Sura 2 Al-Baqarah (The Cow), ayah 264
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يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُبْطِلُوا صَدَقَاتِكُمْ بِالْمَنِّ وَالْأَذَىٰ كَالَّذِي يُنْفِقُ مَالَهُ رِئَاءَ النَّاسِ وَلَا يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۖ فَمَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ صَفْوَانٍ عَلَيْهِ تُرَابٌ فَأَصَابَهُ وَابِلٌ فَتَرَكَهُ صَلْدًا ۖ لَا يَقْدِرُونَ عَلَىٰ شَيْءٍ مِمَّا كَسَبُوا ۗ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْكَافِرِينَ
Translation by words
- يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
- O you
- ٱلَّذِينَ
- who
- ءَامَنُوا۟
- believe[d]!
- لَا
- (Do) not
- تُبْطِلُوا۟
- render in vain
- صَدَقَٰتِكُم
- your charities
- بِٱلْمَنِّ
- with reminders (of it)
- وَٱلْأَذَىٰ
- or [the] hurt,
- كَٱلَّذِى
- like the one who
- يُنفِقُ
- spends
- مَالَهُۥ
- his wealth
- رِئَآءَ
- (to) be seen
- ٱلنَّاسِ
- (by) the people,
- وَلَا
- and (does) not
- يُؤْمِنُ
- believe
- بِٱللَّهِ
- in Allah
- وَٱلْيَوْمِ
- and the Day
- ٱلْءَاخِرِ
- [the] Last.
- فَمَثَلُهُۥ
- Then his example
- كَمَثَلِ
- (is) like
- صَفْوَانٍ
- (that of a) smooth rock
- عَلَيْهِ
- upon it
- تُرَابٌ
- (is) dust,
- فَأَصَابَهُۥ
- then fell on it
- وَابِلٌ
- heavy rain,
- فَتَرَكَهُۥ
- then left it
- صَلْدًا
- bare.
- لَّا
- Not
- يَقْدِرُونَ
- they have control
- عَلَىٰ
- on
- شَىْءٍ
- anything
- مِّمَّا
- of what
- كَسَبُوا۟
- they (have) earned.
- وَٱللَّهُ
- And Allah
- لَا
- (does) not
- يَهْدِى
- guide
- ٱلْقَوْمَ
- the people
- ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
- [the] disbelieving.
O you who have believed, do not invalidate your charities with reminders or injury as does one who spends his wealth (only) to be seen by the people and does not believe in Allah and the Last Day. His example is like that of a (large) smooth stone upon which is dust and is hit by a downpour that leaves it bare. They are unable (to keep) anything of what they have earned. And Allah does not guide the disbelieving people.
2:264
Translation: Saheeh International