Surah An-Nisa Verse 39 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : And what [harm would come] upon them if they believed…

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Translation Transliteration — An-Nisa

وَمَاذَا عَلَيْهِمْ لَوْ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَأَنفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقَهُمُ اللَّهُ ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ بِهِمْ عَلِيمًا ۝٣٩

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Wa maazaa `alaihim law aamanoo billaahi wal Yawmil Aakhiri wa anfaqoo mimmaa razaqahumul laah; wa kaanallaahu bihim Aaleemaa

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📖 English Meaning

And what [harm would come] upon them if they believed in Allah and the Last Day and spent out of what Allah provided for them? And Allah is ever, about them, Knowing.

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Translation — Tafsir

Word Meanings:

آمَنُوا (they believed): To have sincere faith in the heart, affirmed by the tongue, and demonstrated through actions.
الْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ (the Last Day): The Day of Resurrection when all creation will be raised for reckoning and recompense.
أَنفَقُوا (they spent): To give out of one's wealth in the ways that Allah loves and approves of, such as charity, supporting family, and other righteous expenditures.
رَزَقَهُمُ (He provided them): The sustenance and provisions that Allah has granted them, whether wealth, health, or other blessings.

Tafsir (Explanation):

Allah, the Most Merciful, poses a gentle yet profound question to those who hesitate in faith: "What harm would it do them if they believed in Allah and the Last Day, and spent from what Allah has provided them?"

This is a rhetorical question that stirs the conscience. The answer is clear: there is absolutely no harm in it—rather, it is the source of all good. Believing in Allah means trusting in His wisdom, His promises, and His justice. Believing in the Last Day means living with the awareness that every deed, big or small, will be accounted for. And spending from what Allah has given is not a loss—it is an investment that multiplies in this world through blessings and in the Hereafter through immense rewards.

The verse gently rebukes those who hold back from faith and charity, as if to say: "What do you have to lose?" Faith brings peace to the heart, purpose to life, and hope for the eternal bliss of Paradise. Spending in the way of Allah purifies the soul, strengthens the bonds of community, and earns the love of the Creator.

And Allah knows all about them—their intentions, their struggles, and their deeds. Nothing is hidden from Him. He will reward the believers with His mercy and Paradise, and He will hold the negligent to account with perfect justice.

This verse is an invitation to every soul that hesitates: come to faith, come to giving, and you will find that you have lost nothing but gained everything. The door of Allah's mercy is wide open, and He is ever watchful over His servants, ready to reward them for even the smallest act of goodness.

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📜 Verse 37-41 — An-Nisa

37الَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ وَيَأْمُرُونَ النَّاسَ بِالْبُخْلِ وَيَكْتُمُونَ مَا آتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ ۗ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَافِرِينَ عَذَابًا مُّهِينًا

Who are stingy and enjoin upon [other] people stinginess and conceal what Allah has given them of His bounty - and We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment -

38وَالَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ رِئَاءَ النَّاسِ وَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَلَا بِالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۗ وَمَن يَكُنِ الشَّيْطَانُ لَهُ قَرِينًا فَسَاءَ قَرِينًا

And [also] those who spend of their wealth to be seen by the people and believe not in Allah nor in the Last Day. And he to whom Satan is a companion - then evil is he as a companion.

39وَمَاذَا عَلَيْهِمْ لَوْ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَأَنفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقَهُمُ اللَّهُ ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ بِهِمْ عَلِيمًا

And what [harm would come] upon them if they believed in Allah and the Last Day and spent out of what Allah provided for them? And Allah is ever, about them, Knowing.

40إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ ۖ وَإِن تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَاعِفْهَا وَيُؤْتِ مِن لَّدُنْهُ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا

Indeed, Allah does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom's weight; while if there is a good deed, He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward.

41فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَىٰ هَٰؤُلَاءِ شَهِيدًا

So how [will it be] when We bring from every nation a witness and we bring you, [O Muhammad] against these [people] as a witness?

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Surah An-Nisa Verse 39 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : And what [harm would come] upon them if they believed…

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