The Holy Quran 59:7 — Surah Al-Hashr

Arabic text

مَّآ أَفَآءَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِۦ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْقُرَىٰ فَلِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ وَلِذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ كَىْ لَا يَكُونَ دُولَةًۢ بَيْنَ ٱلْأَغْنِيَآءِ مِنكُمْ ۚ وَمَآ ءَاتَىٰكُمُ ٱلرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَىٰكُمْ عَنْهُ فَٱنتَهُوا۟ ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ

Translation

The booty (wealth) that Allaah granted His Rasool ﷺ (without a battle being fought) from the people of the villages is for Allaah (to be distributed as Allaah pleases), for the (needs of the) Rasool ﷺ, for the relatives (of Rasulullaah ﷺ), for the orphans, for the poor and for the travellers so that this wealth may not remain as horded riches with the wealthy among you. (By distributing it in this manner, the wealth is circulated among people so that all may benefit). Hold fast to what (commands) the Rasool ﷺ gives you and refrain from what (actions) He prevents you (because whatever he instructs you is from Allaah). Fear (disobeying) Allaah, for Allaah punishes very severely.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The heads of expenditure of fay' property: the previous verse spoke only of the property of the “Banu Nadir”; now a general rule concerning fay' property (obtained without fighting) is given: that is, fay' is controlled by the Messenger and, after the Messenger, by the imam (the ruler), because it is upon him that these expenses fall.

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