Surah An-Nisa 4:114 — translation and meaning

النساء · Verse 114 / 176 · Page 97

ۚ لَّا خَيْرَ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِّن نَّجْوَاهُمْ إِلَّا مَنْ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَوْ مَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ إِصْلَاحٍ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِ اللَّهِ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا

Word by Word

ۚ
لَّا
la
(There is) no
خَيْرَ
khayra
good
فِي
fi
in
كَثِيرٍ
kathirin
much
مِّن
min
of
نَّجْوَاهُمْ
najwahum
their secret talk
إِلَّا
illa
except
مَنْ
man
(he) who
أَمَرَ
amara
orders
بِصَدَقَةٍ
bisadaqatin
charity
أَوْ
aw
or
مَعْرُوفٍ
ma'rufin
kindness
أَوْ
aw
or
إِصْلَاحٍ
is'lahin
conciliation
بَيْنَ
bayna
between
النَّاسِ
al-nasi
the people
وَمَن
waman
And who
يَفْعَلْ
yaf 'al
does
ذَلِكَ
dhalika
that
ابْتِغَاءَ
ib'tighaa
seeking
مَرْضَاتِ
mardati
pleasure
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
فَسَوْفَ
fasawfa
then soon
نُؤْتِيهِ
nu'tihi
We will give him
أَجْرًا
ajran
a reward
عَظِيمًا
aziman
great

Transliteration

laa khaira fee kaseerim min najwaahum illaa man amara bisadaqatin aw ma'roofin aw islaahim bainan naas; wa mai yaf'al zaalikab tighaaa'a mardaatil laahi fa sawfa nu'teehi ajran 'azeemaa

Translation

No good is there in much of their private conversation, except for those who enjoin charity or that which is right or conciliation between people. And whoever does that seeking means to the approval of Allah - then We are going to give him a great reward.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

There is no good or benefit in much of the secret talk that people engage in, unless their speech includes an encouragement towards charity, good actions brought by the sacred law or those good actions known and approved off by people, or calling towards reconciliation between arguing parties. Whoever does such good, whilst seeking Allah’s pleasure, He shall give them a great reward.

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

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