ٱلَّذِينَ
يَبۡخَلُونَ
وَيَأۡمُرُونَ
ٱلنَّاسَ
بِٱلۡبُخۡلِ
وَيَكۡتُمُونَ
مَآ
ءَاتَىٰهُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
مِن
فَضۡلِهِۦۗ
وَأَعۡتَدۡنَا
لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
عَذَابٗا
مُّهِينٗا
٣٧
Who hoard their wealth and enjoin avarice on others, and hide that which Allah hath bestowed upon them of His bounty. For disbelievers We prepare a shameful doom;
— M. Pickthall
(Nor) those who are niggardly or enjoin niggardliness on others, or hide the bounties which Allah hath bestowed on them; for We have prepared, for those who resist Faith, a punishment that steeps them in contempt;-
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Censure of Stingy Behavior
Allah chastises the stingy behavior of those who refuse to spend their money for what Allah ordered them, such as being kind to parents and compassionate to relatives, orphans, the poor, the relative who is also a neighbor, the companion during travel, the needy wayfare
…The Censure of Stingy Behavior
Allah chastises the stingy behavior of those who refuse to spend their money for what Allah ordered them, such as being
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