Surah At-Tawbah Verse 54 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : And what prevents their expenditures from being accepted from them…

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Translation Transliteration — At-Tawbah

وَمَا مَنَعَهُمْ أَن تُقْبَلَ مِنْهُمْ نَفَقَاتُهُمْ إِلَّا أَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا بِاللَّهِ وَبِرَسُولِهِ وَلَا يَأْتُونَ الصَّلَاةَ إِلَّا وَهُمْ كُسَالَىٰ وَلَا يُنفِقُونَ إِلَّا وَهُمْ كَارِهُونَ ۝٥٤

🔤 Transliteration

Wa maa mana`ahum an tuqbala minhum nafaqaatuhum illaaa annnahum kafaroo billaahi wa bi Rasoolihee wa laa yaatoonas Salaata illaa wa hum kusaalaa wa laa yunfiqoona illaa wa hum kaarihoon

📖 Translation (English Meaning)

📖 English Meaning

And what prevents their expenditures from being accepted from them but that they have disbelieved in Allah and in His Messenger and that they come not to prayer except while they are lazy and that they do not spend except while they are unwilling.

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Translation — Tafsir

Key Words and Their Meanings:

Nafaqāt (نفقات): Expenditures or charitable contributions given in the way of Allah.
Kusālā (كسالى): Lazy, sluggish, or heavy-hearted; performing an act without enthusiasm or genuine desire.
Kārihūn (كارهون): Those who are averse, reluctant, or doing something against their will.

Explanation of the Verse:

This noble verse reveals the profound spiritual reality that the acceptance of deeds is not merely about their outward form, but about the state of the heart and the faith that drives them. Allah, the Most High, clarifies why the charitable expenditures of the hypocrites are not accepted: the sole barrier is their disbelief in Allah and His Messenger, peace be upon him. Their hearts are sealed with rejection of the truth, and this inner corruption renders their outward acts void of any spiritual value.

Furthermore, their relationship with worship reveals their true nature. They do not come to the prayer except in a state of laziness and reluctance—dragging themselves to it only when compelled by social pressure or necessity, never out of love for Allah or hope for His reward. Similarly, they do not spend their wealth except while despising it, viewing their contributions as a loss rather than an investment in the Hereafter. Because they have no faith, they neither hope for the reward of these acts nor fear the punishment for abandoning them. Their deeds are hollow shells without a kernel of sincerity.

A Da'wah Reflection:

How beautiful and pure is the faith that transforms even the smallest act into a treasure with Allah! When the heart is alive with belief, prayer becomes a delight and spending becomes a joy—for the believer knows that every penny given in charity is a seed planted for an eternal harvest. The hypocrites, deprived of this light, find worship burdensome and charity painful. This verse invites us to examine our own hearts: do we rush to prayer with eagerness, or drag ourselves with heaviness? Do we give with open, joyful hands, or with clenched, reluctant fists? Let us strive to purify our intentions and revive our faith, so that our deeds ascend to Allah, beloved and accepted. For the key to acceptance is not in the size of the gift, but in the sincerity of the giver and the strength of their connection to Allah and His Messenger. May Allah make us among those whose hearts are alive with faith and whose deeds are adorned with sincerity.

📜 Verse 52-56 — At-Tawbah

52قُلْ هَلْ تَرَبَّصُونَ بِنَا إِلَّا إِحْدَى الْحُسْنَيَيْنِ ۖ وَنَحْنُ نَتَرَبَّصُ بِكُمْ أَن يُصِيبَكُمُ اللَّهُ بِعَذَابٍ مِّنْ عِندِهِ أَوْ بِأَيْدِينَا ۖ فَتَرَبَّصُوا إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّتَرَبِّصُونَ

Say, "Do you await for us except one of the two best things while we await for you that Allah will afflict you with punishment from Himself or at our hands? So wait; indeed we, along with you, are waiting."

53قُلْ أَنفِقُوا طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا لَّن يُتَقَبَّلَ مِنكُمْ ۖ إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا فَاسِقِينَ

Say, "Spend willingly or unwillingly; never will it be accepted from you. Indeed, you have been a defiantly disobedient people."

54وَمَا مَنَعَهُمْ أَن تُقْبَلَ مِنْهُمْ نَفَقَاتُهُمْ إِلَّا أَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا بِاللَّهِ وَبِرَسُولِهِ وَلَا يَأْتُونَ الصَّلَاةَ إِلَّا وَهُمْ كُسَالَىٰ وَلَا يُنفِقُونَ إِلَّا وَهُمْ كَارِهُونَ

55فَلَا تُعْجِبْكَ أَمْوَالُهُمْ وَلَا أَوْلَادُهُمْ ۚ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُعَذِّبَهُم بِهَا فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَتَزْهَقَ أَنفُسُهُمْ وَهُمْ كَافِرُونَ

So let not their wealth or their children impress you. Allah only intends to punish them through them in worldly life and that their souls should depart [at death] while they are disbelievers.

56وَيَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُمْ لَمِنكُمْ وَمَا هُم مِّنكُمْ وَلَٰكِنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ يَفْرَقُونَ

And they swear by Allah that they are from among you while they are not from among you; but they are a people who are afraid.

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Surah At-Tawbah Verse 54 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : And what prevents their expenditures from being accepted from them…

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