Surah An-Nisa 4:39 — translation and meaning

النساء · Verse 39 / 176 · Page 85

ۚ وَمَاذَا عَلَيْهِمْ لَوْ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَأَنفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقَهُمُ اللَّهُ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ بِهِمْ عَلِيمًا

Word by Word

ۚ
وَمَاذَا
wamadha
And what
عَلَيْهِمْ
alayhim
(is) against them
لَوْ
law
if
آمَنُوا
amanu
they believed
بِاللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَالْيَوْمِ
wal-yawmi
and the Day
الْآخِرِ
al-akhiri
the Last
وَأَنفَقُوا
wa-anfaqu
and spent
مِمَّا
mimma
from what
رَزَقَهُمُ
razaqahumu
(has) provided them
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
وَكَانَ
wakana
And is
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
بِهِمْ
bihim
about them
عَلِيمًا
aliman
All-Knower

Transliteration

Wa maazaa 'alaihim law aamanoo billaahi wal Yawmil Aakhiri wa anfaqoo mimmaa razaqahumul laah; wa kaanallaahu bihim Aaleemaa

Translation

And what [harm would come] upon them if they believed in Allah and the Last Day and spent out of what Allah provided for them? And Allah is ever, about them, Knowing.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

What harm would it have done these people if they had faith in Allah and the Last Day and had spent their wealth for Allah’s sake, being sincere to Him? Rather, they would have received everything that is good by doing so. Allah has full knowledge of them. Nothing about them is hidden from Him and everyone will be rewarded according to what they do.

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

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"And what [harm would come] upon them if they believed in Allah a…" — An-Nisa 4:39