Consequences of Withholding Wealth and the Replacement of Communities
Muhammad — Verses 38–38 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim
هَا أَنتُمْ هَٰؤُلَاءِ تُدْعَوْنَ لِتُنفِقُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَمِنكُم مَّن يَبْخَلُ ۖ وَمَن يَبْخَلْ فَإِنَّمَا يَبْخَلُ عَن نَّفْسِهِ ۚ وَاللَّهُ الْغَنِيُّ وَأَنتُمُ الْفُقَرَاءُ ۚ وَإِن تَتَوَلَّوْا يَسْتَبْدِلْ قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَكُونُوا أَمْثَالَكُم ٣٨
Behold! You are those who are called to spend in the Cause of Allah, yet among you are some who are niggardly. And whoever is niggardly, it is only at the expense of his ownself. But Allah is Rich (Free of all wants), and you (mankind) are poor. And if you turn away (from Islam and the obedience of Allah), He will exchange you for some other people, and they will not be your likes.
- هَا أَنتُمْ هَٰؤُلَاءِ تُدْعَوْنَ
- Behold! You are those who are
- لِتُنفِقُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَمِنكُم
- called to spend in the Cause of Allah,
- مَّن يَبْخَلُ ۖ وَمَن
- yet among you are some who are niggardly.
- يَبْخَلْ فَإِنَّمَا يَبْخَلُ عَن نَّفْسِهِ ۚ وَاللَّهُ
- And whoever is niggardly, it is only at the expense of his ownself.
- الْغَنِيُّ وَأَنتُمُ الْفُقَرَاءُ ۚ وَإِن
- But Allah is Rich (Free of all wants), and you (mankind) are poor.
- تَتَوَلَّوْا يَسْتَبْدِلْ
- And if you turn away (from Islam and the obedience of Allah),
- قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ ثُمَّ
- He will exchange you for some other people,
- لَا يَكُونُوا أَمْثَالَكُم
- and they will not be your likes.