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Ash-Shuraa (The Consultation)

Verse 23of 53

ذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِى يُبَشِّرُ ٱللَّهُ عِبَادَهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ ۗ قُل لَّآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا إِلَّا ٱلْمَوَدَّةَ فِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ ۗ وَمَن يَقْتَرِفْ حَسَنَةًۭ نَّزِدْ لَهُۥ فِيهَا حُسْنًا ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌۭ شَكُورٌ﴿٢٣

Translation (Sahih International)

It is that of which Allah gives good tidings to His servants who believe and do righteous deeds. Say, [O Muhammad], "I do not ask you for this message any payment [but] only good will through kinship." And whoever commits a good deed - We will increase for him good therein. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Appreciative.

Word-by-word meaning

ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
ٱلَّذِىalladhī(is of) which
يُبَشِّرُyubashiruAllah gives glad tidings
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah gives glad tidings
عِبَادَهُʿibādahu(to) His slaves
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
وَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilūand do
ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ ۗl-ṣāliḥātirighteous deeds
قُلqulSay
لَّآNot
أَسْـَٔلُكُمْasalukumI ask you
عَلَيْهِʿalayhifor it
أَجْرًاajranany payment
إِلَّاillāexcept
ٱلْمَوَدَّةَl-mawadatathe love
فِىamong
ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ ۗl-qur'bāthe relatives
وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
يَقْتَرِفْyaqtarifearns
حَسَنَةًۭḥasanatanany good
نَّزِدْnazidWe increase
لَهُۥlahufor him
فِيهَاfīhātherein
حُسْنًا ۚḥus'nangood
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
غَفُورٌۭghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgiving
شَكُورٌshakūrunAll-Appreciative

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Good News of the Blessings of Paradise for the People of FaithHaving mentioned the gardens of Paradise, Allah then says to His servants who believe and do righteous deeds:ذَلِكَ الَّذِى يُبَشِّرُ اللَّهُ عِبَادَهُ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ الصَّـلِحَـتِ(That is whereof Allah gives glad tidings to His servants who believe and do righteous good deeds.) meaning, this will undoubtedly come to them, because it is glad tidings from Allah to them.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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