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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 271of 286

إِن تُبْدُوا۟ ٱلصَّدَقَٰتِ فَنِعِمَّا هِىَ ۖ وَإِن تُخْفُوهَا وَتُؤْتُوهَا ٱلْفُقَرَآءَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكُمْ ۚ وَيُكَفِّرُ عَنكُم مِّن سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌۭ﴿٢٧١

Translation (Sahih International)

If you disclose your charitable expenditures, they are good; but if you conceal them and give them to the poor, it is better for you, and He will remove from you some of your misdeeds [thereby]. And Allah, with what you do, is [fully] Acquainted.

Word-by-word meaning

إِنinIf
تُبْدُوا۟tub'dūyou disclose
ٱلصَّدَقَـٰتِl-ṣadaqātithe charities
فَنِعِمَّاfaniʿimmāthen good
هِىَ ۖhiyait (is)
وَإِنwa-inBut if
تُخْفُوهَاtukh'fūhāyou keep it secret
وَتُؤْتُوهَاwatu'tūhāand give it
ٱلْفُقَرَآءَl-fuqarāa(to) the poor
فَهُوَfahuwathen it
خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(is) better
لَّكُمْ ۚlakumfor you
وَيُكَفِّرُwayukaffiruAnd He will remove
عَنكُمʿankumfrom you
مِّنmin[of]
سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ ۗsayyiātikumyour evil deeds
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
بِمَاbimāwith what
تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do
خَبِيرٌۭkhabīrun(is) All-Aware

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Allah states that He has perfect knowledge of the good deeds performed by all of His creation, such as charity and various vows, and He rewards tremendously for these deeds, provided they are performed seeking His Face and His promise. Allah also warns those who do not work in his obedience, but instead disobey His command, reject His revelation and worship others besides Him:وَمَا لِلظَّـلِمِينَ مِنْ أَنصَارٍ(And for the wrongdoers there are no helpers.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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