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An-Nisa (The Women)

Verse 114of 176

۞ لَّا خَيْرَ فِى كَثِيرٍۢ مِّن نَّجْوَىٰهُمْ إِلَّا مَنْ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَوْ مَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ إِصْلَٰحٍۭ بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ ٱبْتِغَآءَ مَرْضَاتِ ٱللَّهِ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًۭا﴿١١٤

Translation (Sahih International)

No good is there in much of their private conversation, except for those who enjoin charity or that which is right or conciliation between people. And whoever does that seeking means to the approval of Allah - then We are going to give him a great reward.

Word-by-word meaning

۞ لَّا(There is) no
خَيْرَkhayragood
فِىin
كَثِيرٍۢkathīrinmuch
مِّنminof
نَّجْوَىٰهُمْnajwāhumtheir secret talk
إِلَّاillāexcept
مَنْman(he) who
أَمَرَamaraorders
بِصَدَقَةٍbiṣadaqatincharity
أَوْawor
مَعْرُوفٍmaʿrūfinkindness
أَوْawor
إِصْلَـٰحٍۭiṣ'lāḥinconciliation
بَيْنَbaynabetween
ٱلنَّاسِ ۚl-nāsithe people
وَمَنwamanAnd who
يَفْعَلْyafʿaldoes
ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
ٱبْتِغَآءَib'tighāaseeking
مَرْضَاتِmarḍātipleasure
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
فَسَوْفَfasawfathen soon
نُؤْتِيهِnu'tīhiWe will give him
أَجْرًاajrana reward
عَظِيمًۭاʿaẓīmangreat

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Encouragement to Seek Allah's Forgiveness, and Warning those who Falsely Accuse Innocent PeopleAllah emphasizes His generosity and kindness, in that He forgives whoever repents to Him from whatever evil they commit.Allah said,وَمَن يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا أَوْ يَظْلِمْ نَفْسَهُ ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ اللّهَ يَجِدِ اللّهَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا ١١٠And whoever does evil or wrongs himself but afterwards seeks Allah's forgiveness, he will find Allah Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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