Surah Al-Baqara 2:263 — translation and meaning
البقرة · Verse 263 / 286 · Page 44
ۗ قَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن صَدَقَةٍ يَتْبَعُهَا أَذًى وَاللَّهُ غَنِيٌّ حَلِيمٌ
Word by Word
ۗ
قَوْلٌ
qawlun
A word
مَّعْرُوفٌ
ma'rufun
kind
وَمَغْفِرَةٌ
wamaghfiratun
and (seeking) forgiveness
خَيْرٌ
khayrun
(are) better
مِّن
min
than
صَدَقَةٍ
sadaqatin
a charity
يَتْبَعُهَا
yatba'uha
followed [it]
أَذًى
adhan
(by) hurt
وَاللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
غَنِيٌّ
ghaniyyun
(is) All-Sufficient
حَلِيمٌ
halimun
All-Forbearing
Transliteration
Qawlum ma'roofunw wa maghfiratun khairum min sadaqatiny yatba'uhaaa azaa; wallaahu Ghaniyyun Haleem
Translation
Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allah is Free of need and Forbearing.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
A kind word that makes a believer happy or forgiveness of the one who is ill-mannered is better than charity followed by harm caused by reminding the person of the favour. Allah is in no need of His servants; and because He is tolerant with them, He does not often quickly punish.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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