The Holy Quran 2:272 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

۞ لَّيْسَ عَلَيْكَ هُدَىٰهُمْ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ۗ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا۟ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَلِأَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُونَ إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا۟ مِنْ خَيْرٍ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تُظْلَمُونَ

Translation

Their guidance is not your duty (O Muhammad ﷺ, you cannot force the Kaafiroon to be Muslims), but Allaah guides whoever He wills (your duty is only to convey the message). Whatever good (wealth) you spend is for yourselves (you will benefit by earning rewards from Allaah). You should spend only in search of Allaah's pleasure (and for no other motives; non-Muslims should not be attracted to Islaam solely for monetary gain). Whatever good (wealth) you spend shall be repaid to you in full and you will not be oppressed (you will not be given a reward less than you deserve).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

In giving charity there is no restriction to Muslims. When the Prophet ﷺ had held the Companions back from giving charity to anyone other than Muslims, the consideration in this being that [non-Muslims] would then incline towards the true religion for the sake of wealth alone, and it was further said that this reward will be given only as long as the…

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