Surah Al-Munafiqun Verse 9 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : O you who have believed, let not your wealth and…

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Translation Transliteration — Al-Munafiqun

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُلْهِكُمْ أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَلَا أَوْلَادُكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ ۝٩

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Yaaa ayyuhal lazeena aamanoo la tulhikum amwaalukum wa laa awlaadukum `anzikril laah; wa mai-yaf`al zaalika fa-ulaaa`ika humul khaasiroon

📖 Translation (English Meaning)

📖 English Meaning

O you who have believed, let not your wealth and your children divert you from remembrance of Allah. And whoever does that - then those are the losers.

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Translation — Tafsir

Word Meanings:

لَا تُلْهِكُمْ (lā tulhikum): Do not let it distract you or divert your attention.
أَمْوَالُكُمْ (amwālukum): Your wealth and possessions.
أَوْلَادُكُمْ (awlādukum): Your children.
عَن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ (`an dhikrillāh): From the remembrance of Allah — which includes all acts of worship, especially the five daily prayers.
الْخَاسِرُونَ (al-khāsirūn): The truly lost ones, those who have incurred a great loss.

Tafsir (Explanation):

O you who have sincerely believed in Allah and His Messenger and committed yourselves to His guidance! Allah, in His infinite mercy, addresses you with a profound warning: do not let your wealth and your children occupy your hearts and minds to the point that they distract you from the remembrance of Allah — from your prayers, your obligations, and every act that draws you closer to Him.

Wealth and children are among the greatest blessings of this life, but they are also among the most powerful tests. A believer may become so absorbed in earning, managing, and safeguarding wealth, or so consumed with the care, education, and future of children, that the call to prayer passes by unnoticed, the obligation of worship is delayed or neglected, and the heart grows distant from its Creator. This is the very trap Shaytan sets for the heedless.

Allah does not forbid you from enjoying your wealth or loving your children — rather, He forbids them from becoming a barrier between you and His remembrance. The one who prioritizes the temporary over the eternal, who trades the everlasting reward of the Hereafter for the fleeting pleasures of this world, is the one who has truly lost. Such a person has sold the permanent for the transient, and on the Day of Judgment, they will find themselves empty-handed, having lost both their own souls and the company of their families in Paradise.

This verse is a loving call from your Lord to reorder your priorities. It is a reminder that your wealth will not accompany you to the grave, and your children cannot shield you from Allah's judgment — but your remembrance of Allah, your prayers, and your obedience will be your eternal companions. Let this be an invitation to reflect: are your possessions serving your faith, or is your faith being sacrificed for your possessions? The successful believer is the one who uses wealth and family as means to draw closer to Allah, not as distractions that pull them away. Seize this moment, dear believer, and make the remembrance of Allah the anchor of your life — for in it lies true success, peace, and everlasting joy.

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📜 Verse 7-11 — Al-Munafiqun

7هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ لَا تُنفِقُوا عَلَىٰ مَنْ عِندَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ حَتَّىٰ يَنفَضُّوا ۗ وَلِلَّهِ خَزَائِنُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَٰكِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ لَا يَفْقَهُونَ

They are the ones who say, "Do not spend on those who are with the Messenger of Allah until they disband." And to Allah belongs the depositories of the heavens and the earth, but the hypocrites do not understand.

8يَقُولُونَ لَئِن رَّجَعْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ لَيُخْرِجَنَّ الْأَعَزُّ مِنْهَا الْأَذَلَّ ۚ وَلِلَّهِ الْعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَٰكِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

They say, "If we return to al-Madinah, the more honored [for power] will surely expel therefrom the more humble." And to Allah belongs [all] honor, and to His Messenger, and to the believers, but the hypocrites do not know.

9يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُلْهِكُمْ أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَلَا أَوْلَادُكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ

O you who have believed, let not your wealth and your children divert you from remembrance of Allah. And whoever does that - then those are the losers.

10وَأَنفِقُوا مِن مَّا رَزَقْنَاكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ فَيَقُولَ رَبِّ لَوْلَا أَخَّرْتَنِي إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ فَأَصَّدَّقَ وَأَكُن مِّنَ الصَّالِحِينَ

And spend [in the way of Allah] from what We have provided you before death approaches one of you and he says, "My Lord, if only You would delay me for a brief term so I would give charity and be among the righteous."

11وَلَن يُؤَخِّرَ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِذَا جَاءَ أَجَلُهَا ۚ وَاللَّهُ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

But never will Allah delay a soul when its time has come. And Allah is Acquainted with what you do.

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