Surah Al-Fajr 89:18 — translation and meaning

الفجر · Verse 18 / 30 · Page 593

وَلَا تَحَاضُّونَ عَلَى طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ

Word by Word

وَلَا
wala
And not
تَحَاضُّونَ
tahadduna
you feel the urge
عَلَى
ala
to
طَعَامِ
ta'ami
feed
الْمِسْكِينِ
al-mis'kini
the poor

Transliteration

Wa laa tahaaaddoona 'alaata'aamil miskeen

Translation

And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Neither do any of you encourage the other in feeding the poor person who cannot find anything to consume.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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