Sura 2 Al-Baqarah (The Cow), ayah 273
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لِلْفُقَرَاءِ الَّذِينَ أُحْصِرُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ضَرْبًا فِي الْأَرْضِ يَحْسَبُهُمُ الْجَاهِلُ أَغْنِيَاءَ مِنَ التَّعَفُّفِ تَعْرِفُهُمْ بِسِيمَاهُمْ لَا يَسْأَلُونَ النَّاسَ إِلْحَافًا ۗ وَمَا تُنْفِقُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ بِهِ عَلِيمٌ
Translation by words
- لِلْفُقَرَآءِ
- For the poor,
- ٱلَّذِينَ
- those who
- أُحْصِرُوا۟
- are wrapped up
- فِى
- in
- سَبِيلِ
- (the) way
- ٱللَّهِ
- (of) Allah,
- لَا
- not
- يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
- they are able
- ضَرْبًا
- (to) move about
- فِى
- in
- ٱلْأَرْضِ
- the earth.
- يَحْسَبُهُمُ
- Think (about) them,
- ٱلْجَاهِلُ
- the ignorant one,
- أَغْنِيَآءَ
- (that they are) self-sufficient
- مِنَ
- (because) of
- ٱلتَّعَفُّفِ
- (their) restraint,
- تَعْرِفُهُم
- you recognize them
- بِسِيمَٰهُمْ
- by their mark.
- لَا
- Not
- يَسْـَٔلُونَ
- (do) they ask
- ٱلنَّاسَ
- the people
- إِلْحَافًا
- with importunity.
- وَمَا
- And whatever
- تُنفِقُوا۟
- you spend
- مِنْ
- of
- خَيْرٍ
- good,
- فَإِنَّ
- then indeed,
- ٱللَّهَ
- Allah
- بِهِۦ
- of it
- عَلِيمٌ
- (is) All-Knower.
(Charity is) for the poor who have been restricted for the cause of Allah, unable to move about in the land. An ignorant (person) would think them self-sufficient because of their restraint, but you will know them by their (characteristic) sign. They do not ask people persistently (or at all). And whatever you spend of good - indeed, Allah is Knowing of it.
2:273
Translation: Saheeh International