هَٰٓأَنتُمۡ
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ
تُدۡعَوۡنَ
لِتُنفِقُواْ
فِي
سَبِيلِ
ٱللَّهِ
فَمِنكُم
مَّن
يَبۡخَلُۖ
وَمَن
يَبۡخَلۡ
فَإِنَّمَا
يَبۡخَلُ
عَن
نَّفۡسِهِۦۚ
وَٱللَّهُ
ٱلۡغَنِيُّ
وَأَنتُمُ
ٱلۡفُقَرَآءُۚ
وَإِن
تَتَوَلَّوۡاْ
يَسۡتَبۡدِلۡ
قَوۡمًا
غَيۡرَكُمۡ
ثُمَّ
لَا
يَكُونُوٓاْ
أَمۡثَٰلَكُم
٣٨
Lo! ye are those who are called to spend in the way of Allah, yet among you there are some who hoard. And as for him who hoardeth, he hoardeth only from his soul. And Allah is the Rich, and ye are the poor. And if ye turn away He will exchange you for some other folk, and they will not be the likes of you.
— M. Pickthall
Here you are - those invited to spend in the cause of Allāh - but among you are those who withhold [out of greed]. And whoever withholds only withholds [benefit] from himself; and Allāh is the Free of need, while you are the needy. And if you turn away [i.e., refuse], He will replace you with another people; then they will not be the likes of you.
— Saheeh International
Behold, ye are those invited to spend (of your substance) in the Way of Allah: But among you are some that are niggardly. But any who are niggardly are so at the expense of their own souls. But Allah is free of all wants, and it is ye that are needy. If ye turn back (from the Path), He will substitute in your stead another people; then they would not be like you!
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Showing the Triviality of the Worldly Life and encouraging Spending
Expressing the insignificance and worthlessness of the worldly life, Allah says,
إِنَّمَا الْحَيَوةُ الدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ
(This worldly life is only amusement and diversion.) which means that such is its outcome, except for that
…Showing the Triviality of the Worldly Life and encouraging Spending
Expressing the insignificance and worthlessness of the worldly life, Allah says,
إِن
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