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Surah 3. Aal-Imran, Ayah 181

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لَّقَدْ سَمِعَ ٱللَّهُ قَوْلَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ فَقِيرٌ وَنَحْنُ أَغْنِيَآءُ ۘ سَنَكْتُبُ مَا قَالُوا۟ وَقَتْلَهُمُ ٱلْأَنۢبِيَآءَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ وَنَقُولُ ذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلْحَرِيقِ
Laqad samiAAa All a hu qawla alla th eena q a loo inna All a ha faqeerun wana h nu aghniy a on sanaktubu m a q a loo waqatlahumu alanbiy a a bighayri h aqqin wanaqoolu th ooqoo AAa tha ba al h areeq i
God has indeed heard the saying of those who said, "Behold, God is poor while we are rich!"139 We shall record what they have said, as well as their slaying of prophets against all right,140 and We shall say [unto them on Judgment Day]: "Taste suffering through fire
  - Mohammad Asad

According to several authentic Traditions, the Jews of Medina were given to satirizing the phraseology of the Qur'an, and especially 2:245 - "Who is it that will offer up unto God a goodly loan, which He will amply repay, with manifold increase?"

Regarding this accusation levelled against the Jews, see surah {2}, note [48].

Allah has heard the statement of those who said: " Allah is poor and we are rich!" Their words are recorded and so is their unjust killings of the Prophets." On the Day of Judgement, We shall say: "Taste now the torment of burning!
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
Indeed, Allah has heard those 'among the Jews' who said, 'Allah is poor; we are rich!' We have certainly recorded their slurs and their killing of prophets unjustly. Then We will say, 'Taste the torment of burning!
  - Mustafa Khattab
Verily Allah heard the saying of those who said, (when asked for contributions to the war): "Allah, forsooth, is poor, and we are rich!" We shall record their saying with their slaying of the Prophets wrongfully and We shall say: Taste ye the punishment of burning!
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
Allah hath heard the taunt of those who say: "Truly Allah is indigent and we are rich!" We shall certainly record their word and (their act) of slaying the Prophets in defiance of right and We shall say: "Taste ye the penalty of the Scorching Fire!. 486 487
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

In ii. 245 we read: "Who is he that will loan to Allah a beautiful loan?" In other places charity or spending in the way of Allah is metaphorically described as giving to Allah. The Holy Prophet often used that expression in appealing for funds to be spent in the way of Allah. The scoffers mocked and said: "So Allah is indigent and we are rich!" This blasphemy was of a piece with all their conduct in history, in slaying the Prophets and men of God.

For the expression "slaying in defiance of right," Cf. iii. 21, and iii. 112.

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