What does Quran 107:3 mean?

Quran 107:3 (Surah Al-Maa'un, Ayah 3) translates to: "And does not encourage the feeding of the poor."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 107:3 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Maa'un (Almsgiving), the 107th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 30.

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud.

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn, Ibn Abbas — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Charity, Accountability, Compassion, Hereafter, Prophetic Teachings.

وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ

Wa la ya huddu 'alaa ta'amil miskeen

And does not encourage the feeding of the poor.

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

5 other themes with weak connections

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Charity

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2 ayahs in Al-Maa'un are strongly about charity. This is one of them.

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and does not urge either himself or others to the feeding of the needy this was revealed regarding al-‘Āsī b. Wā’il or al-Walīd b. al-Mughīra.

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