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English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

And give thou to the kinsman his due, and to the poor and the wayfarer, and squander not thy wealth extravagantly.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

اور قرابت دار کو اس کا حق دے اور مسکین کو بھی اور مسافر کو بھی مگر فضول خرچی نہ کر۔

French

Et donne au parent ce qui lui est dû, ainsi qu’au pauvre et au voyageur, et ne gaspille pas tes biens de façon extravagante.

German

Gib dem Verwandten, was ihm gebührt, und ebenso dem Armen und dem Wanderer, aber vergeude nicht in Verschwendung.

Chinese

[b]要施给亲戚、贫穷的人和路人以应得之份。也不要有任何浪费。

Italian

Dà al tuo parente ciò che gli è dovuto, come al povero e al viandante, e non sperperare la tua ricchezza da scialacquatore.

Spanish

Y dale al pariente lo que se le debe, así como al menesteroso y al viajero, y no malgastes tus bienes con extravagancia.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

اور قرابت والے (رشتہ دار) کو اور مسکین کو اور مسافر کو اس کا حق دو اور اسراف کسی رنگ میں (بھی) نہ کرو۔

English - Short Commentary Translation

[a]And give to the kinsman his due, and to the poor and the wayfarer, and squander not thy wealth extravagantly.

English - Five Volume Translation

[a]And give thou to the kinsman his due, and to the poor and the wayfarer, and squander not thy wealth extravagantly.[1956]

16:91; 30:39.

Important Words:

تبذر (squander) is derived from بذر (badhdhara) which is the intensified form of بذر (badhara) which means, he sowed seed; he scattered seed upon the ground; he scattered or dispersed or he scattered or dispersed much; he divulged what was secret; he talked much. They say بذر الخلق i.e. He (God) scattered or dispersed mankind in the earth. بذرت الارضmeans, the land put forth its herbage in a scattered state. بذرالعلم means, he disseminated and diffused knowledge. بذر المال (badhdhara) means, he dissipated or squandered wealth by extravagant expenditure and destroyed and wasted it; he expended his wealth so largely as not to leave of it whereby he might subsist, or he expended it in acts of disobedience; or he squandered it in a way that was not right (Lane & Aqrab).

Commentary:

The verse declares that the relatives of a rich person are entitled to a share in his property, and so are wayfarers and poor people. A person’s relatives help him in various ways to earn his wealth. For instance, ‘A’ succeeds in getting a highly lucrative post as the result of the good education his parents have given him, depriving their other children of a similar education. The latter, therefore, possess a right in the wealth of ‘A’ because he rose to his high position at their expense. It is clearly stated in 51:20 that the poor and the needy have a right to share the property of the rich.

As for the wayfarer, the Holy Prophet is reported to have said that a wayfarer could claim, as of right, three days’ free entertainment from the residents of a place which he might visit, and if it were denied to him, he could demand it even by reasonable force (Dawud, Kitabul-At‘ima).

This injunction can only be carried out in a country where the Law of Islam is in force, for according to it the residents of a place, as a whole, are bound to act as the host to a wayfarer. If this injunction were carried into practice many of the social evils which are to be found in hotels and restaurants would disappear.

This general commandment about entertainment of guests and visitors is also eminently calculated to promote peace and goodwill among different nations. The chief cause of international strife is mutual hatred. So if the entertainment of visitors should become popular in the way in which it has been inculcated by Islam, much international hatred would disappear. Those who returned to their country after having enjoyed the hospitality of a people would naturally remain favourably inclined towards them and would be slow to pick a quarrel with them. Thus this practice would prove a good means of promoting brotherly relations between different peoples.

One meaning of the word تبذیر as shown under Important Words is, "to spend for a wrong cause." Thus, if a person gives away even his whole property for the cause of religion he will not be guilty of تبذیر for the money so spent will have been spent for a right cause.

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

رشتہ دار کو اس کا حق دو اور مسکین اور مسافر کو اس کا حق فضول خرچی نہ کرو

English - Sahih

And give the relative his right, and [also] the poor and the traveler, and do not spend wastefully.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

اور رشتہ دار اور مسکین اور مسافر کو اس کا حق دے دو اور مال کو بے جا خرچ نہ کرو

English - Talal Itani

And give the relatives his right, and the needy, and the wayfarer, and (do) not spend wastefully.

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

b

16:91; 30:39.

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

English - Arberry

And give the kinsman his right, and the needy, and the traveller; and never squander;

English - Maududi

(iii) Give to the near of kin his due, and also to the needy and the wayfarer. (iv) Do not squander your wealth wastefully,

English - Ahmed Ali

So give to your relatives what is their due, and to those who are needy, and the wayfarers; and do not dissipate (your wealth) extravagantly.

English - Yusuf Ali

And render to the kindred their due rights, as (also) to those in want, and to the wayfarer: But squander not (your wealth) in the manner of a spendthrift.

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

16:91; 30:39.

1956

Important Words:

تبذر (squander) is derived from بذر (badhdhara) which is the intensified form of بذر (badhara) which means, he sowed seed; he scattered seed upon the ground; he scattered or dispersed or he scattered or dispersed much; he divulged what was secret; he talked much. They say بذر الخلق i.e. He (God) scattered or dispersed mankind in the earth. بذرت الارضmeans, the land put forth its herbage in a scattered state. بذرالعلم means, he disseminated and diffused knowledge. بذر المال (badhdhara) means, he dissipated or squandered wealth by extravagant expenditure and destroyed and wasted it; he expended his wealth so largely as not to leave of it whereby he might subsist, or he expended it in acts of disobedience; or he squandered it in a way that was not right (Lane & Aqrab).

Commentary:

The verse declares that the relatives of a rich person are entitled to a share in his property, and so are wayfarers and poor people. A person’s relatives help him in various ways to earn his wealth. For instance, ‘A’ succeeds in getting a highly lucrative post as the result of the good education his parents have given him, depriving their other children of a similar education. The latter, therefore, possess a right in the wealth of ‘A’ because he rose to his high position at their expense. It is clearly stated in 51:20 that the poor and the needy have a right to share the property of the rich.

As for the wayfarer, the Holy Prophet is reported to have said that a wayfarer could claim, as of right, three days’ free entertainment from the residents of a place which he might visit, and if it were denied to him, he could demand it even by reasonable force (Dawud, Kitabul-At‘ima).

This injunction can only be carried out in a country where the Law of Islam is in force, for according to it the residents of a place, as a whole, are bound to act as the host to a wayfarer. If this injunction were carried into practice many of the social evils which are to be found in hotels and restaurants would disappear.

This general commandment about entertainment of guests and visitors is also eminently calculated to promote peace and goodwill among different nations. The chief cause of international strife is mutual hatred. So if the entertainment of visitors should become popular in the way in which it has been inculcated by Islam, much international hatred would disappear. Those who returned to their country after having enjoyed the hospitality of a people would naturally remain favourably inclined towards them and would be slow to pick a quarrel with them. Thus this practice would prove a good means of promoting brotherly relations between different peoples.

One meaning of the word تبذیر as shown under Important Words is, "to spend for a wrong cause." Thus, if a person gives away even his whole property for the cause of religion he will not be guilty of تبذیر for the money so spent will have been spent for a right cause.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

a

16:91; 30:39.

English - Pickthall

Give the kinsman his due, and the needy, and the wayfarer, and squander not (thy wealth) in wantonness.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

And give to the near of kin his due and (to) the needy and the wayfarer, and squander not wastefully.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

Render to the kinsman his due and the needy and the wayfarer, and squander not thy substance extravagantly,

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