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Surah An-Nisa, Verse 39

سورة النساء، الآية ٣٩

4:39 Juz 5 Hizb 9 Page 85 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 4:39

وَمَاذَا عَلَيْهِمْ لَوْ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ وَأَنفَقُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِمْ عَلِيمًا ۝٣٩

Transliteration

wamādhā ʿalayhim law āmanū bil-lahi wal-yawmi l-ākhiri wa-anfaqū mimmā razaqahumu l-lahu wakāna l-lahu bihim ʿalīman

Translation

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

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Verse 39 of Surah An-Nisa (4:39), a Medinan surah, is in juz 5, on page 85 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 39

Al-Mukhtasar

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.

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Other translations of verse 39

What harm would it do to them to believe in Allah and the Last Day, and spend out of what Allah has provided for them? For Allah is All-Knowing of them.

And what loss have they if they had believed in Allâh and in the Last Day, and they spend out of what Allâh has given them for sustenance? And Allâh is Ever All-Knower of them.

What have they (to fear) if they believe in Allah and the Last Day and spend (aright) of that which Allah hath bestowed upon them, when Allah is ever Aware of them (and all they do)?

And what burden Were it on them if they had faith in Allah and in the Last Day, and they spent out of what Allah hath given them for sustenance? For Allah hath full knowledge of them.

And what (harm) would it have done them if they had believed in Allah and the last day and spent (benevolently) of what Allah had given them? And Allah knows them.

And what would it (harm) them (Literally: how could it be "taken" against them) if they believed in Allah and the Last Day, and expended of whatever Allah has provided them? And of them Allah has been Ever-Knowing.

Verse 39 word by word

  1. وَمَاذَا wamādhā And what
  2. عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim (is) against them
  3. لَوْ law if
  4. ءَامَنُوا۟ āmanū they believed أ م ن
  5. بِٱللَّهِ bil-lahi in Allah
  6. وَٱلْيَوْمِ wal-yawmi and the Day ي و م
  7. ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ l-ākhiri the Last أ خ ر
  8. وَأَنفَقُوا۟ wa-anfaqū and spent ن ف ق
  9. مِمَّا mimmā from what
  10. رَزَقَهُمُ razaqahumu (has) provided them ر ز ق
  11. ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
  12. وَكَانَ wakāna And is ك و ن
  13. ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
  14. بِهِمْ bihim about them
  15. عَلِيمًا ʿalīman All-Knower ع ل م

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