Surah 4. An-Nisaa, Ayah 39
| وَمَاذَا عَلَيْهِمْ لَوْ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَأَنْفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقَهُمُ اللَّهُ ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ بِهِمْ عَلِيمًا |
| Transliteration | : | wa- maa-dhaa calay -him law 'aamano bi- 'allaah wa- al- yawm al- 'aakhir wa- anfaqo min maa razaqa -hum 'allaah wa- kaana 'allaah bi- -him calem(an) |
| Pickthall | : | 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)? |
| Asad | : | And what would they have to fear50 if they would but believe in God and the Last Day, and spend [in His way] out of what God has granted them as sustenance - since God has indeed full knowledge of them? |
| Malik | : | What harm would they have suffered if they had believed in Allah and the Last Day and spent in charity out of what Allah had given them? Allah Knows them all. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | 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. 558 |
Note - 50Lit., "what is it that would be upon them". This seems to
be a reference to the oft-repeated Qur'anic statement
that those who believe in God and live righteously "need
have no fear" (la khawf 'alayhim - lit., "no fear [shall
be] upon them").
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Note - 558Sustenance: physical, intellectual, spiritual-everything
pertaining to life and growth. Our being is from Allah,
and we must therefore spend ourselves freely for Allah.
How can it be a burden? It is merely a response to the
demand of our own healthy nature.
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