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تُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَتُجَٰهِدُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِأَمْوَٰلِكُمْ وَأَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ﴿١١﴾

Translation (Sahih International)

[It is that] you believe in Allah and His Messenger and strive in the cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives. That is best for you, if you should know.

Word-by-word meaning

تُؤْمِنُونَtu'minūnaBelieve
بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
وَرَسُولِهِۦwarasūlihiand His Messenger
وَتُجَـٰهِدُونَwatujāhidūnaand strive
فِىfīin
سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
بِأَمْوَٰلِكُمْbi-amwālikumwith your wealth
وَأَنفُسِكُمْ ۚwa-anfusikumand your lives
ذَٰلِكُمْdhālikumThat
خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(is) better
لَّكُمْlakumfor you
إِنinif
كُنتُمْkuntumyou
تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknow

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Trade that saves One from the Painful TormentWe mentioned a Hadith from `Abdullah bin Salam in that the Companions wanted to ask the Prophet of Allah about the best actions with Allah the Exalted and Most Honored, so they could practice them.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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