Sacrificing Wealth (3rd Characteristic of Good people) (L–20)
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3c. وَمِمّا
رَزَقناهُم يُنفِقونَ |
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3c. Wa mimmaa razaqNaahum yun-fiquun. |
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3c. and give from what We have provided for them. |
RazaqNaahum – (We have bestowed upon them). These are two separate words,
“RazaqNaa” (We have
bestowed) and “hum” (upon them). The word, “RazaqNaa” has
been derived from “rizq”
which have vast meanings in Arabic Language. All kinds of
favours and blessings come in it,
whether those are external as wealth, health and
children etc. or internal as
knowledge, wisdom and understanding etc. In the Grants
from God, the wealth is a great
thing. It is obvious from this verse that everything
has been granted by God and which
gifts are rewarded to the mankind, all are
bestowed due to His Kindness.
Yun-fiquun – (They
spend). This word has come out from “’infaaq”, which means
“spending the wealth”.
Third attribute of the people, who fear God heartily and spend their wealth for His cause - is being narrated in this part of the verse. That, whatever God has bestowed to them, they spend from it in reasonable and needful situations, for just and useful purposes. Spending the wealth for the sake of God is a great sacrifice. There are many such people who perform only physical worship but do not like to spend any penny. This kind of avarice is dangerous in this world and for the Day of Judgement.
When the friends, relatives and parents of any person turn to him for help in their needs, at that time, he displeases them and the stingy denies, then they are afflicted in their minds. And after that, a difference comes in his business, because they give up co-operating with him. Besides this, when there is no constitution of supporting the needy people in the society i.e. orphans and helpless people and spending in public welfare projects, then correctness of the national affairs and defence extensions are stopped, all the people are entangled in troubles and resultant, personal wealth goes to an end.
In the life after death, it will be the result of stinginess that when; the love of wealth is engraved on the heart and the soul of mankind leaves body at the time of death, it remains very much restless due to the love of the wealth, and this improper love appears in the form of snakes, scorpions and appears in the form of fire, which adopts form of a wrath. So, God has taught the mankind that; for success of the world and the religion, it is necessary that the people should sacrifice their wealth. And like this, they must spend from His given strengths, abilities and qualifications to serve the humanity.
It is our duty that we must not withdraw from serving the common people with our all efforts, strengths, abilities and wealth, and we should participate wholeheartedly according to our capabilities. This is the best for the nation, the country and for every individual.
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