Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: An-Nisaa, Ayah 114

An-Nisaa · Ayah 114 · View Ayah
۞ لَّا خَيْرَ فِى كَثِيرٍۢ مِّن نَّجْوَىٰهُمْ إِلَّا مَنْ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَوْ مَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ إِصْلَٰحٍۭ بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ ٱبْتِغَآءَ مَرْضَاتِ ٱللَّهِ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًۭا
No good is there in much of their private conversation, except for those who enjoin charity or that which is right or conciliation between people. And whoever does that seeking means to the approval of Allah - then We are going to give him a great reward.

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Al-Jalalayn Commentary

There is no good in much of their that is of people’s secret conversations that is what they converse and talk secretly about except for the secret talk of he who enjoins to voluntary almsgiving or kindness a righteous deed or setting things right between people. And whoever does that the aforementioned desiring seeking God’s good pleasure and nothing else of the affairs of this world We shall surely give him read nu’tīhi or yu’tīhi ‘He will give him’ that is ‘God will give him’ a great wage.

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(There is no good in much of their) i.e. of the clan of Tu'mah's (secret conferences save (in) him who enjoineth almsgiving) him who encourages the giving of alms to the poor (and kindness) giving a loan to another person (and peace making among the people) reconciliation between Tu'mah and Zayd Ibn Samin, the Jew. (Whoso doeth that) giving alms and lending money, (seeking the good pleasure of Allah) only seeking Allah's contentment, (We shall bestow on him a vast reward) in Paradise.

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