Surah Ibrahim 14:31 — translation and meaning

إبراهيم · Verse 31 / 52 · Page 259

قُل لِّعِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يُقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَيُنفِقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَ يَوْمٌ لَّا بَيْعٌ فِيهِ وَلَا خِلَالٌ

Word by Word

قُل
qul
Say
لِّعِبَادِيَ
li'ibadiya
to My slaves
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
آمَنُوا
amanu
believe
يُقِيمُوا
yuqimu
(to) establish
الصَّلَاةَ
al-salata
the prayers
وَيُنفِقُوا
wayunfiqu
and (to) spend
مِمَّا
mimma
from what
رَزَقْنَاهُمْ
razaqnahum
We have provided them
سِرًّا
sirran
secretly
وَعَلَانِيَةً
wa'alaniyatan
and publicly
مِّن
min
before
قَبْلِ
qabli
before
أَن
an
[that]
يَأْتِيَ
yatiya
comes
يَوْمٌ
yawmun
a Day
لَّا
la
not
بَيْعٌ
bay'un
any trade
فِيهِ
fihi
in it
وَلَا
wala
and not
خِلَالٌ
khilalun
any friendship

Transliteration

Qul li'ibaadiyal lazeena aamanoo yuqeemus Salaata wa yunfiqoo mimmaa razaqnaahum sirranw wa 'alaaniyatam min qabli any yaatiya Yawmul laa bai'un feehi wa laa khilaal

Translation

[O Muhammad], tell My servants who have believed to establish prayer and spend from what We have provided them, secretly and publicly, before a Day comes in which there will be no exchange, nor any friendships.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O Messenger, say to the believers: “O believers! Perform the prayer with perfection. With the wealth Allah has given you, give obligatory and recommended charity in a secretive manner to avoid conceit, but also openly so others will take you as an example. Do so before a day arrives in which there is no trade or ransom to redeem yourself from Allah’s punishment, nor is there any friendship where a friend may intercede on the other’s behalf”.

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

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