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At-Tawbah (The Repentance)

Verse 79of 129

ٱلَّذِينَ يَلْمِزُونَ ٱلْمُطَّوِّعِينَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِى ٱلصَّدَقَٰتِ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَجِدُونَ إِلَّا جُهْدَهُمْ فَيَسْخَرُونَ مِنْهُمْ ۙ سَخِرَ ٱللَّهُ مِنْهُمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ﴿٧٩﴾

Translation (Sahih International)

Those who criticize the contributors among the believers concerning [their] charities and [criticize] the ones who find nothing [to spend] except their effort, so they ridicule them - Allah will ridicule them, and they will have a painful punishment.

Word-by-word meaning

ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
يَلْمِزُونَyalmizūnacriticize
ٱلْمُطَّوِّعِينَl-muṭawiʿīnathe ones who give willingly
مِنَminaof
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believers
فِىfīconcerning
ٱلصَّدَقَـٰتِl-ṣadaqātithe charities
وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaand those who
لَاlānot
يَجِدُونَyajidūnafind
إِلَّاillāexcept
جُهْدَهُمْjuh'dahumtheir effort
فَيَسْخَرُونَfayaskharūnaso they ridicule
مِنْهُمْ ۙmin'humthem
سَخِرَsakhiraAllah will ridicule
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah will ridicule
مِنْهُمْmin'humthem
وَلَهُمْwalahumand for them
عَذَابٌʿadhābun(is) a punishment
أَلِيمٌalīmunpainful

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Hypocrites defame Believers Who give the Little Charity They can affordAmong the traits of the hypocrites is that they will not leave anyone without defaming and ridiculing him in all circumstances even those who give away charity. If, for instance, someone gives away a large amount, the hypocrites say that he is showing off. If someone gives away a small amount they say that Allah stands not in need of this man's charity.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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