Al-Maa'un
Almsgiving · verses 1–7
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يُكَذِّبُ بِٱلدِّينِ
107:1Did you see him who denies the Retribution?
فَذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِى يَدُعُّ ٱلْيَتِيمَ
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
فَوَيْلٌۭ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ
107:4Woe to those who pray
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ
107:5but are heedless of their prayers
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَآءُونَ
107:6—who show off
وَيَمْنَعُونَ ٱلْمَاعُونَ
Tafsir
Commentary on this passage
Verse 1
2.Islam has given so much importance to the succour and sincerity of deeds towards the weak groups of society that those who deprive orphans and those who do not arrange to feed the poor are considered deniers of religion and they have not given any importance to Prayers also, in whose deeds there is no sincerity and they do their deeds just to show off. It is the limit that when they lend even a utensil their intention is to show off and in this also there is no sincerity of aim or relationship.
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