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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

Al-Mujadila 58:12

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا نَـٰجَيْتُمُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَقَدِّمُوا۟ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ نَجْوَىٰكُمْ صَدَقَةً ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ وَأَطْهَرُ ۚ فَإِن لَّمْ تَجِدُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

O you who have believed, when you [wish to] privately consult the Messenger, present before your consultation a charity. That is better for you and purer. But if you find not [the means] - then indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

يا أيها الذين صدَّقوا الله ورسوله وعملوا بشرعه، إذا أردتم أن تُكلِّموا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم سرًّا بينكم وبينه، فقدِّموا قبل ذلك صدقة لأهل الحاجة، ذلك خير لكم لما فيه من الثواب، وأزكى لقلوبكم من المآثم، فإن لم تجدوا ما تتصدقون به فلا حرج عليكم؛ فإن الله غفور لعباده المؤمنين، رحيم بهم.

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