Zakat al-Fitr, voluntary sadaqah and waqf all involve giving, but they do not share one legal form, timing or purpose. This course keeps each route distinct, then teaches dignity,…
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Zakat al-Fitr, voluntary sadaqah and waqf all involve giving, but they do not share one legal form, timing or purpose. This course keeps each route distinct, then teaches dignity, transparency and evidence-led due diligence so generosity does not become harm, display or a misleading campaign claim.
Zakat al-Fitr
Authenticated hadith study · Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 1503
✓ Source checkedArabic hadith text:
فَرَضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم زَكَاةَ الْفِطْرِ صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ، أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ عَلَى الْعَبْدِ وَالْحُرِّ، وَالذَّكَرِ وَالأُنْثَى، وَالصَّغِيرِ وَالْكَبِيرِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، وَأَمَرَ بِهَا أَنْ تُؤَدَّى قَبْلَ خُرُوجِ النَّاسِ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ
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Meaning in English
This is a source-bound editorial paraphrase for understanding. It is not the Arabic report and is not presented as a verbatim translation.
Editorial paraphrase
Ibn Umar reported that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him) enjoined one sa of dates or barley as Zakat al-Fitr for the named Muslims and ordered payment before people went out to the Eid prayer.
Evidence use
Authenticated evidence for the obligation, named household scope, measured staple-food form and deadline.
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Collection and locator
Sahih al-Bukhari 1503; Book 24, Hadith 102
Chapter shown by source
The Obligation of Zakat al-Fitr
Narrator
Abdullah ibn Umar
Displayed grading
Sahih — Collection status: Sahih al-Bukhari. This records the named grading shown by the source; Tawheed Club does not silently present it as an unqualified editorial verdict.
Arabic scope
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Evidence boundary
A sa is a volume measure; food type, conversion, cash substitution, responsibility for dependants and recipient scope require qualified review.
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Collection, number, chapter context, Arabic report text, displayed grading and source URL checked 1 September 2026. Qualified hadith and Arabic review remain release gates.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1۞ إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
2ٱلصَّدَقَٰتُl-ṣadaqātuthe charities
3لِلۡفُقَرَآءِlil'fuqarāi(are) for the poor
4وَٱلۡمَسَٰكِينِwal-masākīniand the needy
5وَٱلۡعَٰمِلِينَwal-ʿāmilīnaand those who collect
6عَلَيۡهَاʿalayhāthem
7وَٱلۡمُؤَلَّفَةِwal-mu-alafatiand the ones inclined
8قُلُوبُهُمۡqulūbuhumtheir hearts
9وَفِيwafīand in
10ٱلرِّقَابِl-riqābithe (freeing of) the necks
11وَٱلۡغَٰرِمِينَwal-ghārimīnaand for those in debt
12وَفِيwafīand in
13سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
14ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
15وَٱبۡنِwa-ib'niand the wayfarer
16ٱلسَّبِيلِۖl-sabīliand the wayfarer
17فَرِيضَةٗfarīḍatanan obligation
18مِّنَminafrom
19ٱللَّهِۗl-lahiAllah
20وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
21عَلِيمٌʿalīmun(is) All-Knowing
22حَكِيمٞḥakīmunAll-Wise
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Zakāh expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy and for those employed for it and for bringing hearts together [for Islām] and for freeing captives [or slaves] and for those in debt and for the cause of Allāh and for the [stranded] traveler – an obligation [imposed] by Allāh. And Allāh is Knowing and Wise.
Compare · M. Pickthall
The alms are only for the poor and the needy, and those who collect them, and those whose hearts are to be reconciled, and to free the captives and the debtors, and for the cause of Allah, and (for) the wayfarer; a duty imposed by Allah. Allah is Knower, Wise.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Alms are for the poor and the needy, and those employed to administer the (funds); for those whose hearts have been (recently) reconciled (to Truth); for those in bondage and in debt; in the cause of Allah; and for the wayfarer: (thus is it) ordained by Allah, and Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom.
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Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 9:60. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
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Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1إِنinIf
2تُبۡدُواْtub'dūyou disclose
3ٱلصَّدَقَٰتِl-ṣadaqātithe charities
4فَنِعِمَّاfaniʿimmāthen good
5هِيَۖhiyait (is)
6وَإِنwa-inBut if
7تُخۡفُوهَاtukh'fūhāyou keep it secret
8وَتُؤۡتُوهَاwatu'tūhāand give it
9ٱلۡفُقَرَآءَl-fuqarāa(to) the poor
10فَهُوَfahuwathen it
11خَيۡرٞkhayrun(is) better
12لَّكُمۡۚlakumfor you
13وَيُكَفِّرُwayukaffiruAnd He will remove
14عَنكُمʿankumfrom you
15مِّنmin[of]
16سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمۡۗsayyiātikumyour evil deeds
17وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
18بِمَاbimāwith what
19تَعۡمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do
20خَبِيرٞkhabīrun(is) All-Aware
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary ·
If you disclose your charitable expenditures, they are good; but if you conceal them and give them to the poor, it is better for you, and He will remove from you some of your misdeeds [thereby]. And Allāh, of what you do, is [fully] Aware.
Compare ·
If ye publish your almsgiving, it is well, but if ye hide it and give it to the poor, it will be better for you, and will atone for some of your ill-deeds. Allah is Informed of what ye do.
Compare ·
If ye disclose (acts of) charity, even so it is well, but if ye conceal them, and make them reach those (really) in need, that is best for you: It will remove from you some of your (stains of) evil. And Allah is well acquainted with what ye do.
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Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 2:271. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
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Word audio and contextual glosses
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Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
2تَقۡفُtaqfupursue
3مَاmāwhat
4لَيۡسَlaysanot
5لَكَlakayou have
6بِهِۦbihiof it
7عِلۡمٌۚʿil'munany knowledge
8إِنَّinnaIndeed
9ٱلسَّمۡعَl-samʿathe hearing
10وَٱلۡبَصَرَwal-baṣaraand the sight
11وَٱلۡفُؤَادَwal-fuādaand the heart
12كُلُّkulluall
13أُوْلَٰٓئِكَulāikathose
14كَانَkānawill be
15عَنۡهُʿanhu[about it]
16مَسۡـُٔولٗاmasūlanquestioned
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart – about all those [one] will be questioned.
Compare · M. Pickthall
(O man), follow not that whereof thou hast no knowledge. Lo! the hearing and the sight and the heart – of each of these it will be asked.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).
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Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 17:36. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Zakat al-Fitr is a defined obligation connected to the close of Ramadan, not the same as annual wealth zakah and not a general Eid collection. The authenticated report names who was included, an amount in sa and a deadline before the Eid prayer.
Ibn Umar reported that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him) enjoined Zakat al-Fitr. Keep it separate from annual wealth zakah: the report connects it to people, staple food and the end of Ramadan rather than a cash nisab and lunar ownership year.
Read the complete evidence panel before reducing it to a step. The Arabic, named translation, source locator and explanation have different roles; preserving those roles lets a learner worship with confidence without turning a short guide into an unsupported ruling.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1مَّثَلُmathaluExample
2ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
3يُنفِقُونَyunfiqūnaspend
4أَمۡوَٰلَهُمۡamwālahumtheir wealth
5فِيfīin
6سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
7ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
8كَمَثَلِkamathali(is) like
9حَبَّةٍḥabbatina grain
10أَنۢبَتَتۡanbatatwhich grows
11سَبۡعَsabʿaseven
12سَنَابِلَsanābilaears
13فِيfīin
14كُلِّkullieach
15سُنۢبُلَةٖsunbulatinear
16مِّاْئَةُmi-atuhundred
17حَبَّةٖۗḥabbatingrain(s)
18وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
19يُضَٰعِفُyuḍāʿifugives manifold
20لِمَنlimanto whom
21يَشَآءُۚyashāuHe wills
22وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
23وَٰسِعٌwāsiʿun(is) All-Encompassing
24عَلِيمٌʿalīmunAll-Knowing
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
The example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allāh is like a seed [of grain] which grows seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains. And Allāh multiplies [His reward] for whom He wills. And Allāh is all-Encompassing and Knowing.
Compare · M. Pickthall
The likeness of those who spend their wealth in Allah's way is as the likeness of a grain which groweth seven ears, in every ear a hundred grains. Allah giveth increase manifold to whom He will. Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
The parable of those who spend their substance in the way of Allah is that of a grain of corn: it groweth seven ears, and each ear Hath a hundred grains. Allah giveth manifold increase to whom He pleaseth: And Allah careth for all and He knoweth all things.
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Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 2:261. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 27 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1۞ إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
2ٱلصَّدَقَٰتُl-ṣadaqātuthe charities
3لِلۡفُقَرَآءِlil'fuqarāi(are) for the poor
4وَٱلۡمَسَٰكِينِwal-masākīniand the needy
5وَٱلۡعَٰمِلِينَwal-ʿāmilīnaand those who collect
6عَلَيۡهَاʿalayhāthem
7وَٱلۡمُؤَلَّفَةِwal-mu-alafatiand the ones inclined
8قُلُوبُهُمۡqulūbuhumtheir hearts
9وَفِيwafīand in
10ٱلرِّقَابِl-riqābithe (freeing of) the necks
11وَٱلۡغَٰرِمِينَwal-ghārimīnaand for those in debt
12وَفِيwafīand in
13سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
14ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
15وَٱبۡنِwa-ib'niand the wayfarer
16ٱلسَّبِيلِۖl-sabīliand the wayfarer
17فَرِيضَةٗfarīḍatanan obligation
18مِّنَminafrom
19ٱللَّهِۗl-lahiAllah
20وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
21عَلِيمٌʿalīmun(is) All-Knowing
22حَكِيمٞḥakīmunAll-Wise
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Zakāh expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy and for those employed for it and for bringing hearts together [for Islām] and for freeing captives [or slaves] and for those in debt and for the cause of Allāh and for the [stranded] traveler – an obligation [imposed] by Allāh. And Allāh is Knowing and Wise.
Compare · M. Pickthall
The alms are only for the poor and the needy, and those who collect them, and those whose hearts are to be reconciled, and to free the captives and the debtors, and for the cause of Allah, and (for) the wayfarer; a duty imposed by Allah. Allah is Knower, Wise.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Alms are for the poor and the needy, and those employed to administer the (funds); for those whose hearts have been (recently) reconciled (to Truth); for those in bondage and in debt; in the cause of Allah; and for the wayfarer: (thus is it) ordained by Allah, and Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom.
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 9:60. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
2ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
3ءَامَنُوٓاْāmanūbelieve[d]
4أَنفِقُواْanfiqūSpend
5مِنminfrom
6طَيِّبَٰتِṭayyibāti(the) good things
7مَاmāthat
8كَسَبۡتُمۡkasabtumyou have earned
9وَمِمَّآwamimmāand whatever
10أَخۡرَجۡنَاakhrajnāWe brought forth
11لَكُمlakumfor you
12مِّنَminafrom
13ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖl-arḍithe earth
14وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
15تَيَمَّمُواْtayammamūaim (at)
16ٱلۡخَبِيثَl-khabīthathe bad
17مِنۡهُmin'huof it
18تُنفِقُونَtunfiqūnayou spend
19وَلَسۡتُمwalastumwhile you (would) not
20بِـَٔاخِذِيهِbiākhidhīhitake it
21إِلَّآillāexcept
22أَنan[that]
23تُغۡمِضُواْtugh'miḍū(with) close(d) eyes
24فِيهِۚfīhi[in it]
25وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْwa-iʿ'lamūand know
26أَنَّannathat
27ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
28غَنِيٌّghaniyyun(is) Self-Sufficient
29حَمِيدٌḥamīdunPraiseworthy
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
O you who have believed, spend from the good things which you have earned and from that which We have produced for you from the earth. And do not aim toward the defective therefrom, spending [from that] while you would not take it [yourself] except with closed eyes. And know that Allāh is Free of need and Praiseworthy.
Compare · M. Pickthall
O ye who believe! Spend of the good things which ye have earned, and of that which We bring forth from the earth for you, and seek not the bad (with intent) to spend thereof (in charity) when ye would not take it for yourselves save with disdain; and know that Allah is Absolute, Owner of Praise.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
O ye who believe! Give of the good things which ye have (honourably) earned, and of the fruits of the earth which We have produced for you, and do not even aim at getting anything which is bad, in order that out of it ye may give away something, when ye yourselves would not receive it except with closed eyes. And know that Allah is Free of all wants, and worthy of all praise.
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Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 2:267. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 27 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1يَسۡـَٔلُونَكَyasalūnakaThey ask you
2مَاذَاmādhāwhat
3يُنفِقُونَۖyunfiqūnathey (should) spend
4قُلۡqulSay
5مَآmāWhatever
6أَنفَقۡتُمanfaqtumyou spend
7مِّنۡminof
8خَيۡرٖkhayringood
9فَلِلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِfalil'wālidayni(is) for parents
10وَٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَwal-aqrabīnaand the relatives
11وَٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰwal-yatāmāand the orphans
12وَٱلۡمَسَٰكِينِwal-masākīniand the needy
13وَٱبۡنِwa-ib'niand (of)
14ٱلسَّبِيلِۗl-sabīlithe wayfarer
15وَمَاwamāAnd whatever
16تَفۡعَلُواْtafʿalūyou do
17مِنۡminof
18خَيۡرٖkhayringood
19فَإِنَّfa-innaSo indeed
20ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
21بِهِۦbihiof it
22عَلِيمٞʿalīmun(is) All-Aware
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary ·
They ask you, [O Muḥammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him)], what they should spend. Say, "Whatever you spend of good is [to be] for parents and relatives and orphans and the needy and the traveler. And whatever you do of good – indeed, Allāh is Knowing of it."
The salutation is an editorial addition; the stored translation is unchanged.
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They ask thee, (O Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him)), what they shall spend. Say: that which ye spend for good (must go) to parents and near kindred and orphans and the needy and the wayfarer. And whatsoever good ye do, lo! Allah is Aware of it.
The salutation is an editorial addition; the stored translation is unchanged.
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They ask thee what they should spend (In charity). Say: Whatever ye spend that is good, is for parents and kindred and orphans and those in want and for wayfarers. And whatever ye do that is good, -Allah knoweth it well.
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 2:215. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
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Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allāh is Free of need and Forbearing.
Compare · M. Pickthall
A kind word with forgiveness is better than almsgiving followed by injury. Allah is Absolute, Clement.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Kind words and the covering of faults are better than charity followed by injury. Allah is free of all wants, and He is Most-Forbearing.
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Arabic and word segmentation
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Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
2ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
3ءَامَنُواْāmanūbelieve[d]
4لَاlā(Do) not
5تُبۡطِلُواْtub'ṭilūrender in vain
6صَدَقَٰتِكُمṣadaqātikumyour charities
7بِٱلۡمَنِّbil-maniwith reminders (of it)
8وَٱلۡأَذَىٰwal-adhāor [the] hurt
9كَٱلَّذِيka-alladhīlike the one who
10يُنفِقُyunfiquspends
11مَالَهُۥmālahuhis wealth
12رِئَآءَriāa(to) be seen
13ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi(by) the people
14وَلَاwalāand (does) not
15يُؤۡمِنُyu'minubelieve
16بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
17وَٱلۡيَوۡمِwal-yawmiand the Day
18ٱلۡأٓخِرِۖl-ākhiri[the] Last
19فَمَثَلُهُۥfamathaluhuThen his example
20كَمَثَلِkamathali(is) like
21صَفۡوَانٍṣafwānin(that of a) smooth rock
22عَلَيۡهِʿalayhiupon it
23تُرَابٞturābun(is) dust
24فَأَصَابَهُۥfa-aṣābahuthen fell on it
25وَابِلٞwābilunheavy rain
26فَتَرَكَهُۥfatarakahuthen left it
27صَلۡدٗاۖṣaldanbare
28لَّاlāNot
29يَقۡدِرُونَyaqdirūnathey have control
30عَلَىٰʿalāon
31شَيۡءٖshayinanything
32مِّمَّاmimmāof what
33كَسَبُواْۗkasabūthey (have) earned
34وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
35لَاlā(does) not
36يَهۡدِيyahdīguide
37ٱلۡقَوۡمَl-qawmathe people
38ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīna[the] disbelieving
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
O you who have believed, do not invalidate your charities with reminders [of it] or injury as does one who spends his wealth [only] to be seen by the people and does not believe in Allāh and the Last Day. His example is like that of a [large] smooth stone upon which is dust and is hit by a downpour that leaves it bare. They are unable [to keep] anything of what they have earned. And Allāh does not guide the disbelieving people.
Compare · M. Pickthall
O ye who believe! Render not vain your almsgiving by reproach and injury, like him who spendeth his wealth only to be seen of men and believeth not in Allah and the Last Day. His likeness is as the likeness of a rock whereon is dust of earth; a rainstorm smiteth it, leaving it smooth and bare. They have no control of aught of that which they have gained. Allah guideth not the disbelieving folk.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
O ye who believe! cancel not your charity by reminders of your generosity or by injury,- like those who spend their substance to be seen of men, but believe neither in Allah nor in the Last Day. They are in parable like a hard, barren rock, on which is a little soil: on it falls heavy rain, which leaves it (Just) a bare stone. They will be able to do nothing with aught they have earned. And Allah guideth not those who reject faith.
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 2:264. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1إِنinIf
2تُبۡدُواْtub'dūyou disclose
3ٱلصَّدَقَٰتِl-ṣadaqātithe charities
4فَنِعِمَّاfaniʿimmāthen good
5هِيَۖhiyait (is)
6وَإِنwa-inBut if
7تُخۡفُوهَاtukh'fūhāyou keep it secret
8وَتُؤۡتُوهَاwatu'tūhāand give it
9ٱلۡفُقَرَآءَl-fuqarāa(to) the poor
10فَهُوَfahuwathen it
11خَيۡرٞkhayrun(is) better
12لَّكُمۡۚlakumfor you
13وَيُكَفِّرُwayukaffiruAnd He will remove
14عَنكُمʿankumfrom you
15مِّنmin[of]
16سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمۡۗsayyiātikumyour evil deeds
17وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
18بِمَاbimāwith what
19تَعۡمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do
20خَبِيرٞkhabīrun(is) All-Aware
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary ·
If you disclose your charitable expenditures, they are good; but if you conceal them and give them to the poor, it is better for you, and He will remove from you some of your misdeeds [thereby]. And Allāh, of what you do, is [fully] Aware.
Compare ·
If ye publish your almsgiving, it is well, but if ye hide it and give it to the poor, it will be better for you, and will atone for some of your ill-deeds. Allah is Informed of what ye do.
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If ye disclose (acts of) charity, even so it is well, but if ye conceal them, and make them reach those (really) in need, that is best for you: It will remove from you some of your (stains of) evil. And Allah is well acquainted with what ye do.
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 2:271. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1لَاlā(Does) not
2يُكَلِّفُyukallifuburden
3ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
4نَفۡسًاnafsanany soul
5إِلَّاillāexcept
6وُسۡعَهَاۚwus'ʿahāits capacity
7لَهَاlahāfor it
8مَاmāwhat
9كَسَبَتۡkasabatit earned
10وَعَلَيۡهَاwaʿalayhāand against it
11مَاmāwhat
12ٱكۡتَسَبَتۡۗik'tasabatit earned
13رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
14لَاlā(Do) not
15تُؤَاخِذۡنَآtuākhidh'nātake us to task
16إِنinif
17نَّسِينَآnasīnāwe forget
18أَوۡawor
19أَخۡطَأۡنَاۚakhṭanāwe err
20رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
21وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
22تَحۡمِلۡtaḥmillay
23عَلَيۡنَآʿalaynāupon us
24إِصۡرٗاiṣ'rana burden
25كَمَاkamālike that
26حَمَلۡتَهُۥḥamaltahu(which) You laid [it]
27عَلَىʿalāon
28ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
29مِنmin(were) from
30قَبۡلِنَاۚqablinābefore us
31رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
32وَلَاwalā[And] (do) not
33تُحَمِّلۡنَاtuḥammil'nālay on us
34مَاmāwhat
35لَاlānot
36طَاقَةَṭāqata(the) strength
37لَنَاlanāwe have
38بِهِۦۖbihi[of it] (to bear)
39وَٱعۡفُwa-uʿ'fuAnd pardon
40عَنَّاʿannā[from] us
41وَٱغۡفِرۡwa-igh'firand forgive
42لَنَاlanā[for] us
43وَٱرۡحَمۡنَآۚwa-ir'ḥamnāand have mercy on us
44أَنتَantaYou (are)
45مَوۡلَىٰنَاmawlānāour Protector
46فَٱنصُرۡنَاfa-unṣur'nāso help us
47عَلَىʿalāagainst
48ٱلۡقَوۡمِl-qawmithe people
49ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīna[the] disbelievers
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Allāh does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. "Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people."
Compare · M. Pickthall
Allah tasketh not a soul beyond its scope. For it (is only) that which it hath earned, and against it (only) that which it hath deserved. Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget, or miss the mark! Our Lord! Lay not on us such a burden as thou didst lay on those before us! Our Lord! Impose not on us that which we have not the strength to bear! Pardon us, absolve us and have mercy on us, Thou, our Protector, and give us victory over the disbelieving folk.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray:) "Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith."
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 2:286. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Voluntary charity can be money, goods, time or other lawful benefit, but generosity does not excuse poor quality, family neglect or humiliation. This lesson uses the Qur’an’s language of growth, good giving, priority and discretion to build a sustainable practice.
Qur’an 2:267 directs believers to spend from good things they have earned and not select inferior things they would accept only with closed eyes. Donating expired food, unsafe equipment or unusable clothing transfers disposal costs to people in need rather than honouring them.
A beginner needs a usable route and an honest boundary at the same time. Learn the shared practice first, record any circumstance that changes it, and take medical, financial, disability or school-specific questions to a qualified person who can examine the real case.
Read once for meaning and a second time for boundaries. On the second reading, test strong words such as always, never, invalid and required against the complete evidence shown.
Product safety, recalls and charity acceptance policies require current checks.
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A learner-facing transliteration is deliberately withheld until the complete Arabic wording has passed assigned language review. Learn the supplication from a capable teacher rather than guessing from English letters.
Meaning in English
This is a source-bound editorial paraphrase for understanding. It is not the Arabic report and is not presented as a verbatim translation.
Editorial paraphrase
Abu Huraira reported that a person’s deeds end at death except for ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge and a righteous child who supplicates for them.
Evidence use
This identifies three authenticated forms of continuing benefit and gives the living constructive, source-controlled direction.
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Collection and locator
Sahih Muslim 1631; Book 25, Hadith 20
Chapter shown by source
What reward reaches a person after death
Narrator
Abu Huraira
Displayed grading
Sahih — Sahih Muslim collection. This records the named grading shown by the source; Tawheed Club does not silently present it as an unqualified editorial verdict.
Arabic scope
The complete concise report is retained: ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge and a righteous child who supplicates. It does not authorize invented rites or a universal promise about every memorial act.
Evidence boundary
It does not authorize invented memorial rites or guarantee a particular outcome from every act. Not Qur’an or hadith qudsi.
Controlled check
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A learner-facing transliteration is deliberately withheld until the complete Arabic wording has passed assigned language review. Learn the supplication from a capable teacher rather than guessing from English letters.
Meaning in English
This is a source-bound editorial paraphrase for understanding. It is not the Arabic report and is not presented as a verbatim translation.
Editorial paraphrase
Ibn Umar reported that Umar consulted Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him) about land in Khaybar and was advised that he could preserve its principal and give its benefit in charity. Umar then set conditions preventing sale, gift and inheritance while directing its yield to named charitable purposes.
Evidence use
Authenticated foundation for a preserved-asset endowment and governed distribution of its benefit.
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Collection and locator
Sahih al-Bukhari 2737; Book 54, Hadith 27
Chapter shown by source
Conditions in Waqf
Narrator
Abdullah ibn Umar
Displayed grading
Sahih — Collection status: Sahih al-Bukhari. This records the named grading shown by the source; Tawheed Club does not silently present it as an unqualified editorial verdict.
Arabic scope
The exact teaching excerpt is reproduced without the chain. Open the source page for the complete narration and context.
Evidence boundary
Modern waqf formation, valid conditions, investment, trustee duties and jurisdictional law require specialist legal and fiqh review.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
2تَقۡفُtaqfupursue
3مَاmāwhat
4لَيۡسَlaysanot
5لَكَlakayou have
6بِهِۦbihiof it
7عِلۡمٌۚʿil'munany knowledge
8إِنَّinnaIndeed
9ٱلسَّمۡعَl-samʿathe hearing
10وَٱلۡبَصَرَwal-baṣaraand the sight
11وَٱلۡفُؤَادَwal-fuādaand the heart
12كُلُّkulluall
13أُوْلَٰٓئِكَulāikathose
14كَانَkānawill be
15عَنۡهُʿanhu[about it]
16مَسۡـُٔولٗاmasūlanquestioned
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart – about all those [one] will be questioned.
Compare · M. Pickthall
(O man), follow not that whereof thou hast no knowledge. Lo! the hearing and the sight and the heart – of each of these it will be asked.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 17:36. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Ongoing charity is not simply a slogan printed beside any donation. An authenticated report names recurring charity among deeds whose reward continues, and Umar’s Khaybar endowment provides a concrete governed model: preserve the asset and distribute its benefit.
Ibn Umar reported that Umar consulted Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him) about land in Khaybar. He was advised that he could hold the property as an endowment and give its fruits in charity. This supplies a concrete waqf model rather than a vague “forever donation” slogan.
Calm completeness is the goal. Repeating an action without evidence, rushing past a required distinction, or ignoring real harm can all move the learner away from careful worship. Work through the evidence once slowly, check once, and improve through reviewed teaching.
An adult guiding a child should praise careful attention and an honest “I need to ask” answer. The aim is worship with understanding, not performance for the teacher.
Modern waqf law, registration and investment governance vary by jurisdiction.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
2ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
3ءَامَنُواْāmanūbelieve[d]
4لَاlā(Do) not
5تُبۡطِلُواْtub'ṭilūrender in vain
6صَدَقَٰتِكُمṣadaqātikumyour charities
7بِٱلۡمَنِّbil-maniwith reminders (of it)
8وَٱلۡأَذَىٰwal-adhāor [the] hurt
9كَٱلَّذِيka-alladhīlike the one who
10يُنفِقُyunfiquspends
11مَالَهُۥmālahuhis wealth
12رِئَآءَriāa(to) be seen
13ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi(by) the people
14وَلَاwalāand (does) not
15يُؤۡمِنُyu'minubelieve
16بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
17وَٱلۡيَوۡمِwal-yawmiand the Day
18ٱلۡأٓخِرِۖl-ākhiri[the] Last
19فَمَثَلُهُۥfamathaluhuThen his example
20كَمَثَلِkamathali(is) like
21صَفۡوَانٍṣafwānin(that of a) smooth rock
22عَلَيۡهِʿalayhiupon it
23تُرَابٞturābun(is) dust
24فَأَصَابَهُۥfa-aṣābahuthen fell on it
25وَابِلٞwābilunheavy rain
26فَتَرَكَهُۥfatarakahuthen left it
27صَلۡدٗاۖṣaldanbare
28لَّاlāNot
29يَقۡدِرُونَyaqdirūnathey have control
30عَلَىٰʿalāon
31شَيۡءٖshayinanything
32مِّمَّاmimmāof what
33كَسَبُواْۗkasabūthey (have) earned
34وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
35لَاlā(does) not
36يَهۡدِيyahdīguide
37ٱلۡقَوۡمَl-qawmathe people
38ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīna[the] disbelieving
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
O you who have believed, do not invalidate your charities with reminders [of it] or injury as does one who spends his wealth [only] to be seen by the people and does not believe in Allāh and the Last Day. His example is like that of a [large] smooth stone upon which is dust and is hit by a downpour that leaves it bare. They are unable [to keep] anything of what they have earned. And Allāh does not guide the disbelieving people.
Compare · M. Pickthall
O ye who believe! Render not vain your almsgiving by reproach and injury, like him who spendeth his wealth only to be seen of men and believeth not in Allah and the Last Day. His likeness is as the likeness of a rock whereon is dust of earth; a rainstorm smiteth it, leaving it smooth and bare. They have no control of aught of that which they have gained. Allah guideth not the disbelieving folk.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
O ye who believe! cancel not your charity by reminders of your generosity or by injury,- like those who spend their substance to be seen of men, but believe neither in Allah nor in the Last Day. They are in parable like a hard, barren rock, on which is a little soil: on it falls heavy rain, which leaves it (Just) a bare stone. They will be able to do nothing with aught they have earned. And Allah guideth not those who reject faith.
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Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
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Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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Primary · Saheeh International
Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allāh is Free of need and Forbearing.
Compare · M. Pickthall
A kind word with forgiveness is better than almsgiving followed by injury. Allah is Absolute, Clement.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Kind words and the covering of faults are better than charity followed by injury. Allah is free of all wants, and He is Most-Forbearing.
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Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
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Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you who believe
2ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaO you who believe
3ءَامَنُواْāmanūO you who believe
4لَاlā(Let) not
5يَسۡخَرۡyaskharridicule
6قَوۡمٞqawmuna people
7مِّنmin[of]
8قَوۡمٍqawmin(another) people
9عَسَىٰٓʿasāperhaps
10أَنanthat
11يَكُونُواْyakūnūthey may be
12خَيۡرٗاkhayranbetter
13مِّنۡهُمۡmin'humthan them
14وَلَاwalāand (let) not
15نِسَآءٞnisāonwomen
16مِّنmin[of]
17نِّسَآءٍnisāin(other) women
18عَسَىٰٓʿasāperhaps
19أَنanthat
20يَكُنَّyakunnathey may be
21خَيۡرٗاkhayranbetter
22مِّنۡهُنَّۖmin'hunnathan them
23وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
24تَلۡمِزُوٓاْtalmizūinsult
25أَنفُسَكُمۡanfusakumyourselves
26وَلَاwalāand (do) not
27تَنَابَزُواْtanābazūcall each other
28بِٱلۡأَلۡقَٰبِۖbil-alqābiby nicknames
29بِئۡسَbi'saWretched is
30ٱلِٱسۡمُl-s'muthe name
31ٱلۡفُسُوقُl-fusūqu(of) disobedience
32بَعۡدَbaʿdaafter
33ٱلۡإِيمَٰنِۚl-īmānithe faith
34وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
35لَّمۡlam(does) not
36يَتُبۡyatubrepent
37فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَfa-ulāikathen those
38هُمُhumuthey
39ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَl-ẓālimūna(are) the wrongdoers
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people; perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule [other] women; perhaps they may be better than them. And do not insult one another and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames. Wretched is the name [i.e., mention] of disobedience after [one's] faith. And whoever does not repent – then it is those who are the wrongdoers.
Compare · M. Pickthall
O ye who believe! Let not a folk deride a folk who may be better than they (are), not let women (deride) women who may be better than they are; neither defame one another, nor insult one another by nicknames. Bad is the name of lewdness after faith. And whoso turneth not in repentance, such are evil-doers.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
O ye who believe! Let not some men among you laugh at others: It may be that the (latter) are better than the (former): Nor let some women laugh at others: It may be that the (latter are better than the (former): Nor defame nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each other by (offensive) nicknames: Ill-seeming is a name connoting wickedness, (to be used of one) after he has believed: And those who do not desist are (indeed) doing wrong.
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Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
2ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
3ءَامَنُوٓاْāmanūbelieve[d]
4أَنفِقُواْanfiqūSpend
5مِنminfrom
6طَيِّبَٰتِṭayyibāti(the) good things
7مَاmāthat
8كَسَبۡتُمۡkasabtumyou have earned
9وَمِمَّآwamimmāand whatever
10أَخۡرَجۡنَاakhrajnāWe brought forth
11لَكُمlakumfor you
12مِّنَminafrom
13ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖl-arḍithe earth
14وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
15تَيَمَّمُواْtayammamūaim (at)
16ٱلۡخَبِيثَl-khabīthathe bad
17مِنۡهُmin'huof it
18تُنفِقُونَtunfiqūnayou spend
19وَلَسۡتُمwalastumwhile you (would) not
20بِـَٔاخِذِيهِbiākhidhīhitake it
21إِلَّآillāexcept
22أَنan[that]
23تُغۡمِضُواْtugh'miḍū(with) close(d) eyes
24فِيهِۚfīhi[in it]
25وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْwa-iʿ'lamūand know
26أَنَّannathat
27ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
28غَنِيٌّghaniyyun(is) Self-Sufficient
29حَمِيدٌḥamīdunPraiseworthy
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
O you who have believed, spend from the good things which you have earned and from that which We have produced for you from the earth. And do not aim toward the defective therefrom, spending [from that] while you would not take it [yourself] except with closed eyes. And know that Allāh is Free of need and Praiseworthy.
Compare · M. Pickthall
O ye who believe! Spend of the good things which ye have earned, and of that which We bring forth from the earth for you, and seek not the bad (with intent) to spend thereof (in charity) when ye would not take it for yourselves save with disdain; and know that Allah is Absolute, Owner of Praise.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
O ye who believe! Give of the good things which ye have (honourably) earned, and of the fruits of the earth which We have produced for you, and do not even aim at getting anything which is bad, in order that out of it ye may give away something, when ye yourselves would not receive it except with closed eyes. And know that Allah is Free of all wants, and worthy of all praise.
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Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 2:267. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
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The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
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Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1إِنinIf
2تُبۡدُواْtub'dūyou disclose
3ٱلصَّدَقَٰتِl-ṣadaqātithe charities
4فَنِعِمَّاfaniʿimmāthen good
5هِيَۖhiyait (is)
6وَإِنwa-inBut if
7تُخۡفُوهَاtukh'fūhāyou keep it secret
8وَتُؤۡتُوهَاwatu'tūhāand give it
9ٱلۡفُقَرَآءَl-fuqarāa(to) the poor
10فَهُوَfahuwathen it
11خَيۡرٞkhayrun(is) better
12لَّكُمۡۚlakumfor you
13وَيُكَفِّرُwayukaffiruAnd He will remove
14عَنكُمʿankumfrom you
15مِّنmin[of]
16سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمۡۗsayyiātikumyour evil deeds
17وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
18بِمَاbimāwith what
19تَعۡمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do
20خَبِيرٞkhabīrun(is) All-Aware
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary ·
If you disclose your charitable expenditures, they are good; but if you conceal them and give them to the poor, it is better for you, and He will remove from you some of your misdeeds [thereby]. And Allāh, of what you do, is [fully] Aware.
Compare ·
If ye publish your almsgiving, it is well, but if ye hide it and give it to the poor, it will be better for you, and will atone for some of your ill-deeds. Allah is Informed of what ye do.
Compare ·
If ye disclose (acts of) charity, even so it is well, but if ye conceal them, and make them reach those (really) in need, that is best for you: It will remove from you some of your (stains of) evil. And Allah is well acquainted with what ye do.
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Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
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Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
2تَقۡفُtaqfupursue
3مَاmāwhat
4لَيۡسَlaysanot
5لَكَlakayou have
6بِهِۦbihiof it
7عِلۡمٌۚʿil'munany knowledge
8إِنَّinnaIndeed
9ٱلسَّمۡعَl-samʿathe hearing
10وَٱلۡبَصَرَwal-baṣaraand the sight
11وَٱلۡفُؤَادَwal-fuādaand the heart
12كُلُّkulluall
13أُوْلَٰٓئِكَulāikathose
14كَانَkānawill be
15عَنۡهُʿanhu[about it]
16مَسۡـُٔولٗاmasūlanquestioned
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart – about all those [one] will be questioned.
Compare · M. Pickthall
(O man), follow not that whereof thou hast no knowledge. Lo! the hearing and the sight and the heart – of each of these it will be asked.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).
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Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
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A charitable aim does not make every method acceptable. The Qur’an rejects reminders, injury and inferior gifts while permitting accountable public giving and praising concealed help. This lesson turns those principles into donor, charity and recipient safeguards.
Publish governance, restricted-fund handling, fees, conflicts, outcomes and accounts. Keep recipient names, health records, addresses and images private unless there is a lawful, necessary and freely consented reason. Transparency should look upward toward stewardship, not downward into a person’s private life.
For a younger learner, use plain words, a visual sequence without animate imagery and one correction at a time. Adults should protect privacy, explain unfamiliar terms and never use religious teaching to shame a child.
If terminology becomes difficult, return to the practical question: what is the learner preparing to do, which step is established here, and what fact about the person or situation could change the answer?
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1لَاlā(Does) not
2يُكَلِّفُyukallifuburden
3ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
4نَفۡسًاnafsanany soul
5إِلَّاillāexcept
6وُسۡعَهَاۚwus'ʿahāits capacity
7لَهَاlahāfor it
8مَاmāwhat
9كَسَبَتۡkasabatit earned
10وَعَلَيۡهَاwaʿalayhāand against it
11مَاmāwhat
12ٱكۡتَسَبَتۡۗik'tasabatit earned
13رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
14لَاlā(Do) not
15تُؤَاخِذۡنَآtuākhidh'nātake us to task
16إِنinif
17نَّسِينَآnasīnāwe forget
18أَوۡawor
19أَخۡطَأۡنَاۚakhṭanāwe err
20رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
21وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
22تَحۡمِلۡtaḥmillay
23عَلَيۡنَآʿalaynāupon us
24إِصۡرٗاiṣ'rana burden
25كَمَاkamālike that
26حَمَلۡتَهُۥḥamaltahu(which) You laid [it]
27عَلَىʿalāon
28ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
29مِنmin(were) from
30قَبۡلِنَاۚqablinābefore us
31رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
32وَلَاwalā[And] (do) not
33تُحَمِّلۡنَاtuḥammil'nālay on us
34مَاmāwhat
35لَاlānot
36طَاقَةَṭāqata(the) strength
37لَنَاlanāwe have
38بِهِۦۖbihi[of it] (to bear)
39وَٱعۡفُwa-uʿ'fuAnd pardon
40عَنَّاʿannā[from] us
41وَٱغۡفِرۡwa-igh'firand forgive
42لَنَاlanā[for] us
43وَٱرۡحَمۡنَآۚwa-ir'ḥamnāand have mercy on us
44أَنتَantaYou (are)
45مَوۡلَىٰنَاmawlānāour Protector
46فَٱنصُرۡنَاfa-unṣur'nāso help us
47عَلَىʿalāagainst
48ٱلۡقَوۡمِl-qawmithe people
49ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīna[the] disbelievers
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Allāh does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. "Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people."
Compare · M. Pickthall
Allah tasketh not a soul beyond its scope. For it (is only) that which it hath earned, and against it (only) that which it hath deserved. Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget, or miss the mark! Our Lord! Lay not on us such a burden as thou didst lay on those before us! Our Lord! Impose not on us that which we have not the strength to bear! Pardon us, absolve us and have mercy on us, Thou, our Protector, and give us victory over the disbelieving folk.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray:) "Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith."
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 2:286. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَمَآwamāAnd not
2أَرۡسَلۡنَاarsalnāWe sent
3مِنminbefore you
4قَبۡلِكَqablikabefore you
5إِلَّاillāexcept
6رِجَالٗاrijālanmen
7نُّوحِيٓnūḥīWe revealed
8إِلَيۡهِمۡۖilayhimto them
9فَسۡـَٔلُوٓاْfasalūso ask
10أَهۡلَahla(the) people
11ٱلذِّكۡرِl-dhik'ri(of) the Reminder
12إِنinif
13كُنتُمۡkuntumyou
14لَاlā(do) not
15تَعۡلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknow
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed [Our message]. So ask the people of the message [i.e., former scriptures] if you do not know.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And We sent not (as Our messengers) before thee other than men whom We inspired – Ask the followers of the Remembrance if ye know not! –
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And before thee also the messengers We sent were but men, to whom We granted inspiration: if ye realise this not, ask of those who possess the Message.
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 16:43. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Begin with the authenticated Zakat al-Fitr report, Qur’anic charity ethics, the recurring-charity hadith and Umar’s endowment. Label obligation, voluntary gift and governed endowment separately.
The course begins with the Qur’anic command, uses authenticated Prophetic teaching where relevant and labels later legal classifications. This gives a learner a usable route without pretending that a short page decides every recognised difference or personal case.
Distinguish a revealed command, an authenticated Prophetic demonstration and a later legal classification. They work together, but they are not interchangeable. Where recognised schools differ, this resource labels the difference instead of presenting one view as the only Islam.
A resume point can preserve more than scroll position. Save the last completed step, the unresolved question and the next safe action so the learner can continue without unnecessary repetition.
This resource teaches a source-led shared route. Asset valuation, recipient eligibility, school-specific legal classifications, health circumstances and personalised calculations remain assigned to qualified review before indexing.
Learning move: Make three columns headed revelation, authenticated demonstration and qualified application.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1لَاlā(Does) not
2يُكَلِّفُyukallifuburden
3ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
4نَفۡسًاnafsanany soul
5إِلَّاillāexcept
6وُسۡعَهَاۚwus'ʿahāits capacity
7لَهَاlahāfor it
8مَاmāwhat
9كَسَبَتۡkasabatit earned
10وَعَلَيۡهَاwaʿalayhāand against it
11مَاmāwhat
12ٱكۡتَسَبَتۡۗik'tasabatit earned
13رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
14لَاlā(Do) not
15تُؤَاخِذۡنَآtuākhidh'nātake us to task
16إِنinif
17نَّسِينَآnasīnāwe forget
18أَوۡawor
19أَخۡطَأۡنَاۚakhṭanāwe err
20رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
21وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
22تَحۡمِلۡtaḥmillay
23عَلَيۡنَآʿalaynāupon us
24إِصۡرٗاiṣ'rana burden
25كَمَاkamālike that
26حَمَلۡتَهُۥḥamaltahu(which) You laid [it]
27عَلَىʿalāon
28ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
29مِنmin(were) from
30قَبۡلِنَاۚqablinābefore us
31رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
32وَلَاwalā[And] (do) not
33تُحَمِّلۡنَاtuḥammil'nālay on us
34مَاmāwhat
35لَاlānot
36طَاقَةَṭāqata(the) strength
37لَنَاlanāwe have
38بِهِۦۖbihi[of it] (to bear)
39وَٱعۡفُwa-uʿ'fuAnd pardon
40عَنَّاʿannā[from] us
41وَٱغۡفِرۡwa-igh'firand forgive
42لَنَاlanā[for] us
43وَٱرۡحَمۡنَآۚwa-ir'ḥamnāand have mercy on us
44أَنتَantaYou (are)
45مَوۡلَىٰنَاmawlānāour Protector
46فَٱنصُرۡنَاfa-unṣur'nāso help us
47عَلَىʿalāagainst
48ٱلۡقَوۡمِl-qawmithe people
49ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīna[the] disbelievers
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Allāh does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. "Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people."
Compare · M. Pickthall
Allah tasketh not a soul beyond its scope. For it (is only) that which it hath earned, and against it (only) that which it hath deserved. Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget, or miss the mark! Our Lord! Lay not on us such a burden as thou didst lay on those before us! Our Lord! Impose not on us that which we have not the strength to bear! Pardon us, absolve us and have mercy on us, Thou, our Protector, and give us victory over the disbelieving folk.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray:) "Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith."
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 2:286. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
2تَقۡفُtaqfupursue
3مَاmāwhat
4لَيۡسَlaysanot
5لَكَlakayou have
6بِهِۦbihiof it
7عِلۡمٌۚʿil'munany knowledge
8إِنَّinnaIndeed
9ٱلسَّمۡعَl-samʿathe hearing
10وَٱلۡبَصَرَwal-baṣaraand the sight
11وَٱلۡفُؤَادَwal-fuādaand the heart
12كُلُّkulluall
13أُوْلَٰٓئِكَulāikathose
14كَانَkānawill be
15عَنۡهُʿanhu[about it]
16مَسۡـُٔولٗاmasūlanquestioned
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart – about all those [one] will be questioned.
Compare · M. Pickthall
(O man), follow not that whereof thou hast no knowledge. Lo! the hearing and the sight and the heart – of each of these it will be asked.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 17:36. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Identify the giving route, deadline, source, recipient class, delivery organisation, privacy setting and evidence of completion. Refer disputed form, value and eligibility questions before payment.
Record what has been learned, practised and checked. Do not turn uncertainty into repeated worship, abandoned obligations or authority over another learner. The next action should be specific and proportionate.
Save the exact point that needs review. A useful learning record says what was completed, what remains uncertain, which source was checked and who should help next. That is more valuable than a confident tick beside a misunderstood step.
Explain the practice in plain language before using legal vocabulary. If the simple sentence overstates the evidence, a technical Arabic label will not repair it.
This resource teaches a source-led shared route. Asset valuation, recipient eligibility, school-specific legal classifications, health circumstances and personalised calculations remain assigned to qualified review before indexing.
Learning move: Save the completed steps, one unresolved question and the support route required next.
See exactly where this resource comes fromQur’an, authentic hadith and editorial boundaries are kept distinct
Qur’an evidence
Qur'an-primary; controlled Quran Foundation QPC Hafs panels. Named translations are human renderings and later fiqh remains separately attributed. Arabic, word alignment, transliteration and named translations are supplied through the separately labelled Quran Foundation panels.
Hadith evidence
Controlled authenticated record: bukhari:1503, muslim:1631, bukhari:2737. Report wording, grading, legal classification and personal application remain distinct. The collection and reference are preserved; a named displayed grading is not silently changed into a universal claim.
Teaching explanation
Explanatory prose, examples, diagrams and adult teaching advice are Tawheed Club editorial material. They are never presented as Qur’an, translation, tafsir or words of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him).
Release control
This item must pass source, meaning, language, editorial and release checks. Corrections remain welcome when supported by an exact source locator.
Help a learner master Zakat al-Fitr, Sadaqah and Waqf
Zakat al-Fitr, voluntary sadaqah and waqf all involve giving, but they do not share one legal form, timing or purpose. This course keeps each route distinct, then teaches dignity, transparency and evidence-led due diligence so generosity does not become harm, display or a misleading campaign claim. Your role is to slow the learning down, keep the exact evidence visible and make it safe for the learner to say, “I am not sure yet.”
Begin with the source
Open the named ayah or hadith before explaining it. Tell the learner whether they are seeing Arabic revelation, a reading aid, a named translation, a hadith translation or editorial teaching.
Invite an answer before helping
Ask one precise question and wait. If the learner struggles, point to the relevant line, narrow the choice or replay the audio before supplying the answer.
Correct with dignity
Praise honest checking and careful effort. Correct the idea or sound without labelling the learner, and never turn a mistake into embarrassment.
01Prepare a focused session
Read Zakat al-Fitr, Sadaqah and Waqf yourself and open every cited source before inviting the learner.
Choose one realistic aim from the mastery statement. Do not try to teach the whole page in one sitting.
Test any Arabic audio. If a sound is outside your confidence, plan to listen together and seek correction from a capable teacher.
Remove distractions and decide when to stop: about 8–10 minutes for a younger child, 15–20 minutes for ages 8–11, or 20–30 minutes for an older learner.
Keep paper optional. If Qur’anic text is printed, follow the respect and waste guidance shown above the ayah panel.
Opening words: “We are going to learn one idea carefully and see exactly where it comes from. We can pause, replay and check the source whenever we need to.”
02Use a source-led teaching conversation
Connect: Ask what the learner already thinks the title means. Record the answer without immediately judging it.
Read or listen: Open the first evidence panel or cited report. Hear the complete Arabic before isolating one word or phrase.
Notice: Ask the learner to identify the exact words that support the first teaching point. A contextual word gloss is a clue; the complete named translation supplies the sentence meaning.
Explain: Read the teaching paragraph. Ask, “Which part came directly from the source, and which part is the writer helping us understand?”
Apply: Choose one practice task. Keep everyday examples within the boundary of the source; do not invent promises, hidden causes or rulings.
Retrieve: Close the explanation and ask the learner to state the idea, evidence locator and one careful application in their own words.
03Questions for this exact resource
“What does Zakat al-Fitr mean here, and which words or source locator support your answer (Qur'an 9:60)?”
“What does Voluntary Charity mean here, and which words or source locator support your answer (Qur'an 2:271)?”
“Which sentence is revelation or hadith, and which sentence is explanation?”
“What would be an overstatement that the cited source does not allow us to make?”
04Adapt the same truth for different ages
Ages 5–7
Teach one short source phrase and one meaning. Use text cards, colour bands, paths or simple geometric symbols—never a picture of اللّٰه(ALLAH) and never an image that implies His form. Let the child point, match, listen and repeat once or twice.
Ages 8–11
Use two or three evidence cards and ask the learner to match each idea to its locator. Invite a short explanation in their own words, then reopen the source to correct it together.
Ages 12–15
Compare the named English translations where provided. Ask what wording differs, what remains constant, and why a translation must not be called the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Ages 16+ and adults
Require a precise claim, an exact source locator and a stated boundary. Invite the learner to distinguish established meaning from inference and to mark any unresolved question for qualified review.
05Support Arabic without creating false confidence
Listen to the whole ayah or supplication first.
Follow the Arabic from right to left and use the word-level controls only after hearing the complete wording.
Treat transliteration as temporary scaffolding. It cannot reproduce every Arabic sound.
Let the learner echo a short unit, then return it to the full phrase so meaning and pronunciation remain connected.
If neither of you can hear or form a sound confidently, record it for a capable Qur’an or Arabic teacher. Do not manufacture an English substitute and call it exact.
Gentle correction: “Let us listen once more and notice where the sound begins,” protects both accuracy and confidence.
06Choose one useful follow-up
Study every controlled evidence panel in context.
Complete the practice move and resume from the saved position.
Complete one task independently before adding another. Adult support should reveal the route, not hide whether the learner can use it.
07Revisit for durable mastery
After 24 hours · five minutes
Ask for the central idea without showing the answer.
Ask the learner to find its source locator.
Replay one Arabic phrase and reconnect it to the complete meaning.
Correct by reopening the source, then end with one successful retrieval.
After seven days · eight minutes
Ask for the idea, source and boundary in the learner’s own words.
Retry the most difficult mastery question.
Apply the idea to one new but appropriate situation.
Record what is secure and what needs another supported attempt.
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