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Reflections on Surah Al-Baqarah Ayah 262

2:262
الذين ينفقون اموالهم في سبيل الله ثم لا يتبعون ما انفقوا منا ولا اذى لهم اجرهم عند ربهم ولا خوف عليهم ولا هم يحزنون ٢٦٢
ٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ لَا يُتْبِعُونَ مَآ أَنفَقُوا۟ مَنًّۭا وَلَآ أَذًۭى ۙ لَّهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ ٢٦٢
ٱلَّذِينَﲈ
يُنفِقُونَﲉ
أَمۡوَٰلَهُمۡﲊ
فِيﲋ
سَبِيلِﲌ
ٱللَّهِﲍ
ثُمَّﲎ
لَاﲏ
يُتۡبِعُونَﲐ
مَآﲑ
أَنفَقُواْﲒ
مَنّٗاﲓ
وَلَآﲔ
أَذٗىﲕ
لَّهُمۡﲖ
أَجۡرُهُمۡﲗ
عِندَﲘ
رَبِّهِمۡﲙ
وَلَاﲚ
خَوۡفٌﲛ
عَلَيۡهِمۡﲜ
وَلَاﲝ
هُمۡﲞ
يَحۡزَنُونَﲟ
٢٦٢ﲠ
Those who spend their wealth in the cause of Allah and do not follow their charity with reminders of their generosity or hurtful words—they will get their reward from their Lord, and there will be no fear for them, nor will they grieve.
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Sarah R
5 years ago · Referencing Ayah 2:262

This is an ayah that we have heard so often, we don't even listen anymore. We don't pay attention to how incredible it is. One of the best deeds is giving sadaqa.

Sadaqa is from the word صدق - truth, and giving in charity is proof of the truthfulness of a person's sacrifice to the deen.

The rewards for sadaqa are immense. Imagine one seed planted yielding a benefit of 700 or more, depending on whether there is ikhlaas. Something as simple as ...
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Maryam Nazar
5 years ago · Referencing Surah 2 and Ayah 19:76, 2:254, 2:261-262, 2:265, 2:270, 2:274, 2:3, 47:35, 63:9-10, 64:16
The fruit that a plant bears depends on the seed that we sow.When allah provides us with seeds,we have to nurture and water it in a good fertile soil so that it produces lot and lot of fruits,flowers and seeds.

Throughout our lives Allah is constantly planting seeds of faith in our life and calling us to also plant seeds of faith in the lives of others, on an ongoing basis.

Remember —a farmer who plants good quality seeds,in a highly fertile so...
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