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Surah 63. Al-Munafiqun, Ayah 10

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وَأَنفِقُوا۟ مِن مَّا رَزَقْنَـٰكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِىَ أَحَدَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ فَيَقُولَ رَبِّ لَوْلَآ أَخَّرْتَنِىٓ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ فَأَصَّدَّقَ وَأَكُن مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ Qur’an Al-Munafiqun (63:10)
Waanfiqoo min m a razaqn a kum min qabli an yatiya a h adakumu almawtu fayaqoola rabbi lawl a akhkhartanee il a ajalin qareebin faa ss addaqa waakun mina a l ssa li h een a
And spend on others out of what We have provided for you as sustenance,12 ere there come a time when death approaches any of you, and he then says, "O my Sustainer! If only Thou wouldst grant me a delay for a short while,13 so that I could give in charity and be among the righteous!"
  - Mohammad Asad
Mohammad Asad

See surah {2}, note [4].

Lit., "for (ila) a term close by".64_1 The above construction, pointing to man's acceptance or denial of the truth of God's creative activity, is in accord with Tabari's interpretation of this passage, as well as with that of Az-Zajjaj (quoted by Razi). According to Zamakhshari, those who deny this truth are mentioned first because they are more numerous and possess greater influence than those who consciously believe in God. A further implication appears to be this: Since all human beings are endowed with the instinctive ability to perceive the existence of the Creator (cf. 7:172 and the corresponding note [139]), one man's denial of this truth and another's belief in it is, in the last resort, an outcome of free choice.

Spend, in charity and in the Cause of Allah, out of the sustenance which We have bestowed on you before that time when death will come to anyone of you, and he shall say: "O my Rabb! If only you would reprieve me for a little while then I would give out everything in charity, and be among the righteous."
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
And donate from what We have provided for you before death comes to one of you, and you cry, 'My Lord! If only You delayed me for a short while, I would give in charity and be one of the righteous.'
  - Mustafa Khattab
Mustafa Khattab
And spend of that wherewith We have provided you before death cometh unto one of you and he saith: My Lord! If only thou wouldst reprieve me for a little while, then I would give alms and be among the righteous.
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
Marmaduke Pickthall
And spend something (in charity) out of the substance which We have bestowed on you before death should come to any of you and he should say "O my Lord! why didst thou not give me respite for a little while? I should then have given (largely) in charity and I should have been one of the doers of good." 5477
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"Substance" or "Sustenance". Whatever good we enjoy comes from Allah, and it is our duty to use some of it in the service of others, for that is Charity and the service of Allah. Every unselfish act is Charity. And we must not postpone our good resolutions to the future. Death may come suddenly on us, and we cannot then be allowed to plead for more time. Every present moment calls urgently for its good deed.

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