Spending before the Day
when there will be no trafficking, nor friendship, nor intercession
Surah ‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
Stage – 1, Verse – 254 of 286, Section – 34 of
40 (Part - 3)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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O ye who believe! Spend of that which We have provided you ere
a Day come when there will be no trafficking, nor friendship, nor
intercession. And the disbelievers, they are the wrongdoers.
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Yaaa-‘ayyuhallaziina ‘aa-manuuu ‘anfiquu
mimmaa razaqNaakum-min- qabli ‘any-ya’-tiya
Yawmul-laa bay-‘un- fiihi wa laa
khullatunw-wa laa shafaa-‘ah. Wal-kaafiruuna
humuz-zaalimuun.
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Lesson
RazaqNaakum – (We have provided you), here,
bringing Himself (God Almighty) as first person plural, Allah Almighty
declared, “wealth and property, livelihood and prosperity, whichever is held
with the people, that entire is given by Him and actually He has the Right to command
for spending the wealth and property for the works He desire to be performed.
Yawmun – (a Day), here, Yawmun means the
Doomsday, the Day of Resurrection. It signifies that a chance to spend the
wealth for good works and collect the goodness is only in this world. After
death, when the Doomsday will reach, then there will be no chance for any deed.
Allah Almighty has commanded
many times regarding worships and affairs in this chapter (Surah). The
most difficult work in these entire acts is to sacrifice one’s life and wealth.
So, it has been ordered about these works over and over. Love of these two
things carries the human being towards the sin/evil. God Almighty warned about
the importance of Jihad (to try and strive) after telling the
story of Prophet Saul (peace be upon him) and his enemy Goliath, and ordered
the people to sacrifice their lives in the way of Allah Almighty according to
the commands of the Messenger of God Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and
peace be upon him). Wealth and riches are required for purchasing the war
equipment. Therefore, Allah Almighty emphasized to spend the wealth and
property along-with the command for Jihad, and declared, “O
Believers! We are Giver you everything. You should not worry for it that due to
spending for good works, you will become poor, or you will not be able to save
something for future. Moreover, you should bear it in your mind that there is
nothing of your own. It is only Our Giving. It should not be so; that you use
to collect the wealth and property due to its love and the days of grace end,
because it will neither be possible at that time to purchase any goodness
against this money or wealth from anywhere, nor you would be released from the
punishment of sin or evil, nor recommendation of any individual would be
fruitful on the Day of Resurrection and nor any friendship or relationship will
be useful. In this world, an individual can reap advantage either by means of
bribe or friendship/relationship or intercession, but on the Doomsday only
personal deeds will be helpful.
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