Don’t Destroy Your Alms and Charity (L-335)
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قَولٌ مَعروفٌ
وَمَغفِرَةٌ خَيرٌ مِن صَدَقَةٍ يَتبَعُها أَذًى ۗ وَاللَّهُ غَنِيٌّ
حَليمٌ263. يا أَيُّهَا الَّذينَ
آمَنوا لا تُبطِلوا صَدَقاتِكُم بِالمَنِّ وَالأَذىٰ 264a. |
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263. Qawlum-ma’-ruufunw-wa magfiratun khayrum-min-sada-qatiny-yatba-‘uhaaa ‘azaa. WAllaahu Ganiy-yun- Haliim. 264a. Yaaa- ‘ayyu-hallaziina
‘aa-manuu laa tub-tiluu sadaqaati-kum-
bil-manni wal- ‘azaa, |
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263. Kind words and forgiveness are better than charity followed by insults. God is Rich and Clement. 264a. O you who believe!
Do not nullify your charitable deeds with reminders and hurtful words, |
Qawlum-ma’-ruufun – (a kind word), Qawl means word, conversation and answer, and ma’-ruuf means according to customs. It aims ‘soft and sweet talk’.
Meaning of this sentence is, “if something cannot be given to someone else as alms and charity, then it is better to behave and talk softly than vexing him.
Magfiratun – (with forgiveness), its aim is that if any needy person (beggar etc.) begs again and again, asks for alms harshly or with un-civilized manner and way of his begging seems heavy on mind, then it is better to ignore instead of troubling him.
‘Azaa – (injury, illness, trouble), in the meaning of this word “giving every kind of trouble, disgrace, inconvenience, discomfort and bothering” are included.
Manna – (to show own kindness and favor after almsgiving), reproach, to tell somebody off own kindness, to find fault with someone due to favor done for him.
Islam has determined very great goodness to the good behavior and alms-giving, and doing so, spending the wealth for needy people is reckoned as spending for the Cause of God. It was commanded in the verse previous than it: The rewards for spending one penny in the Way of God increases up to seven hundred manifolds or more. Here another aspect of this matter has illuminated.
God commanded: If you cannot give something to the needy/beggar, treat him with soft conversation and excuse. It is not lawful to threaten or rebuke him. Secondly, if you show your kindness or reproach after giving alms to the needy person, the entire will be wasted. You will get no reward.
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