Surah Baqarah ayat 3 Tafsir Quran 2:3

﴿الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ﴾
[ البقرة: 3]

2:3 Who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them,

who believe in that is who accept the truth of the Unseen what is hidden from them of the Resurrection Paradise and the Fire; and maintain the prayer that is to say who perform it giving it its proper due; and of what We have provided them that is of what we have bestowed upon them expend in obedience to God;

Who are strongly disposed to realise the unseen, especially Allah, Who is exposed only to mental view, perceived only by the mind, Who recognise His spiritual beings, His attendants and His messengers, and they sense with prudence the Hereafter, Who duly engage in worship and spend in benevolence and benefaction of the provisions of life We provisioned them

The Meaning of Iman Abu Ja`far Ar-Razi said that Al-`Ala' bin Al-Musayyib bin Rafi` narrated from Abu Ishaq that Abu Al-Ahwas said that `Abdullah said, "Iman is to trust.".
`Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said, يُؤْمِنُونَ ( who have faith ) means they trust.
Also, Ma`mar said that Az-Zuhri said, "Iman is the deeds." In addition, Abu Ja`far Ar-Razi said that Ar-Rabi` bin Anas said that, `They have faith', means, they fear ( Allah ). Ibn Jarir ( At-Tabari ) commented, "The prefered view is that they be described as having faith in the Unseen by the tongue, deed and creed.
In this case, fear of Allah is included in the general meaning of Iman, which necessitates following deeds of the tongue by implementation.
Hence, Iman is a general term that includes affirming and believing in Allah, His Books and His Messengers, and realizing this affirmation through adhering to the implications of what the tongue utters and affirms." Linguistically, in the absolute sense, Iman merely means trust, and it is used to mean that sometimes in the Qur'an, for instance, Allah the Exalted said, يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَيُؤْمِنُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( He trusts (yu'minu ) in Allah, and trusts ( yu'minu ) in the believers.) ( 9: 61 ) Prophet Yusuf's brothers said to their father, وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ لَّنَا وَلَوْ كُنَّا صَٰـدِقِينَ ( But you will never believe us even when we speak the truth ) ( 12:17 ). Further, the word Iman is sometimes mentioned along with deeds, such as Allah said, إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ الصَّٰـلِحَـتِ ( Save those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism ) and do righteous deeds) ( 95:6 ). However, when Iman is used in an unrestricted manner, it includes beliefs, deeds, and statements of the tongue.We should state here that Iman increases and decreases. There are many narrations and Hadiths on this subject, and we discussed them in the beginning of our explanation of Sahih Al-Bukhari, all favors are from Allah.
Some scholars explained that Iman means Khashyah ( fear of Allah ).
For instance, Allah said; إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِالْغَيْبِ ( Verily, those who fear their Lord unseen (i.e.
they do not see Him, nor His punishment in the Hereafter )) ( 67:12 ), and, مَّنْ خَشِىَ الرَّحْمَٰـنَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَجَآءَ بِقَلْبٍ مُّنِيبٍ ( Who feared the Most Gracious (Allah ) in the Ghayb ( unseen ) and brought a heart turned in repentance ( to Him and absolutely free from every kind of polytheism )) ( 50: 33 ). Fear is the core of Iman and knowledge, just as Allah the Exalted said, إِنَّمَا يَخْشَى اللَّهَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْعُلَمَاءُ ( It is only those who have knowledge among His servants that fear Allah ) ( 35:28 ). The Meaning of Al-Ghayb As for the meaning of Ghayb here, the Salaf have different explanations of it, all of which are correct, indicating the same general meaning.
For instance, Abu Ja`far Ar-Razi quoted Ar-Rabi` bin Anas, reporting from Abu Al-`Aliyah about Allah's statement, i يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ ( (Those who ) have faith in the Ghayb), "They believe in Allah, His angels, Books, Messengers, the Last Day, His Paradise, Fire and in the meeting with Him.
They also believe in life after death and in Resurrection.
All of this is the Ghayb." Qatadah bin Di`amah said similarly. Sa`id bin Mansur reported from `Abdur-Rahman bin Yazid who said, "We were sitting with `Abdullah bin Mas`ud when we mentioned the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and their deeds being superior to our deeds.
`Abdullah said, `The matter of Muhammad was clear for those who saw him.
By He other than Whom there is no God, no person will ever acquire a better type of faith than believing in Al-Ghayb.' He then recited, الم - ذَلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لاَ رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ ( Alif Lam Mim.
This is the Book, wherein there is no doubt, a guidance for the Muttaqin.
Those who believe in the Ghayb ), until, الْمُفْلِحُونَ ( the successful ).
" Ibn Abi Hatim, Ibn Marduwyah and Al-Hakim, in his Mustadrak, recorded this Hadith.
Al-Hakim commented that this Hadith is authentic and that the Two Shaykhs - Al-Bukhari and Muslim - did not collect it, although it meets their criteria. Ahmad recorded a Hadith with similar meaning from Ibn Muhayriz who said: I said to Abu Jumu`ah, "Narrate a Hadith for us that you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." He said, "Yes.
I will narrate a good Hadith for you.
Once we had lunch with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .
Abu `Ubaydah, who was with us, said, `O Messenger of Allah ﷺ ! Are people better than us We embraced Islam with you and performed Jihad with you.' He said,
«نَعَمْ قَوْمٌ مِنْ بَعْدِكُمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِي وَلَمْ يَرَوْنِي»
( Yes, those who will come after you, who will believe in me although they did not see me. )" This Hadith has another route collected by Abu Bakr bin Marduwyah in his Tafsir, from Salih bin Jubayr who said: `Abu Jumu`ah Al-Ansari, the Companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , came to Bayt Al-Maqdis ( Jerusalem ) to perform the prayer.
Raja' bin Haywah was with us, so when Abu Jumu`ah finished, we went out to greet him.
When he was about to leave, he said, "You have a gift and a right.
I will narrate a Hadith for you that I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .
" We said, "Do so, and may Allah grant you mercy." He said, "We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , ten people including Mu`adh bin Jabal.
We said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ ! Are there people who will acquire greater rewards than us We believed in Allah and followed you.' He said,
«مَا يَمْنَعُكُمْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ يَأْتِيكُمْ بِالْوَحْيِ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، بَلْ قَوْمٌ بَعْدَكُمْ يَأْتِيهِمْ كِتَابٌ مِنْ بَيْنِ لَوْحَيْنِ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ وَيَعْمَلُونَ بِمَا فِيهِ، أُولٰئِكَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْكُمْ أَجْرًا مَرَّتَيْن»
( What prevents you from doing so, while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is among you, bringing you the revelation from heaven There are people who will come after you and who will be given a book between two covers (the Qur'an ), and they will believe in it and implement its commands.
They have a greater reward than you, even twice as much.)" وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلٰوةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَـهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ ( And perform Salah, and spend out of what we have provided for them ) Meaning of Iqamat As-Salah Ibn `Abbas said that, وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلٰوةَ ( And perform the Salah ), means, "Perform the prayer with all of the obligations that accompany it." Ad-Dahhak said that Ibn `Abbas said, "Iqamat As-Salah means to complete the bowings, prostrations, recitation, humbleness and attendance for the prayer." Qatadah said, "Iqamat As-Salah means to preserve punctuality, and the ablution, bowings, and prostrations of the prayer." Muqatil bin Hayyan said Iqamat As-Salah means "To preserve punctuality for it, as well as completing ones purity for it, and completing the bowings, prostrations, recitation of the Qur'an, Tashahhud and blessings for the Prophet ﷺ.
This is Iqamat As-Salah." The Meaning of "Spending" in this Ayah `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said, وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰـهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ ( And spend out of what We have provided for them ) means, "The Zakah due on their wealth." As-Suddi said that Abu Malik and Abu Salih narrated from Ibn `Abbas, as well as Murrah from Ibn Mas`ud and other Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , that, وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰـهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ ( And spend out of what We have provided for them ) means, "A man's spending on his family.
This was before the obligation of Zakah was revealed." Juwaybir narrated from Ad-Dahhak, "General spending ( in charity ) was a means of drawing nearer to Allah, according to one's discretion and capability.
Until the obligation of charity was revealed in the seven Ayat of Surat Bara'ah ( chapter 9 ), were revealed.
These abrogated the previous case." In many instances, Allah mentioned prayer and spending wealth together.
Prayer is a right of Allah as well as a form of worshipping Him.
It includes singling Him out for one's devotion, praising Him, glorifying Him, supplicating to Him, invoking Him, and it displays one's dependence upon Him.
Spending is form of kindness towards creatures by giving them what will benefit them, and those people most deserving of this charity are the relatives, the wife, the servants and then the rest of the people.
So all types of required charity and required spending are included in Allah's saying, وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰـهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ ( And spend out of what we have provided for them ).
The Two Sahihs recorded that Ibn `Umar said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«بُنِيَ الْإِسْلَامُ عَلَى خَمْسٍ: شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لَا إِلهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ، وَإِقَامِ الصَّلَاةِ، وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ، وَصَوْمِ رَمَضَانَ، وَحَجِّ الْبَيْت»
( Islam is built upon five (pillars ): Testifying that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , establishing the prayer, giving Zakah, fasting Ramadan and Hajj to the House.) There are many other Hadiths on this subject. The Meaning of Salah In the Arabic language, the basic meaing of Salah is supplication.
In religious terminology, Salah is used to refer to the acts of bowing and prostration, the remaining specified acts associated with it, specificed at certain times, with those known conditions, and the characteristics, and requirements that are well-known about it.

(2:3) who believe in the unseen *4 , establish the Salats *5 and expend (in Our way) out of what We have bestowed on them; *6

Who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, meaning

*4).
This is the second prerequisite for deriving benefit from the Qur'an.
Ghayb signifies the verities which are hidden from man's senses and which are beyond the scope of man's ordinary observation and experience, for example the existence and attributes of God, the angels.
the process of revelation, Paradise, Hell and so on.
'Belief in the ghaib' means having faith in such matters, based on an absolute confidence in the Messengers of God and despite the fact that it is impossible to experience them.

According to this verse, Qur'anic guidance can prove helpful only to those prepared to affirm the truths of the suprasensory realm.
People who make their belief in these questions conditional upon sensory perception of the object of belief, and who are not prepared even to consider the possibility of the existence of things that cannot be weighed or measured, cannot profit from this Book.

*5).
This is the third requirement.
It is pointed out that those to whom belief means merely the pronouncement of a formula, who think that a mere verbal confession of faith is enough and that it makes no practical demands on them, can derive no guidance from the Qur'an.
To benefit from the Qur'an it is essential that a man's decision to believe should be followed immediately by practical obedience to God.

Prayer is the first and continuing sign of practical obedience.
No more than a few hours can pass after a man has embraced Islam than the mu'adhin calls to Prayer and it becomes evident whether or not the profession of faith has been genuine.
Moreover, the mu'adhin calls to Prayer five times every day and whenever a man fails to respond to his call it becomes clear that he has transgressed the bounds of practical obedience.
An abandonment of Prayer amounts to an abandonment of obedience.
Obviously, if a man is not prepared to follow the directives of his guide, it is immaterial whether or not true guidance is available to him.

It should also be noted that the expression 'establishment of Prayer' has a wider meaning than mere performance of Prayer.
It means that the system of Prayer should be organized on a collective basis.
If there is a person in a locality who prays individually but no arrangements are made for congregational Prayer, it cannot be claimed that Prayer is established in that locality.

*6).
This, the fourth prerequisite for a person to benefit from the Qur'an, demands that the person concerned should neither be niggardly nor a worshipper of money.
On the contrary, he should be willing to pay the claims on his property of both God and man, and should not flinch from making financial sacrifices for the sake of his convictions.

 

The Meaning of Iman Abu Ja`far Ar-Razi said that Al-`Ala' bin Al-Musayyib bin Rafi` narrated from Abu Ishaq that Abu Al-Ahwas said that `Abdullah said, "Iman is to trust.".
`Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said, يُؤْمِنُونَ ( who have faith ) means they trust.
Also, Ma`mar said that Az-Zuhri said, "Iman is the deeds." In addition, Abu Ja`far Ar-Razi said that Ar-Rabi` bin Anas said that, `They have faith', means, they fear ( Allah ). Ibn Jarir ( At-Tabari ) commented, "The prefered view is that they be described as having faith in the Unseen by the tongue, deed and creed.
In this case, fear of Allah is included in the general meaning of Iman, which necessitates following deeds of the tongue by implementation.
Hence, Iman is a general term that includes affirming and believing in Allah, His Books and His Messengers, and realizing this affirmation through adhering to the implications of what the tongue utters and affirms." Linguistically, in the absolute sense, Iman merely means trust, and it is used to mean that sometimes in the Qur'an, for instance, Allah the Exalted said, يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَيُؤْمِنُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( He trusts (yu'minu ) in Allah, and trusts ( yu'minu ) in the believers.) ( 9: 61 ) Prophet Yusuf's brothers said to their father, وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ لَّنَا وَلَوْ كُنَّا صَٰـدِقِينَ ( But you will never believe us even when we speak the truth ) ( 12:17 ). Further, the word Iman is sometimes mentioned along with deeds, such as Allah said, إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ الصَّٰـلِحَـتِ ( Save those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism ) and do righteous deeds) ( 95:6 ). However, when Iman is used in an unrestricted manner, it includes beliefs, deeds, and statements of the tongue.We should state here that Iman increases and decreases. There are many narrations and Hadiths on this subject, and we discussed them in the beginning of our explanation of Sahih Al-Bukhari, all favors are from Allah.
Some scholars explained that Iman means Khashyah ( fear of Allah ).
For instance, Allah said; إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِالْغَيْبِ ( Verily, those who fear their Lord unseen (i.e.
they do not see Him, nor His punishment in the Hereafter )) ( 67:12 ), and, مَّنْ خَشِىَ الرَّحْمَٰـنَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَجَآءَ بِقَلْبٍ مُّنِيبٍ ( Who feared the Most Gracious (Allah ) in the Ghayb ( unseen ) and brought a heart turned in repentance ( to Him and absolutely free from every kind of polytheism )) ( 50: 33 ). Fear is the core of Iman and knowledge, just as Allah the Exalted said, إِنَّمَا يَخْشَى اللَّهَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْعُلَمَاءُ ( It is only those who have knowledge among His servants that fear Allah ) ( 35:28 ). The Meaning of Al-Ghayb As for the meaning of Ghayb here, the Salaf have different explanations of it, all of which are correct, indicating the same general meaning.
For instance, Abu Ja`far Ar-Razi quoted Ar-Rabi` bin Anas, reporting from Abu Al-`Aliyah about Allah's statement, i يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ ( (Those who ) have faith in the Ghayb), "They believe in Allah, His angels, Books, Messengers, the Last Day, His Paradise, Fire and in the meeting with Him.
They also believe in life after death and in Resurrection.
All of this is the Ghayb." Qatadah bin Di`amah said similarly. Sa`id bin Mansur reported from `Abdur-Rahman bin Yazid who said, "We were sitting with `Abdullah bin Mas`ud when we mentioned the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and their deeds being superior to our deeds.
`Abdullah said, `The matter of Muhammad was clear for those who saw him.
By He other than Whom there is no God, no person will ever acquire a better type of faith than believing in Al-Ghayb.' He then recited, الم - ذَلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لاَ رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ ( Alif Lam Mim.
This is the Book, wherein there is no doubt, a guidance for the Muttaqin.
Those who believe in the Ghayb ), until, الْمُفْلِحُونَ ( the successful ).
" Ibn Abi Hatim, Ibn Marduwyah and Al-Hakim, in his Mustadrak, recorded this Hadith.
Al-Hakim commented that this Hadith is authentic and that the Two Shaykhs - Al-Bukhari and Muslim - did not collect it, although it meets their criteria. Ahmad recorded a Hadith with similar meaning from Ibn Muhayriz who said: I said to Abu Jumu`ah, "Narrate a Hadith for us that you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." He said, "Yes.
I will narrate a good Hadith for you.
Once we had lunch with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .
Abu `Ubaydah, who was with us, said, `O Messenger of Allah ﷺ ! Are people better than us We embraced Islam with you and performed Jihad with you.' He said, «نَعَمْ قَوْمٌ مِنْ بَعْدِكُمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِي وَلَمْ يَرَوْنِي» ( Yes, those who will come after you, who will believe in me although they did not see me. )" This Hadith has another route collected by Abu Bakr bin Marduwyah in his Tafsir, from Salih bin Jubayr who said: `Abu Jumu`ah Al-Ansari, the Companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , came to Bayt Al-Maqdis ( Jerusalem ) to perform the prayer.
Raja' bin Haywah was with us, so when Abu Jumu`ah finished, we went out to greet him.
When he was about to leave, he said, "You have a gift and a right.
I will narrate a Hadith for you that I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .
" We said, "Do so, and may Allah grant you mercy." He said, "We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , ten people including Mu`adh bin Jabal.
We said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ ! Are there people who will acquire greater rewards than us We believed in Allah and followed you.' He said, «مَا يَمْنَعُكُمْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ يَأْتِيكُمْ بِالْوَحْيِ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، بَلْ قَوْمٌ بَعْدَكُمْ يَأْتِيهِمْ كِتَابٌ مِنْ بَيْنِ لَوْحَيْنِ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ وَيَعْمَلُونَ بِمَا فِيهِ، أُولٰئِكَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْكُمْ أَجْرًا مَرَّتَيْن» ( What prevents you from doing so, while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is among you, bringing you the revelation from heaven There are people who will come after you and who will be given a book between two covers (the Qur'an ), and they will believe in it and implement its commands.
They have a greater reward than you, even twice as much.)" وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلٰوةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَـهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ ( And perform Salah, and spend out of what we have provided for them ) Meaning of Iqamat As-Salah Ibn `Abbas said that, وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلٰوةَ ( And perform the Salah ), means, "Perform the prayer with all of the obligations that accompany it." Ad-Dahhak said that Ibn `Abbas said, "Iqamat As-Salah means to complete the bowings, prostrations, recitation, humbleness and attendance for the prayer." Qatadah said, "Iqamat As-Salah means to preserve punctuality, and the ablution, bowings, and prostrations of the prayer." Muqatil bin Hayyan said Iqamat As-Salah means "To preserve punctuality for it, as well as completing ones purity for it, and completing the bowings, prostrations, recitation of the Qur'an, Tashahhud and blessings for the Prophet ﷺ.
This is Iqamat As-Salah." The Meaning of "Spending" in this Ayah `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said, وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰـهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ ( And spend out of what We have provided for them ) means, "The Zakah due on their wealth." As-Suddi said that Abu Malik and Abu Salih narrated from Ibn `Abbas, as well as Murrah from Ibn Mas`ud and other Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , that, وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰـهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ ( And spend out of what We have provided for them ) means, "A man's spending on his family.
This was before the obligation of Zakah was revealed." Juwaybir narrated from Ad-Dahhak, "General spending ( in charity ) was a means of drawing nearer to Allah, according to one's discretion and capability.
Until the obligation of charity was revealed in the seven Ayat of Surat Bara'ah ( chapter 9 ), were revealed.
These abrogated the previous case." In many instances, Allah mentioned prayer and spending wealth together.
Prayer is a right of Allah as well as a form of worshipping Him.
It includes singling Him out for one's devotion, praising Him, glorifying Him, supplicating to Him, invoking Him, and it displays one's dependence upon Him.
Spending is form of kindness towards creatures by giving them what will benefit them, and those people most deserving of this charity are the relatives, the wife, the servants and then the rest of the people.
So all types of required charity and required spending are included in Allah's saying, وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰـهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ ( And spend out of what we have provided for them ).
The Two Sahihs recorded that Ibn `Umar said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, «بُنِيَ الْإِسْلَامُ عَلَى خَمْسٍ: شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لَا إِلهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ، وَإِقَامِ الصَّلَاةِ، وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ، وَصَوْمِ رَمَضَانَ، وَحَجِّ الْبَيْت» ( Islam is built upon five (pillars ): Testifying that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , establishing the prayer, giving Zakah, fasting Ramadan and Hajj to the House.) There are many other Hadiths on this subject. The Meaning of Salah In the Arabic language, the basic meaing of Salah is supplication.
In religious terminology, Salah is used to refer to the acts of bowing and prostration, the remaining specified acts associated with it, specificed at certain times, with those known conditions, and the characteristics, and requirements that are well-known about it.

( Who believe in the unseen ), that which is hidden from them such as Paradise, hell, the Bridge over hell, the Scale, the Resurrection, the Reckoning, etc. It is also said that this means: that they believe in the unseen which is revealed in the Qur’an and also in that which is not revealed therein. It is also said that the unseen is Allah Himself. ( And establish worship ), they perform to completion the five prescribed prayers, including the ablution that precedes them, the bowing and prostrations which are parts of them and also what is obligated in these prayers in terms of appointed timing. ( And spend of that We have bestowed upon them ), and of that which We have given them of wealth they give to charity. It is also said that this means: they give the poor-due ( Zakat ) from their wealth. The reference here is to Abu Bakr and his companions.

Who believe in the Ghaib and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and spend out of what we have provided for them [i.e. give Zakat, spend on themselves, their parents, their children, their wives, etc., and also give charity to the poor and also in Allah's Cause - Jihad, etc.].

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