At-Táuba 9:18 انما يعمر مساجد الله من امن بالله واليوم الاخر واقام الصلاة واتى الزكاة ولم يخش الا الله فعسى اولايك ان يكونوا من المهتدين ١٨
إِنَّمَا
يَعۡمُرُ
مَسَٰجِدَ
ٱللَّهِ
مَنۡ
ءَامَنَ
بِٱللَّهِ
وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ
ٱلۡأٓخِرِ
وَأَقَامَ
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
وَءَاتَى
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
وَلَمۡ
يَخۡشَ
إِلَّا
ٱللَّهَۖ
فَعَسَىٰٓ
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
أَن
يَكُونُواْ
مِنَ
ٱلۡمُهۡتَدِينَ
١٨
In fact, the mosques of Allah are built-up only by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and those who establish Salāh and pay Zakāh and who fear none but Allah. So, it is hoped that they are to be among those on the right path.
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
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