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Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 41

سورة الأنفال، الآية ٤١

8:41 Juz 10 Hizb 19 Page 182 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 8:41

وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّمَا غَنِمْتُم مِّن شَىْءٍ فَأَنَّ لِلَّهِ خُمُسَهُۥ وَلِلرَّسُولِ وَلِذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ إِن كُنتُمْ ءَامَنتُم بِٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَىٰ عَبْدِنَا يَوْمَ ٱلْفُرْقَانِ يَوْمَ ٱلْتَقَى ٱلْجَمْعَانِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ۝٤١

Transliteration

wa-iʿ'lamū annamā ghanim'tum min shayin fa-anna lillahi khumusahu walilrrasūli walidhī l-qur'bā wal-yatāmā wal-masākīni wa-ib'ni l-sabīli in kuntum āmantum bil-lahi wamā anzalnā ʿalā ʿabdinā yawma l-fur'qāni yawma l-taqā l-jamʿāni wal-lahu ʿalā kulli shayin qadīrun

Translation

And know that anything you obtain of war booty - then indeed, for Allāh is one fifth of it and for the Messenger448 and for [his] near relatives449 and the orphans, the needy, and the [stranded] traveler,450 if you have believed in Allāh and in that which We sent down to Our Servant451 on the day of criterion [i.e., decisive encounter] - the day when the two armies met [at Badr]. And Allāh, over all things, is competent.

Notes

[448] To be spent in Allāh's cause.
[449] The tribes of Banū Hāshim and Banū Muṭṭalib, who were not eligible for zakāh.
[450] The remaining four fifths are divided among the soldiers.
[451] Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ).

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Verse 41 of Surah Al-Anfal (8:41), a Medinan surah, is in juz 10, on page 182 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 72 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 41

Al-Mukhtasar

Know, O believers, that whatever you take by force from the disbelievers when striving in Allah’s path shall be divided into five. Four-fifths shall be distributed to those who strove in Allah’s path and the remaining fifth shall be further divided into five portions and distributed equally between the following: Allah and His Messenger, to be spent on the general expenses of the Muslims; the relatives of the Prophet (peace be upon him) from the Children of Hāshim and the Children of Al-Muţţalib; orphans; the poor and destitute; and travellers who are stranded. Obey this if you have faith in Allah and what He revealed to His servant, Muhammad (peace be upon him), on the day of the Battle of Badr, when Allah made a clear distinction between truth and falsehood by giving you victory over your enemies.

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Other translations of verse 41

Know that whatever spoils you obtain, one-fifth belongs to Allah23 and the Messenger24, to his close relatives, the orphans, the needy and the [stranded] travelers – if you truly believe in Allah and in what We sent down to Our slave25 on the day of Criterion26 – the day when the two armies met [at Badr]. And Allah is Most Capable of all things.

Notes

[23] To be spent in the cause of Allah.
[24] The tribes of Banu Hāshim and Banu Abdul Muṭṭalib, who were not eligible for zakah. The remaining four-fifths are divided among the soldiers.
[25] Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ).
[26] The Battle of Badr.

And know that whatever of war-booty that you may gain, verily one-fifth (1/5th) of it is assigned to Allâh, and to the Messenger, and to the near relatives [of the Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)], (and also) the orphans, Al-Masâkîn (the poor) and the wayfarer, if you have believed in Allâh and in that which We sent down to Our slave (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) on the Day of criterion (between right and wrong), the Day when the two forces met (the battle of Badr); And Allâh is able to do all things.

And know that whatever ye take as spoils of war, lo! a fifth thereof is for Allah, and for the messenger and for the kinsman (who hath need) and orphans and the needy and the wayfarer, if ye believe in Allah and that which We revealed unto Our slave on the Day of Discrimination, the day when the two armies met. And Allah is Able to do all things.

And know that out of all the booty that ye may acquire (in war), a fifth share is assigned to Allah,- and to the Messenger, and to near relatives, orphans, the needy, and the wayfarer,- if ye do believe in Allah and in the revelation We sent down to Our servant on the Day of Testing,- the Day of the meeting of the two forces. For Allah hath power over all things.

And know that whatever thing you gain, a fifth of it is for Allah and for the Messenger and for the near of kin and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer, if you believe in Allah and in that which We revealed to Our servant, on the day of distinction, the day on which the two parties met; and Allah has power over all things.

And know that whatever thing you take as booty, then for Allah is the fifth of it and for the Messenger, and for a near kinsman, and the orphans, and the indigent, and the wayfarer, in case you believe in Allah and what We sent down upon Our Bondman on the day of the all-distinctive Criterion, the day the two gatherings encountered, and Allah is Ever-Determiner over everything.

Verse 41 word by word

  1. وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ wa-iʿ'lamū And know ع ل م
  2. أَنَّمَا annamā that what
  3. غَنِمْتُم ghanim'tum you obtain (as) spoils of war غ ن م
  4. مِّن min of
  5. شَىْءٍ shayin anything ش ي أ
  6. فَأَنَّ fa-anna then that
  7. لِلَّهِ lillahi for Allah
  8. خُمُسَهُۥ khumusahu (is) one fifth of it خ م س
  9. وَلِلرَّسُولِ walilrrasūli and for the Messenger ر س ل
  10. وَلِذِى walidhī and for the
  11. ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ l-qur'bā near relatives ق ر ب
  12. وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ wal-yatāmā and the orphans ي ت م
  13. وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينِ wal-masākīni and the needy س ك ن
  14. وَٱبْنِ wa-ib'ni and the ب ن ي
  15. ٱلسَّبِيلِ l-sabīli wayfarer س ب ل
  16. إِن in if
  17. كُنتُمْ kuntum you ك و ن
  18. ءَامَنتُم āmantum believe أ م ن
  19. بِٱللَّهِ bil-lahi in Allah
  20. وَمَآ wamā and (in) what
  21. أَنزَلْنَا anzalnā We sent down ن ز ل
  22. عَلَىٰ ʿalā to
  23. عَبْدِنَا ʿabdinā Our slave ع ب د
  24. يَوْمَ yawma (on the) day ي و م
  25. ٱلْفُرْقَانِ l-fur'qāni (of) the criterion ف ر ق
  26. يَوْمَ yawma (the) day ي و م
  27. ٱلْتَقَى l-taqā (when) met ل ق ي
  28. ٱلْجَمْعَانِ l-jamʿāni the two forces ج م ع
  29. وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah
  30. عَلَىٰ ʿalā (is) on
  31. كُلِّ kulli every ك ل ل
  32. شَىْءٍ shayin thing ش ي أ
  33. قَدِيرٌ qadīrun All-Powerful ق د ر

Hadiths that cite this verse

Good chain (hasan) Sunan an-Nasa'i 4142

"And know that whatever of spoils of war that you may gain, verily, (1/5th) of it is assigned to Allah, and to the Messenger, and to the near relatives (of the Messenger (Muhammad)" "The Khumus (one-fifth) of Allah and of His Messenger is the same. The Messenger of Allah used to provide mounts (for…

خُمُسُ اللَّهِ وَخُمُسُ رَسُولِهِ وَاحِدٌ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَحْمِلُ مِنْهُ وَيُعْطِي مِنْهُ وَيَضَعُهُ حَيْثُ شَاءَ وَيَصْنَعُ بِهِ مَا شَاءَ ‏.‏

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 4143

" Iasked Al-Hasan bin Muhammad about the saying of Allah, the Might and Sublime: 'and know that whatever of spoils of war that you may gain, verily, one-fifth of it is assigned to Allah. He said: 'This is the key to the Speech of Allah. This world and the Hereafter belling to Allah. He said: 'They…

اخْتَلَفُوا فِي هَذَيْنِ السَّهْمَيْنِ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَهْمِ الرَّسُولِ وَسَهْمِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ سَهْمُ الرَّسُولِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِلْخَلِيفَةِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ وَقَالَ…

Weak Sunan an-Nasa'i 4147

"The Khumus that is for Allah and His Messenger was for the Prophet and His relatives; they did not take anything from the Sadaqah. The Prophet was allocated one-fifth of the Khumus; his relatives were allocated one-fifth of the Khumus; the same was allocated to orphans, the poor and they…

الْخُمُسُ الَّذِي لِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَرَابَتِهِ لاَ يَأْكُلُونَ مِنَ الصَّدَقَةِ شَيْئًا فَكَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خُمُسُ الْخُمُسِ وَلِذِي قَرَابَتِهِ خُمُسُ…

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3114

A boy was born to one of our men, the Ansar, and he wanted to name him Muhammad. Then Ansari man said, "I took the boy to the Prophet (ﷺ). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Name your child by my name, but do not name (them) by my Kunya, for I have been made Qasim (i.e., a distributor) to distribute (the booty…

سَمُّوا بِاسْمِي، وَلاَ تَكَنَّوْا بِكُنْيَتِي، فَإِنِّي إِنَّمَا جُعِلْتُ قَاسِمًا أَقْسِمُ بَيْنَكُمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَقَالَ حُصَيْنٌ ‏"‏ بُعِثْتُ قَاسِمًا أَقْسِمُ بَيْنَكُمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ عَمْرٌو أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ…

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Verses related to verse 41

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Hashr 59:7

    مَّآ أَفَآءَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِۦ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْقُرَىٰ فَلِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ وَلِذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ كَىْ لَا يَكُونَ دُولَةًۢ بَيْنَ ٱلْأَغْنِيَآءِ مِنكُمْ وَمَآ ءَاتَىٰكُمُ ٱلرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَىٰكُمْ عَنْهُ فَٱنتَهُوا۟ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ

    And what Allāh restored to His Messenger from the people of the towns - it is for Allāh and for the Messenger and for [his] near relatives and orphans and the needy and the [stranded] traveler - so that it will not be a perpetual distribution among the rich from among you. And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from. And fear Allāh; indeed, Allāh is severe in penalty.

  • Ali ’Imran 3:161

    وَمَا كَانَ لِنَبِىٍّ أَن يَغُلَّ وَمَن يَغْلُلْ يَأْتِ بِمَا غَلَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ثُمَّ تُوَفَّىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ

    It is not [attributable] to any prophet that he would act unfaithfully [in regard to war booty]. And whoever betrays, [taking unlawfully], will come with what he took on the Day of Resurrection. Then will every soul be [fully] compensated for what it earned, and they will not be wronged.

Verses with similar wording

They share a sequence of words with this verse: useful for telling them apart when memorising.

  • Ali ’Imran 3:189

    وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    And to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and Allāh is over all things competent.

  • Hud 11:4

    إِلَى ٱللَّهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    To Allāh is your return, and He is over all things competent."

  • Al-Mulk 67:1

    تَبَٰرَكَ ٱلَّذِى بِيَدِهِ ٱلْمُلْكُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    Blessed is He in whose hand is dominion, and He is over all things competent -

  • At-Tawbah 9:39

    إِلَّا تَنفِرُوا۟ يُعَذِّبْكُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا وَيَسْتَبْدِلْ قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ وَلَا تَضُرُّوهُ شَيْـًٔا وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    If you do not go forth, He will punish you with a painful punishment and will replace you with another people, and you will not harm Him at all. And Allāh is over all things competent.

  • Al-Buruj 85:9

    ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ

    To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allāh, over all things, is Witness.

  • Al-Ma’idah 5:120

    لِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا فِيهِنَّ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌۢ

    To Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is within them. And He is over all things competent.

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