Urgency of Sadaqah and Righteous Acts Before Death
Al-Munafiqun — Verses 10–10 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim
وَأَنفِقُوا مِن مَّا رَزَقْنَاكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ فَيَقُولَ رَبِّ لَوْلَا أَخَّرْتَنِي إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ فَأَصَّدَّقَ وَأَكُن مِّنَ الصَّالِحِينَ ١٠
And spend (in charity) of that with which We have provided you, before death comes to one of you and he says: "My Lord! If only You would give me respite for a little while (i.e. return to the worldly life), then I should give Sadaqah (i.e. Zakat) of my wealth, and be among the righteous [i.e. perform Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah)].
- وَأَنفِقُوا مِن مَّا رَزَقْنَاكُم
- And spend (in charity) of that with which We have provided you,
- مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ
- before death comes to one of you
- فَيَقُولَ رَبِّ
- and he says: 'My Lord!'
- لَوْلَا أَخَّرْتَنِي إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ
- If only You would give me respite for a little while
- فَأَصَّدَّقَ وَأَكُن مِّنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
- then I should give Sadaqah (i.e. Zakat) of my wealth, and be among the righteous.