Surah Al-Insan, Ayah 8 (76:8)

ٱلْإِنْسَان

وَيُطْعِمُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ مِسْكِينًا وَيَتِيمًا وَأَسِيرًا

Quran 76:8 is ayah 8 of Surah Al-Insan (“The Man”), a Medinan surah of 31 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 579 of the Madani Mushaf.

76:8
وَيُطْعِمُونَٱلطَّعَامَعَلَىٰحُبِّهِۦمِسْكِينًاوَيَتِيمًاوَأَسِيرًا٨
wayuṭ'ʿimūna l-ṭaʿāma ʿalā ḥubbihi mis'kīnan wayatīman wa-asīran

And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive,(8)

Word by word

  1. وَيُطْعِمُونَwayuṭ'ʿimūnaAnd they feed
  2. ٱلطَّعَامَl-ṭaʿāmathe food
  3. عَلَىٰʿalāin spite of
  4. حُبِّهِۦḥubbihilove (for) it
  5. مِسْكِينًاmis'kīnan(to the) needy
  6. وَيَتِيمًاwayatīmanand (the) orphan
  7. وَأَسِيرًاwa-asīranand (the) captive

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