٞكَبِيرٞوَمَنَٰفِعُلِلنَّاسِوَإِثۡمُهُمَآأَكۡبَرُمِننَّفۡعِهِمَاۗوَيَسۡـَٔلُونَكَمَاذَايُنفِقُونَۖقُلِٱلۡعَفۡوَۗكَذَٰلِكَيُبَيِّنُٱللَّهُلَكُمُٱلۡأٓيَٰتِلَعَلَّكُمۡتَتَفَكَّرُونَ٢١٩
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They ask you about wine1 and gambling. Say, "In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit." And they ask you what they should spend. Say, "The excess [beyond needs]." Thus Allāh makes clear to you the verses [of revelation] that you might give thought

۞ يَسْـَٔلُونَكَYasaloonaka
عَنِAAani
ٱلْخَمْرِalkhamri
وَٱلْمَيْسِرِ ۖwaalmaysiri
قُلْqul
فِيهِمَآfeehima
إِثْمٌۭithmun
كَبِيرٌۭkabeerun
وَمَنَـٰفِعُwamanafiAAu
لِلنَّاسِlilnnasi
وَإِثْمُهُمَآwaithmuhuma
أَكْبَرُakbaru
مِنmin
نَّفْعِهِمَا ۗnafAAihima
وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَwayasaloonaka
مَاذَاmatha
يُنفِقُونَyunfiqoona
قُلِquli
ٱلْعَفْوَ ۗalAAafwa
كَذَٰلِكَkathalika
يُبَيِّنُyubayyinu
ٱللَّهُAllahu
لَكُمُlakumu
ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِalayati
لَعَلَّكُمْlaAAallakum
تَتَفَكَّرُونَtatafakkaroona