O you who have believed, do not invalidate your charities with reminders [of it] or injury as does one who spends his wealth [only] to be seen by the people and does not believe in Allāh and the Last Day. His example is like that of a [large] smooth stone upon which is dust and is hit by a downpour that leaves it bare. They are unable [to keep] anything of what they have earned. And Allāh does not guide the disbelieving people.(264)
Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 264 (2:264)
ٱلْبَقَرَة
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تُبْطِلُوا۟ صَدَقَٰتِكُم بِٱلْمَنِّ وَٱلْأَذَىٰ كَٱلَّذِى يُنفِقُ …
Quran 2:264 is ayah 264 of Surah Al-Baqarah (“The Cow”), a Medinan surah of 286 ayahs. It is in Juz 3, on page 44 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 3
- Hizb 5
- Page 44
- Ruku 36
- Revealed Medina
2:264
يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟لَاتُبْطِلُوا۟صَدَقَٰتِكُمبِٱلْمَنِّوَٱلْأَذَىٰكَٱلَّذِىيُنفِقُمَالَهُۥرِئَآءَٱلنَّاسِوَلَايُؤْمِنُبِٱللَّهِوَٱلْيَوْمِٱلَْٔاخِرِ ۖفَمَثَلُهُۥكَمَثَلِصَفْوَانٍعَلَيْهِتُرَابٌفَأَصَابَهُۥوَابِلٌفَتَرَكَهُۥصَلْدًا ۖلَّايَقْدِرُونَعَلَىٰشَىْءٍمِّمَّاكَسَبُوا۟ ۗوَٱللَّهُلَايَهْدِىٱلْقَوْمَٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ٢٦٤
yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū lā tub'ṭilū ṣadaqātikum bil-mani wal-adhā ka-alladhī yunfiqu mālahu riāa l-nāsi walā yu'minu bil-lahi wal-yawmi l-ākhiri famathaluhu kamathali ṣafwānin ʿalayhi turābun fa-aṣābahu wābilun fatarakahu ṣaldan lā yaqdirūna ʿalā shayin mimmā kasabū wal-lahu lā yahdī l-qawma l-kāfirīna
Word by word
- يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
- ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve[d]
- لَاlā(Do) not
- تُبْطِلُوا۟tub'ṭilūrender in vain
- صَدَقَٰتِكُمṣadaqātikumyour charities
- بِٱلْمَنِّbil-maniwith reminders (of it)
- وَٱلْأَذَىٰwal-adhāor [the] hurt
- كَٱلَّذِىka-alladhīlike the one who
- يُنفِقُyunfiquspends
- مَالَهُۥmālahuhis wealth
- رِئَآءَriāa(to) be seen
- ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi(by) the people
- وَلَاwalāand (does) not
- يُؤْمِنُyu'minubelieve
- بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
- وَٱلْيَوْمِwal-yawmiand the Day
- ٱلَْٔاخِرِ ۖl-ākhiri[the] Last
- فَمَثَلُهُۥfamathaluhuThen his example
- كَمَثَلِkamathali(is) like
- صَفْوَانٍṣafwānin(that of a) smooth rock
- عَلَيْهِʿalayhiupon it
- تُرَابٌturābun(is) dust
- فَأَصَابَهُۥfa-aṣābahuthen fell on it
- وَابِلٌwābilunheavy rain
- فَتَرَكَهُۥfatarakahuthen left it
- صَلْدًا ۖṣaldanbare
- لَّاlāNot
- يَقْدِرُونَyaqdirūnathey have control
- عَلَىٰʿalāon
- شَىْءٍshayinanything
- مِّمَّاmimmāof what
- كَسَبُوا۟ ۗkasabūthey (have) earned
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- لَاlā(does) not
- يَهْدِىyahdīguide
- ٱلْقَوْمَl-qawmathe people
- ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīna[the] disbelieving
Tafsir (commentary) of 2:264
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