Al-Baqarah 2:265 ومثل الذين ينفقون اموالهم ابتغاء مرضات الله وتثبيتا من انفسهم كمثل جنة بربوة اصابها وابل فاتت اكلها ضعفين فان لم يصبها وابل فطل والله بما تعملون بصير ٢٦٥
وَمَثَلُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
يُنفِقُونَ
أَمۡوَٰلَهُمُ
ٱبۡتِغَآءَ
مَرۡضَاتِ
ٱللَّهِ
وَتَثۡبِيتٗا
مِّنۡ
أَنفُسِهِمۡ
كَمَثَلِ
جَنَّةِۭ
بِرَبۡوَةٍ
أَصَابَهَا
وَابِلٞ
فَـَٔاتَتۡ
أُكُلَهَا
ضِعۡفَيۡنِ
فَإِن
لَّمۡ
يُصِبۡهَا
وَابِلٞ
فَطَلّٞۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
بِمَا
تَعۡمَلُونَ
بَصِيرٌ
٢٦٥
And the example of those who donate their wealth, seeking Allah’s pleasure and believing the reward is certain,1 is that of a garden on a fertile hill: when heavy rain falls, it yields up twice its normal produce. If no heavy rain falls, a drizzle is sufficient. And Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And the example of those who spend their wealth seeking means to the approval of Allāh and assuring [reward for] themselves is like a garden on high ground which is hit by a downpour - so it yields its fruits in double. And [even] if it is not hit by a downpour, then a drizzle [is sufficient]. And Allāh, of what you do, is Seeing.
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
وَتَثْبِيتًا مِّنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ
(while they in their own selves are sure and certain) meaning, they are certain that Allah shall reward them for these righteous acts with the best rewards. Similarly, in a Hadith collected by Al-Bukhari and Muslim, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِ
…وَتَثْبِيتًا مِّنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ
(while they in their own selves are sure and certain) meaning, they are certain that Allah shall reward them for these r
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