Quran 58:12

Surah Al-Mujaadila, Verse 12

Juz 28 · Page 544 · Ruku 477 · Medinan

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا نَٰجَيْتُمُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَقَدِّمُوا۟ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ نَجْوَىٰكُمْ صَدَقَةً ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ وَأَطْهَرُ فَإِن لَّمْ تَجِدُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Word by word

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O you who believe ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna O you who believe ءَامَنُوٓا۟ āmanū O you who believe إِذَا idhā When نَـٰجَيْتُمُ nājaytumu you privately consult ٱلرَّسُولَ l-rasūla the Messenger فَقَدِّمُوا۟ faqaddimū then offer بَيْنَ bayna before يَدَىْ yaday before نَجْوَىٰكُمْ najwākum your private consultation صَدَقَةًۭ ۚ ṣadaqatan charity ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That خَيْرٌۭ khayrun (is) better لَّكُمْ lakum for you وَأَطْهَرُ ۚ wa-aṭharu and purer فَإِن fa-in But if لَّمْ lam not تَجِدُوا۟ tajidū you find فَإِنَّ fa-inna then indeed ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah غَفُورٌۭ ghafūrun (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌ raḥīmun Most Merciful

Transliteration

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooitha najaytumu arrasoola faqaddimoo baynayaday najwakum sadaqatan thalika khayrunlakum waatharu fa-in lam tajidoo fa-inna Allahaghafoorun raheem

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

O ye who believe! When ye hold conference with the messenger, offer an alms before your conference. That is better and purer for you. But if ye cannot find (the wherewithal) then lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

O ye who believe! When ye consult the Messenger in private, spend something in charity before your private consultation. That will be best for you, and most conducive to purity (of conduct). But if ye find not (the wherewithal), Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

يقول تعالى آمرا عباده المؤمنين إذا أراد أحدهم أن يناجي رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - أي : يساره فيما بينه وبينه ، أن يقدم بين يدي ذلك صدقة تطهره وتزكيه وتؤهله لأن يصلح لهذا المقام ; ولهذا قال : ( ذلك خير لكم وأطهر )

ثم قال : ( فإن لم تجدوا ) أي : إلا من عجز عن ذلك لفقده ( فإن الله غفور رحيم ) فما أمر بها إلا من قدر عليها .