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فَلَا تُعۡجِبۡكَ أَمۡوَٰلُهُمۡ وَلَآ أَوۡلَٰدُهُمۡۚ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ لِيُعَذِّبَهُم بِهَا فِي ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَتَزۡهَقَ أَنفُسُهُمۡ وَهُمۡ كَٰفِرُونَ
[2131] Whatever they might deem beneficial and are keen to keep to themselves, prominently money and sons, who were of great benefit to their fathers in those days, are nothing to be impressed with. They will be a cause of much pain and misery to those who are not willing to put them on the line for a Godly cause (cf. al-Wāḥidī, al-Wasīṭ, Ibn ʿĀshūr). Anas Ibn Mālik (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Messenger (ﷺ) said: “The one whose topmost concern is the Hereafter, Allah places abundance in his heart, makes all his affairs easily manageable and he will have the world at his feet. While the one whose topmost concern is the worldly life, Allah places scarcity constantly before his eyes, makes all his affairs fly in his face, and he only gets out of this world as much as what was predestined for him” (Ibn Mājah: 4105, Ibn Ḥibbān, al-Ṣaḥīḥ: 680).
[2132] “And do not gaze longingly at what We have given some of them to enjoy, the finery of this present life: We test them through this, but the provision of your Lord is better and more lasting” (20: 131).
[2133] “Do they reckon that, ˹on account of˺ the wealth and the children that We have provided them, *that We hasten to ˹honour˺ them ˹with˺ all kinds of good? Nay! They are not aware” (23: 55-56).
وَيَحۡلِفُونَ بِٱللَّهِ إِنَّهُمۡ لَمِنكُمۡ وَمَا هُم مِّنكُمۡ وَلَٰكِنَّهُمۡ قَوۡمٞ يَفۡرَقُونَ
[2134] In their precarious situation, they adopt bare-faced lying as a line of defence, a desperate measure (cf. Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī): “When they meet those who Believe, they say: “We Believe!”, but when they are alone with their devils, they say: “Surely we are with you. We are but mocking”” (2: 14); “When the hypocrites come to you ˹Muhammad˺, they say: “We bear witness that you are verily the Messenger of Allah!” Allah Knows that you truly are His Messenger and Allah bears witness that the hypocrites are ˹relentless˺ liars” (63: 1).
لَوۡ يَجِدُونَ مَلۡجَـًٔا أَوۡ مَغَٰرَٰتٍ أَوۡ مُدَّخَلٗا لَّوَلَّوۡاْ إِلَيۡهِ وَهُمۡ يَجۡمَحُونَ
[2135] This vividly depicts the lives of constant distress and anguish they lead.
وَمِنۡهُم مَّن يَلۡمِزُكَ فِي ٱلصَّدَقَٰتِ فَإِنۡ أُعۡطُواْ مِنۡهَا رَضُواْ وَإِن لَّمۡ يُعۡطَوۡاْ مِنۡهَآ إِذَا هُمۡ يَسۡخَطُونَ
[2136] This is yet another section of the hypocrites who used to insinuate that the noble Messenger (ﷺ) was not fair in his division of the zakah revenues (cf. al-Ṭabarī, Ibn ʿAṭiyyah, Ibn Kathīr, al-Qāsimī). Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī (رضي الله عنه) narrated: “While the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was dividing, ˹a man known as˺ Dhū al-Kuwayṣirah of the clan of Tamīm stood and said: “Messenger of Allah, be fair!” The Messenger (ﷺ) replied to him: “Woe betides you! Who could ˹ever˺ be fair, if I am not fair! You would have been lost if I were not fair….” (al-Bukhārī: 6933, Muslim: 1064).
وَلَوۡ أَنَّهُمۡ رَضُواْ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥ وَقَالُواْ حَسۡبُنَا ٱللَّهُ سَيُؤۡتِينَا ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦ وَرَسُولُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ رَٰغِبُونَ
[2137] This provides the correct course of action that the sincerely faithful would take in such a situation, which is in sharp contrast to those bereft of the sweetness of Faith (cf. al-Biqāʿī, Naẓm al-Durar).
۞ إِنَّمَا ٱلصَّدَقَٰتُ لِلۡفُقَرَآءِ وَٱلۡمَسَٰكِينِ وَٱلۡعَٰمِلِينَ عَلَيۡهَا وَٱلۡمُؤَلَّفَةِ قُلُوبُهُمۡ وَفِي ٱلرِّقَابِ وَٱلۡغَٰرِمِينَ وَفِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبۡنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِۖ فَرِيضَةٗ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٞ
[2138] The One Who divides the zakah is God Almighty Himself. This explanation in a way addresses the accusation of the ignorant hypocrites who insinuated that the Messenger (ﷺ) was not fair (cf. Ibn Kathīr, al-Rāzī). Please note that the finer details of those who deserve the money fall beyond the scope of this translation. The explanations given here are only meant to clear the meaning.
[2139] al-Fuqarā’ and al-Masākīn are, respectively, the destitutes who have nothing at all and the needy who hardly have anything at all (cf. al-Muyassar, Tafsīr al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah). Abū Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) narrated the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “The needy ˹al-miskīn˺ is not who goes about ˹begging from˺ people and will be satisfied by a morsel or two or a palm date or two. But the needy is he who cannot find enough to suffice him, he does not appear to people as in need of charity, and he would not go about asking people” (al-Bukhārī: 1479, Muslim: 1039).
[2140] al-ʿĀmilīna ʿalayhā are those who are put in charge of collecting and distributing the zakah (cf. al-Ṭabarī, Ṭaḥāwī, Aḥkām al-Qur’ān, 1/365, Ibn ʿAṭiyyah, Ibn Kathīr).
[2141] al-Mu’allafah Qulūbuhum (lit. those whose hearts are bonded) are those whose hearts are attracted and softened towards Faith (cf. al-Ṭabarī, Ibn ʿAṭiyyah, Ibn ʿĀshūr, al-Shinqīṭī, al-ʿAdhb al-Namīr).
[2142] Fī al-riqāb, is to use the money to emancipate slaves from bondage (cf. al-Muyassar, Tafsīr al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah). Abū Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever frees a Muslim ˹slave˺ neck, Allah will free for every part ˹of the body of the freed˺ a ˹matching˺ part of his from the Fire; even the private parts for the private parts” (al-Bukhārī: 6715, Muslim: 1509).
[2143] al-Ghārimīn are those who fall into debt for a cause which is neither sinful nor from excess and who cannot pay off their debtors (cf. al-Ṭabarī, Ibn ʿAṭiyyah, al-Qurṭubī, Ibn Kathīr).
[2144] Fī sabīl Allāh to help those who fight in the path of Allah to carry out their mission (cf. al-Ṭabarī, al-Wāḥidī, al-Basīṭ, al-Saʿdī).
[2145] Ibn al-sabīl (lit. the son of the road) is the traveller who finds himself stranded in a place with no means to provide for himself (cf. al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī).
وَمِنۡهُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤۡذُونَ ٱلنَّبِيَّ وَيَقُولُونَ هُوَ أُذُنٞۚ قُلۡ أُذُنُ خَيۡرٖ لَّكُمۡ يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَيُؤۡمِنُ لِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَرَحۡمَةٞ لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مِنكُمۡۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ يُؤۡذُونَ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ لَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ
[2146] They think of the Messenger (ﷺ) lightly and say that he is gullible and listens to all what is being said to him and accepts it at face value unquestioningly, even their own blatant lies and lame excuses (cf. al-Ṭabarī, al-Rāzī, al-Qurṭubī, Ibn Kathīr).
[2147] The answer dictated here is a witty repartee, a rejoinder that rebounds their own words at them in an unexpected manner; tweaking the same words to attain an originally unintended aim (cf. Ibn ʿĀshūr). In other words, he is an ‘ear’ who listens but to what is good and not to evil; when news of your evil reaches him, he listens and overlooks. Being of such a virtuous nature, he turns a blind eye when you come to him with fabrications (cf. al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī, Ibn ʿĀshūr).
[2148] In reality, the Messenger (ﷺ) was not as easily fooled as they thought. He Believes in what is revealed to him by God, among which is to pardon people and to make allowance for the ignorant (cf. 7: 199), as well as acknowledges what sincere Believers tell him, but not hypocrites or Deniers (cf. al-Ṭabarī, al-Wāḥidī, al-Basīṭ, Ibn Kathīr).
[2149] His listening and pardoning, which they have mistaken for incredulity, is for the best of those who when afforded the opportunity to become heedful, their hearts open up and Believe (cf. Ibn ʿĀshūr).
[2150] “Verily those who offend Allah and His Messenger Allah condemns them in this world and the Hereafter. And He has prepared for them a humiliating Punishment” (33: 57).
